Criminology PhD is an undergraduate degree at University of Manchester, based in Manchester, taught full-time over 3 years. 78% of final-year students rated the course positively in the National Student Survey.
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About this course
The Department of Criminology has specialists in research around five key themes:
- Fraud, white-collar and organised crime;
- Prisons, punishment and policing;
- Violence, abuse, exploitation and intersectionalities;
- Quantitative measurement and evaluations of crime and deviance;
- Drug markets, consumption and policy.
The School welcomes applications that fit with the particular specialisms of our research staff. For example, we currently have grants in the areas of desistance, fraud, drugs, cryptomarkets, modern slavery, corruption, organised crime, policing and punishment, amongst others.
In addition, the department has extensive skills in diverse methodologies, including:
- biographical and narrative approaches to interviewing;
- ethnography;
- psychosocial case analysis;
- network analysis;
- deliberative methods;
- qualitative and quantitative longitudinal research;
- survey design and applied statistical analysis;
- programme evaluation;
- policy analysis.
Study Options
This course is available in 2 study options:
Duration: 6 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Manchester
Duration: 3 Years
Qualification: PhD
Location: Manchester
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Course Details
- Qualification
- Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
- Study Mode
- Full-time
- Duration
- 3 Years
- Start Date
- 2025
- Academic Year
- 2025
- Campus / Location
- Manchester
- Scheme
- Undergraduate
- Subjects
- Sociology
2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ