International Criminal Justice and Intelligence

Overview Get the expertise you need in criminal justice and intelligence from an international perspective on this MSc International Criminal Justice and Intelligence degree.

You'll view crime control from a global stance, assessing models of justice and philosophies of punishment from around the world. With a focus on the development of international criminal law and human rights, you'll evaluate the workings of international courts and tribunals, the operation of the UN, and regional and national structures of international justice.

You’ll also apply your research, analysis and management skills to the growing field of criminal intelligence. Explore security and intelligence in the public and private sectors, broaden your understanding of open and closed sources, and evaluate existing models and principles, such as the intelligence cycle. You’ll probe the limitations of analytical services available to intelligence professionals, and study the research seeking to overcome these limitations.

Alongside international criminal justice and intelligence, you'll have the chance to unpack topics such as missing persons investigations, economic crime, wildlife crime investigation, offender behaviour and rehabilitation.

When you graduate, you'll be ready to bring in-depth international criminal justice and intelligence expertise to your career in the justice system. You’ll be equipped to pursue roles in the UK Civil Service or police force, the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Centres, private sector intelligence services, or international organisations such as Interpol, Europol or Frontex.

Put yourself at the heart of criminal justice work in relation to international norms and standards, including human rights issues, and study the development and challenges of transnational offending from criminological, legal and political perspectives

Master the principles, processes and practice of intelligence work, and understand the challenges of managing intelligence in the evidence chain

Learn from a research-active team of international criminal justice specialists in our School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and hear from industry expert guest speakers from around the world

Enrich your research studies by using our lab equipment, such as our eye-tracking and VR technology, and operational simulation spaces

Be part of our community of researchers by getting involved with our criminology research groups, such as the Policing research group, the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime and the Probation, Prison and Penology research group

Complete a major project based on your chosen area of research, with the support of qualified and enthusiastic experts in the field

Careers and opportunities The skills and expertise you'll gain on this Master’s in International Criminal Justice and Intelligence will prepare you for roles with international policing and justice organisations, and for any criminal justice career that relies on information, intelligence or security.

You’ll graduate with knowledge of practice and theory in the field, and the research and analytical skills needed for private or public sector careers in the UK or abroad. You could also go on to further study, or progress on to a graduate scheme such as PoliceNow or the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme.

Graduates of this course can go on to roles such as:

police or law enforcement officer

probation or prison officer

data analyst

intelligence analyst

cybersecurity

Graduates of this course can go on to work for organisations such as:

the Civil Service

national and International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)

Government agencies and departments internationally

probation and prison service

the Courts

local administration / authorities

private security companies

charities