MPhil in Criminology 9 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Cambridge |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

9 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

45,829 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

26 Mar, 2024Application Deadline

Main Subject Area

CriminologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Criminology

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The basic aims of both MPhil programmes are:
  • to offer up-to-date and high-quality degree courses, introducing students to some of the most important theory, methods and research in criminology;
  • to offer a sound academic foundation to those who aspire to undertake a PhD or a career in teaching and research in criminology or related fields; and
  • to provide a sound foundation of knowledge and methodological skills to those who wish to work in a wide range of criminal justice agencies, the legal profession, or other professional or voluntary organisations.
Both MPhils in Criminology and in Criminological Research provide a foundational education in prominent criminological theories, research methods, and areas of criminological knowledge.
Compulsory modules on Criminological Theories and Research Methods familiarise students with historic and contemporary criminological thinking and research. 
A variety of optional seminars are on offer each year covering a wide range of criminological topics. What is on offer varies by year, but in recent years it has included topics such as Policing; the Sociology of Prison Life; Victims and Injustice; Punishment and Mercy; Socio-critical Perspectives on Criminal Justice; History of Violence; Global Perspectives on Violence; People, Places and Crime; Organised Crime, and Neurocriminology.
The MPhil in Criminology does not require empirical research as part of the final thesis and, therefore, does not include the practical training in advanced research methods (which are both provided in-house and through the Social Sciences Research Methods Programme).

Programme overview

Main Subject

Criminology

Degree

MPhil

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The basic aims of both MPhil programmes are:
  • to offer up-to-date and high-quality degree courses, introducing students to some of the most important theory, methods and research in criminology;
  • to offer a sound academic foundation to those who aspire to undertake a PhD or a career in teaching and research in criminology or related fields; and
  • to provide a sound foundation of knowledge and methodological skills to those who wish to work in a wide range of criminal justice agencies, the legal profession, or other professional or voluntary organisations.
Both MPhils in Criminology and in Criminological Research provide a foundational education in prominent criminological theories, research methods, and areas of criminological knowledge.
Compulsory modules on Criminological Theories and Research Methods familiarise students with historic and contemporary criminological thinking and research. 
A variety of optional seminars are on offer each year covering a wide range of criminological topics. What is on offer varies by year, but in recent years it has included topics such as Policing; the Sociology of Prison Life; Victims and Injustice; Punishment and Mercy; Socio-critical Perspectives on Criminal Justice; History of Violence; Global Perspectives on Violence; People, Places and Crime; Organised Crime, and Neurocriminology.
The MPhil in Criminology does not require empirical research as part of the final thesis and, therefore, does not include the practical training in advanced research methods (which are both provided in-house and through the Social Sciences Research Methods Programme).

Admission Requirements

110+
7.5+
3.6+

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree.

At least a high II.i Honours degree (67 per cent) from a UK university, or equivalent from another institution (GPA 3.6/4).

26 Mar 2024
9 Months
Oct

Domestic
27,523 GBP
International
45,829 GBP

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