Professor Tim Newburn

This course is compulsory on the BSc in Criminology. This course is not available as an outside option nor to General Course students.

A dissertation of no more than 8,000 words on a topic to be approved by the candidate's Academic Advisor. It is designed to allow a detailed and thorough exploration of an area of interest to the student. The dissertation should be on a topic area within the field of the degree programme; it may involve original fieldwork, or the analysis and appraisal of existing literature.

1 hour of workshops in the MT. 1 hour of workshops in the LT. 1 hour of workshops in the ST.

Students will be allocated an Academic Mentor who will supervise their dissertation.

Students taking this course are required to agree their dissertation title with their Academic Mentor and submit it to the Programme Team no later than tthe end of Week 10 of Michaelmas Term.

Students will be expected to draw extensively from the reading they have undertaken throughout their programme of study.

There are a number of general readings that they might consult:

Caulfield, L. (2014) Criminological Research for Beginners, London: Routledge

Gadd, D., Karstedt, S. and Messner, S. (2011) The Sage Handbook of Criminological Research Methods, London: Sage

Wincup, E. (2017) Criminological Research: Introducing qualitative methods, London: Sage

Dissertation (100%, 8000 words) in the ST.