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MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy

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Programme Code: TMCCJP

Department: Social Policy

For students starting this programme of study in 2026/27

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Students must take two compulsory courses, optional courses to the value of two full units and a dissertation.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.

Course code, title (unit value)

Paper 1

SP401 Understanding Policy Research (0.5)

SP477 Crime, Justice & Social Policy (0.5)

Papers 2 & 3

Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:

SO473 Crime, Control and the City (0.5)

SP403 Academic & Professional Skills Development for Social Policy (0.0)

SP414 Racial Inequalities and Social Policies (0.5)

SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5)

SP473 Policing, Security and Globalisation (0.5)

SP474 Criminological controversies: Global questions of our age (0.5)

SP475 Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (0.5) #

SP476 Punishment and Penal Policy (0.5)

SP479 Lived experiences of harm, violence & control: Perspectives from around the world (0.5) #

SP480 Technology, Crime and Criminal Justice (0.5)

Paper 4

SP498 Criminal Justice Policy - Long Essay (1.0)

Footnotes

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

It is not always possible to offer students a place on each of their preferred courses. This is particularly the case where courses are offered outside the Department of Social Policy (i.e. not prefixed with 'SP').

Note for prospective students:
For changes to graduate course and programme information for the next academic session, please see the graduate summary page for prospective students. Changes to course and programme information for future academic sessions can be found on the graduate summary page for future students.