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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
University of Bath - Main Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
29-SEP-25
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
Enhance your criminal justice knowledge and develop your criminological imagination. You’ll focus on global contemporary crime and justice-related challenges.This is a master’s degree with a strong global focus. You’ll critically analyse some of the biggest crime, deviance and criminal justice issues affecting society right now. By doing this, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by policymakers and law enforcement organisations, and the mechanisms that prevent and manage these.Throughout the course, you’ll learn to enhance your research skills. This will allow you to assess topical issues and develop convincing arguments for change.Upon successful completion of the degree, you’ll be equipped with the skills to progress or begin your career in the criminal justice sector in the UK or further afield.You will study topics such as:international criminal justice and lawcontemporary criminological theorycriminological ethnographytechnological developments in criminal justicestate crime, human rights, and transitional justiceviolent crimeThis course is suited to both recent graduates of undergraduate criminology degrees and people with social science or humanities undergraduate degrees.Gain key skillsYou will leave the course with:a critical understanding of some of the most pressing, urgent criminological issues and challenges in the 21st centurypractical skills in research, analysis and communication, and an understanding of how these can be applied within the fields of criminal justice and practicerich experience gained from working with people from a wide range of disciplinary, professional and national backgroundsGraduate prospectsThis course will prepare you for a variety of roles with organisations in the following areas:prison and probation servicesvictim supportoffender managementrehabilitationdrug taking and drug policy reformyoung offenders and youth justice reform
Application deadline
31/08/2025
Tuition fees
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£ 27,800per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
University of Bath
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University League Table
8th
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Campus address
University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 7AY, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
5th out of 101 3
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Entry standards
/ Max 210152 72%14th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10077.0 77%5th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.09 77%42nd
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