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  • Qualification

    PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

  • Location

    Birkbeck, University of London

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-APR-25

  • Duration

    4 years

Course summary

An PhD is an advanced postgraduate research degree that requires original research and the submission of a substantial dissertation of 60,000 to 100,000 words. At Birkbeck, you are initially registered on an MPhil and you upgrade to a PhD after satisfactory progress in the first or second year. Find out more about undertaking a research degree at Birkbeck.

Birkbeck has a rich tradition of rigorous, socially engaged research into critical criminology and criminal justice scholarship. The Department of Criminology, founded in 2016, is a hub for this research. Birkbeck is home to the renowned Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, a world-leading, influential research centre that undertakes a wide range of work on justice, including the production of the World Prison Brief.

MPhil/PhD Criminology students benefit from the supervision of internationally renowned experts and secondary supervisors, and programmes in criminology theory and research. Our academic staff understand crime through research on power and inequality, and are led by principles of social and racial justice. We focus on contemporary social and policy problems, from prison abolition, migration and deportation, and social welfare, to gendered violence, terrorism and drugs.

Our work covers a range of themes, from punishment, policing, security and surveillance to organised, corporate and state crime. We contribute to contemporary debates using different theoretical approaches including political economy, psychosocial, feminist, critical race and queer theory.

Application deadline

15 August 2022, 15 November 2022

Tuition fees

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£ 14,175per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Birkbeck, University of London

  • Campus address

    Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, Bloomsbury, London, Camden, WC1E 7HX, England

Study in the heart of London with a huge range of cultural, leisure and economic opportunities within a short walk of the campus.
A vibrant international student community from over 100 countries with access to an extensive programme of events and activities.
Birkbeck graduates are awarded globally recognised University of London qualifications – a mark of quality and excellence.

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