MSc in Criminal Justice Policy
Programme Code: TMCJP
Department: Social Policy
For students starting this programme of study in 2023/24
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 one compulsory course, 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.
Paper |
Course number, title (unit value) | |
Paper 1 |
SP477 Crime, Justice & Social Policy (0.5) and SP478 Special Issues in Criminology & Criminal Justice (0.5) | |
Papers 2 & 3 |
Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following: | |
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SO473 Crime, Control and the City (0.5) (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP403 Academic & Professional Skills Development for Social Policy (0.0) # | |
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SP414 Ethnicity, Race and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP419 Social Movements, Activism, and Social Policy (0.5) | |
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SP471 Issues in Contemporary Policing (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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SP473 Policing, Security and Globalisation (0.5) | |
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SP475 Riots, Disorder and Urban Violence (0.5) # (not available 2024/25) | |
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Paper 4 |
SP498 Criminal Justice Policy - Long Essay (1.0) | |
Prerequisite Requirements and Mutually Exclusive Options
# 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.