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Studying Criminology at LSE

There are a number of opportunities to study criminologycriminal justice and law at LSE. Prospective students should visit the Graduate Prospectus.

Master's

  • The MSc Criminal Justice Policy attracts new graduate students as well as academics, police and probation officers, and other criminal justice professionals from the UK and abroad. The department’s exceptional contribution to the field of Social Policy has been recognised in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), with the Unit of Assessment’s submission obtaining the top-ranked score. Find out more
  • The LLM at LSE is a leading programme delivered at one of the world’s best law schools, ranked first overall in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014. It is unmatched in the international, comparative and interdisciplinary approaches and courses that it offers. Courses are offered in a broad range of fields including arbitration, human rights, international law, corporate, commercial and financial law. Find out more

MRes/PhD and MPhil/PhD

  • The Mannheim Centre’s members supervise doctoral students pursuing criminological research across the LSE’s Departments. Find out more