Course summary
Overview Get the expertise you need in criminal justice and intelligence from an international perspective on this MSc International Criminal Justice and Intelligence degree. You'll view crime control from a global stance, assessing models of justice and philosophies of punishment from around the world. With a focus on the development of international criminal law and human rights, you'll evaluate the workings of international courts and tribunals, the operation of the UN, and regional and national structures of international justice. You’ll also apply your research, analysis and management skills to the growing field of criminal intelligence. Explore security and intelligence in the public and private sectors, broaden your understanding of open and closed sources, and evaluate existing models and principles, such as the intelligence cycle. You’ll probe the limitations of analytical services available to intelligence professionals, and study the research seeking to overcome these limitations. Alongside international criminal justice and intelligence, you'll have the chance to unpack topics such as missing persons investigations, economic crime, wildlife crime investigation, offender behaviour and rehabilitation. When you graduate, you'll be ready to bring in-depth international criminal justice and intelligence expertise to your career in the justice system. You’ll be equipped to pursue roles in the UK Civil Service or police force, the Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Centres, private sector intelligence services, or international organisations such as Interpol, Europol or Frontex.
- Put yourself at the heart of criminal justice work in relation to international norms and standards, including human rights issues, and study the development and challenges of transnational offending from criminological, legal and political perspectives
- Master the principles, processes and practice of intelligence work, and understand the challenges of managing intelligence in the evidence chain
- Learn from a research-active team of international criminal justice specialists in our School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and hear from industry expert guest speakers from around the world
- Enrich your research studies by using our lab equipment, such as our eye-tracking and VR technology, and operational simulation spaces
- Be part of our community of researchers by getting involved with our criminology research groups, such as the Policing research group, the Centre for Cybercrime and Economic Crime and the Probation, Prison and Penology research group
- Complete a major project based on your chosen area of research, with the support of qualified and enthusiastic experts in the field
- police or law enforcement officer
- probation or prison officer
- data analyst
- intelligence analyst
- cybersecurity
- the Civil Service
- national and International Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
- Government agencies and departments internationally
- probation and prison service
- the Courts
- local administration / authorities
- private security companies
- charities
Modules
Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. You need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 30 credits and 1 module worth 60 credits. Full-time Core modules in this year include:
- Criminal Justice in a Global Context - 30 credits
- Managing Intelligence - 30 credits
- Research Methods and Research Ethics - 30 credits
- Dissertation - 60 credits
- Dangerous Offenders and Vulnerable Victims - 30 credits
- Global Advances in Wildlife Crime - 30 credits
- Missing Persons: Global Perspectives - 30 credits
- Rehabilitation and Desistance from Crime - 30 credits
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through:
- essays
- reports
- oral presentations
- projects and portfolios
- seminar participation and engagement
- dissertation / major report
Entry requirements
A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject (Social Science, Humanities, Law, Psychology, or Management subject). Information Technology or science related subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with equivalent professional experience in a relevant organisation will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
English language requirements
Test | Grade | Additional details |
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IELTS (Academic) | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0. | |
Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 176. | |
Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 176 with no component score less than 176. | |
TOEFL (iBT) | 91 with a minimum of 24 in Reading, 23 in Listening, 25 in Speaking and 24 in Writing. | |
PTE Academic | An overall score of 61 with a minimum of 61 in each skill. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
EU | £10900 | Year 1 |
England | £10900 | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £10900 | Year 1 |
Scotland | £10900 | Year 1 |
Wales | £10900 | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £10900 | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £10900 | Year 1 |
International | £17200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP