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Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Glasgow - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

The Masters in Criminology & Criminal Justice will help you to better understand the harms and conflicts that we criminalise and penalise, the harms and conflicts that criminalisation and penalisation cause, and how we might develop responses which could create fairer and safer societies rather than exacerbating social inequalities. WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • This programme involves research-led teaching on cutting-edge topics within criminology, including media and popular culture, violence and victimisation, wildlife and cultural property crime, surveillance, terrorism, migration, and environment/climate change.
  • You will develop analytical and research skills, an interdisciplinary knowledge base, and a critical understanding of the settings in which crime and justice policies are devised and implemented.
  • You will be taught by leading scholars from the Scottish Centre for Crime & Justice Research (SCCJR), a centre of excellence for criminology in the UK.
  • You will benefit from training opportunities in new, emerging research approaches, such as creative, visual and digital methods.
  • We offer a diverse programme of seminars, workshops and working lunches with leading scholars.
  • Sociology at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 and 4th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2025.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You will take three core and three optional courses, as well as submit a dissertation on a subject of your choice. Core courses Criminal Justice and Injustice Criminological Theory in Context PGT Research Design in Practice Optional courses may include Crime, Control and the City Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice Rethinking Justice The Global Criminal Economy

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.

Entry requirements

2.1 Hons (or non-UK equivalent) in a Social Science related subject including sociology, law, politics, social policy, psychology, etc. We may also accept degrees in other subjects, including Philosophy. We may sometimes accept degrees at 2.2 Hons or non-UK equivalent. Work experience will also be considered. You are required to complete and submit a question-based personal statement explaining why you want to undertake this programme at Glasgow.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website. https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/

Sponsorship information

Sponsorship and funding information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'scholarships'.

Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Glasgow - UCAS