Course summary
Study for a Policing and Criminal Investigation MSc at LJMU and work with crime victims and witnesses to enhance your knowledge and key skills in this area.
- Explore investigative issues to gain the knowledge and practical skills to operate as a crime investigator in serious and complex cases
- Consider the links between investigation, forensics and psychology
- Work with crime victims and witnesses
- Choose this programme if you are a serving officer or about to embark on a policing or academic career
- Look forward to excellent employment opportunities in policing/investigative work, private investigation and with bodies such as Trading Standards and the Inland Revenue
- Progress to doctorate study
Assessment method
To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Assessment techniques vary from module to module to reflect relevant assessment approaches and the key learning points of each topic. Assessment methods on this programme include: academic essays; annotated bibliographies; reflective research exercises; position papers; exams; reports; case studies; portfolios; online blogs and wikis; workplace practice; posters; oral presentations (individual and group); debates; reviews; group work and the dissertation/research project.
Entry requirements
-a minimum 2:2 in Policing, Criminology, Criminal Justice or a related subject or -evidence of current and relevant academic learning, including a Professionalising Investigation Programme (PIP) qualification and/or relevant CPD learning -RPL is accepted on this programme
English language requirements
-IELTS English language requirement: 6.5 (minimum 5.5 in each component)
Please visit the part-time course page below for more information about this programme.
https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/36850-policing-and-criminal-investigation-msc
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £53.05 | Credit |
Northern Ireland | £53.05 | Credit |
Scotland | £53.05 | Credit |
Wales | £53.05 | Credit |
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
Liverpool John Moores University
Student Life Building
Copperas Hill
Liverpool
L3 5AJ