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Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Sussex - UCAS

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2023 - 20242024 - 2025
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Course summary

Explore an exciting blend of criminology and criminal justice subjects and address key contemporary questions and debates. By studying criminological theory and policy you’ll see how conceptual frameworks can be applied to thinking about crime and society. Our MA is underpinned by our research expertise on topics such as:

  • sexual violence
  • terrorism
  • prisons and punishment
  • cultural criminology
  • existential criminology.
You’ll be taught by experts who shape the field of criminology and criminal justice studies. Their latest insights and research underpin the course content. The course also draws on expertise from Sussex Law School. This will help you develop an interdisciplinary perspective and understand issues in different contexts. Studying in a lively intellectual environment, you’ll have the opportunity to network with other students from around the world. The global perspective you’ll gain these networks will also be valuable after you graduate.

Modules

Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

  • Criminology in Theory and Method
  • Issues in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
-Criminology Dissertation Options Alongside your core modules, you can choose options to broaden your horizons and tailor your course to your interests. This list gives you a flavour of our options, which are kept under review and may change, for example in response to student feedback or the latest research. While it’s our aim for students to take their preferred combinations of options, this can’t be guaranteed and will be subject to timetabling. Options may be grouped and if so, students will be able to choose a set number of options from the selection available in any particular group.
  • Crimes of Violence
  • Hate Crime and Sexual Violence
  • International and Transnational Offending
  • Neurocriminology
  • Restorative Justice: Domestic and International Approaches
  • Terrorism and the Internet
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2023/24. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to COVID-19, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum. We’ll make sure to let our applicants know of material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity. We’ll do our best to provide as much optional choice as we can, but timetabling constraints mean it may not be possible to take some module combinations. The structure of a small number of courses means that the order of modules or the streams you choose may determine whether modules are core or optional. This means that your core modules or options may differ from what’s shown below.

Assessment method

Dissertation.

Entry requirements

An upper second-class (2.1) undergraduate honours degree or above in a social science or humanities subject.

Fees and funding

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Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Sussex - UCAS