Course summary
This dynamic course will help you develop a critical understanding of contemporary and global criminological issues, focusing on 'people and processes.' Adopting a holistic approach, you will examine crime, justice, and penal policies, and explore their impact on those involved in administering and receiving criminal justice. You will critically analyse how to improve outcomes for individuals interacting with the criminal justice system. In addition to delving into key criminological issues, you will receive advanced training in contemporary, innovative research methodologies, including visual and online methods. You’ll learn from internationally renowned criminological experts and engage with professional partners, such as criminal justice practitioners, policymakers, and voluntary sector professionals, as well as experts by experience like victims, offenders, and their families. Classroom discussions and debates will further enhance your ability to design, analyse, and evaluate criminal justice processes and policies. Supported by our team, you will have the opportunity to apply your analytical and research skills to a final dissertation or applied project on a criminal justice topic of your choice, guided by an academic supervisor.
Modules
- Core modules: Applied Social Research Methods, Changing Lives: Living with Justice and Injustice, Deconstructing the Criminal Justice Process, and Social Sciences Postgraduate Dissertation.
- Optional modules: You can choose one optional module from the core modules of other courses within this suite of postgraduate programmes, including Making Change Happen, and Supporting Research: Leadership and Impact.
Assessment method
The course features applied assessments tailored to your future career, including formative activities during workshops and final summative assessments. These may consist of fully costed research proposals, data analysis reports, oral and poster presentations, impact reports, and a final dissertation or work-based project. Support will be available to help you select your assessment pathway.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
- A lower second-class (2:2) or above in an undergraduate degree is required. - International applicants will be required to show proficiency in English. An IELTS score of 6.5 (with no element below 6.0) is proof of this. We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully. The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count.
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT