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Master's Degree Law Full Time

MA Applied Criminal Justice Criminology

at University of Wales, Swansea · United Kingdom

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About this program

The MA Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology at Swansea University covers criminological theory, criminal justice policy and practice, and rigorous research skills. Core modules include Critical perspectives of the criminal justice system: Challenges, policy and practice, Understanding Criminological Theory, Case Studies in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology, and Developing Criminological Research and Dissertation Preparation.

Teaching is campus based and delivered through a blend of practice-led and research-led methods. The programme has core content delivered on a single day of the week, supported by ‘lunch and learn’ sessions and seminars. Students complete compulsory study alongside optional modules such as Online Propaganda and Radicalisation and Countering Violent Extremism Online, and then culminate the degree with FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation.

The applied nature of the programme links material and assessment to the criminal justice system in England and Wales, including elements that form the criminal justice system and practical assessments focused on impacting public policy and practice.

Modules

  • Critical perspectives of the criminal justice system: Challenges, policy and practice
  • Understanding Criminological Theory
  • Case Studies in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology
  • Developing Criminological Research and Dissertation Preparation
  • Online Propaganda and Radicalisation
  • Advanced Issues in Drugs, Alcohol and the Criminal Law
  • Countering Violent Extremism Online
  • Abolition, Activism and the Criminal Justice System
  • Gendered Violence and Harms: Issues, Research and Policy
  • FHEQ 7 Taught Masters Dissertation

How this course compares

  • 10 universities in the United Kingdom teach master's Law; the best ranked of the others are listed below.

Frequently asked questions

Which other universities in the United Kingdom offer master's Law?

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (QS #511), University of Manchester (QS #35), University of Strathclyde (QS #251), University of Dundee (QS #428), University of Wales, Bangor (QS #474), University of London (#58 in United Kingdom), Southampton Solent University (#123 in United Kingdom), The American University in London (#142 in United Kingdom) are among the 10 that do.

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