Criminology and Criminal Justice

Entry requirements

A second class honours degree (2:1) or equivalent.

We are keen to consider applications from a professional range of criminal justice backgrounds and experiences.

Months of entry

October

Course content

This course critically addresses a range of key issues and debates relating to crime and the criminal justice system. You will have the opportunity to develop an in-depth understanding of crime, deviance and criminal justice from critical, theoretical, policy, legal, political and practical perspectives and will address issues of historical and contemporary concern such as terrorism, sex work, legal and illegal drugs, crime in the night-time economy, forced migration, gender and crime, domestic violence, crime prevention, prison and punishment, policing, youth crime and justice, law enforcement and the use of new technologies.

You will also study issues of theoretical and social importance with lecturers who are international experts in their fields.

Core modules:

• Theorising Crime and Criminal Justice

• Perspectives on Social Research

• Research Design and Process

• Dissertation.

Fees and funding

durham.ac.uk/study/pg/finance