Overview

At Psychology - Legal and Criminological from University of Cumbria we will look at ways to work with prison populations, explore the criminal justice system and you'll have the chance to examine practice and research from theoretical perspectives. To learn more about how Legal and Criminological Psychology affects our lives, sign up for our programme!

Careers

There are a wide range of careers this MSc will be useful for. You could work with the National Crime Agency, prison drug services, the probation service and offender management. Your degree will be well suited for working with victims of domestic violence, as a mentor for young people coming out of prison, and youth offending organisations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Psych, Offender Behaviour and Criminal Justice System

Working with Specialist Populations

Research skills and methods

Values and Ethics

Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Studies

Negotiated Learning

Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Carlisle, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Legal Studies Forensic Psychology View 234 other Masters in Legal Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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80

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

1st or 2nd class honours degree.

Students with other qualifications may be admitted to the course, please contact the Enquiry Centre for further details.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

14900 GBP / year

≈ 14900 GBP / year
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Citizens or residents

6900 GBP / year

≈ 6900 GBP / year

Funding

Eligible course for the 1x BC GREAT JUSTICE & LAW SCHOLARSHIP of £11,000 towards tuition fees for a student from Malaysia

Automatic tuition fee discount applied for all EU/EEA/Swiss nationals, currently resident in Europe, who will be commencing their studies in 2022/23. The scholarship will reduce the level of tuition fees that are payable from the Overseas tuition rate to the Home / UK tuition fee . If the course is of more than one year's duration the scholarship will be applied each year for the duration of the degree programme.

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