
Overview
The MA Criminal Justice and Crime Control offered at The University of Hull is intended to create sophisticated criminological practitioners, able to navigate the realities of criminal justice and crime control, with superior experience, skills and knowledge of how to think, act and reflect criminologically.
This MA has a strong emphasis on communication, research, problem-solving, teamwork, and policy analysis. These skills will be developed through classroom discussion and debate, as well as through practical engagement with external criminal justice and community safety organisations. You’ll be taught by a team of expert criminologists from a variety of specialist backgrounds, including: law, sociology, psychology, history and politics.
What you'll study
Classes will be interactive, discursive, and task-based. There will be few traditional ‘lectures’, but plenty of workshops where you’ll be involved in planning, preparing and leading. With support from staff, you’ll have the freedom to shape the course of your learning and focus on your personal interests and career ambitions.
Future prospects
The MA in Criminal Justice and Crime Control aims to produce postgraduates who are versatile communicators, effective problem-solvers, policy analysts, and evidence-led decision makers.
Completing this course opens up a wide range of careers in the following fields: Policing, probation, offender management, prison service, community safety, crime prevention, private and corporate security, civil service, border agency, customs and excise, military policing, security services, legal professions, social housing, offender rehabilitation, youth justice, supporting people, crime analysts, victims and survivors support, local government, and retail and industrial surveillance.
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Courses include:
- Competing and Comparative Justice: Values and Ethics in the Criminal Justice Process
- Communication Skills for Criminal Justice
- Crime Control and Community Safety Hub
- Gender, Sexualities and Crime
- Doing Research in Criminology and Criminal Justice
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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You can apply for a postgraduate course at any time. There are no specific deadlines but you need to take into account the start date of your course.
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General requirements
- The programme is open to applicants with at least 2:2 Bachelor Honours degree (or international equivalent) in any discipline.
- Practitioners with relevant and extensive work experience in the criminal justice, crime control and security sectors are encouraged to apply even if they have not been to university previously. Evidence of vocational qualifications, training, written reports and letters of endorsement from line managers submitted in support of an application are encouraged.
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International
7850 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7850 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
7850 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 7850 GBP per year during 12 months.
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Living costs for Hull
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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