
Overview
Criminology at Essex builds on strong sociological foundations and reflects the diversity of staff interests, including leading contributors to studies of women, young people and criminal justice, prostitution, homicide, victimisation, visual criminology and media, organised crime and law enforcement, terrorism and surveillance, environmental crime and more. Our courses provide critical, conceptual and theoretical analyses of crimes and harms, from the local to the global.
The course provides you with a strong grounding in the key theories, understandings and issues covered by cutting-edge criminology. You explore a wide range of topics, including:
- The analysis, politics and prevention of crime
- Globalisation and various forms of crime
- Security and the state
- New criminological theory
- Terrorism, counter-terrorism, surveillance and human rights
Your future
This Criminology course offered by the University of Essex provides excellent preparation for further academic study, and many of our postgraduates go on to successful academic careers, both in the UK and overseas.
Others have established careers in non-governmental organisations, local authorities, specialist think tanks, government departments, charities, media production, and research organisations.
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses included:
- Postgraduate Taught Project and Academic Skills
- Formative Debates in Criminology
- Current Controversies in Criminology
Sociological Research Design
- Consumption, political economy and sustainability
- Digital Economy
- Advertising: Commerce and Creativity
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
- Part-time
- 24 months
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General requirements
- A 2:2 degree, or international equivalent, in a social science or Humanities subject or, another discipline which must include at least two humanities or social science modules which can include the research project/dissertation).
- Applications from students with a degree below a 2:2 or equivalent or a non-social sciences degree will be considered dependent on any relevant professional or voluntary experience, previous modules studied and/or personal statement.
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Visit official programme websiteTuition Fee
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International
19740 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 19740 GBP per year during 12 months. -
National
9200 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9200 GBP per year during 12 months.
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- Home/UK fee: £4,600
- International fee: £9,870
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Funding
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