Overview

The Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice course offered at Bangor University it is designed to meet the needs of three groups of potential students: those requiring a thorough research training specialising in criminology and criminal justice; those who are interested in pursuing criminology and criminal justice to an advanced level; and practitioners in the criminal justice field who wish to expand their horizons from national to international levels.

The programme components consist of a generic research module (The Research Process) for training in qualitative and quantitative research methods in the Social Sciences, specialised training in Applied Research Criminology and a module on international case studies in Criminology, which allows students to incorporate their particular research interests and areas of enquiry in comparative criminological and criminal justice research.

Careers

The course prepares for a wide range of employment including:

Law-enforcement agencies: the police, customs, the prison service

Public administration: including crime prevention units, offender management, general administration, international institutions

Political associations, work for members of parliaments, for lobby groups related to the criminal justice system and to issues of social justice broadly conceived

Research institutes, researching criminological and sociological issues

Academic institutions such as universities

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Transnational Crime

Climate Change and the Politics of Climate Justice

Comparative and International Criminal Justice

International Criminal Law

Key Issues in Criminology

Key Issues in Social Policy

Nationalism

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Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00

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Applications are accepted throughout the year, but it is advised that you apply by the end of June (September intake) or late October (for January intake).

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

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Campus Location

Bangor, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminology Criminal Justice View 112 other Masters in Criminal Justice in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A single or joint honours degree of at least 2(ii) classification in Criminology, Sociology, Law, Political Science, Social Studies, Social Policy, or a related academic discipline.

Applications from candidates who have relevant professional experience in lieu of a bachelor degree will also be considered. All applicants in this category will be invited for interview.

If your native language is not English, you must provide satisfactory evidence that you have an adequate knowledge and understanding of written and spoken English:

IELTS: 6.0 (with no element below 5.5)

Pearson PTE: a score of 56 (with no element lower than 51)

Cambridge English Test – Advanced: 169 (with no element lower than 162)

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Tuition Fees

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19000 GBP / year

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9500 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bangor

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

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Funding

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