Overview

The Criminology and Criminal Justice from University of Macau it has made significant progress that has positioned it as a leading programme and one of the largest in Asia.

The Asian Journal of Criminology and the headquarters of the Asian Criminological Society are anchored here in our department. The Journal has been included in the Web of Science and the Social Science Citation Index since 2017. The first Asian Association for Substance Abuse Research and the Chinese Society for Research in Child Development were also headquartered here as well.

The programme takes a balanced approach combining basic academic training with a policy-oriented, applied teaching and research agenda. In the past few years, we have attracted college graduates from Macau, the Greater China region, and abroad. Our students come from diverse backgrounds, including criminal justice, law, sociology, psychology, public administration, social work, business, and other disciplines.

Career opportunities:

The graduates are well trained and are competitive in the job market. Some of our graduates are currently working in the criminal justice system in Macau including both the Judiciary Police and the Public Security Police, and Macau Prison. In mainland China, several students found a job in the People’s Court and the People’s Procuratorate in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan provinces.

The graduates also work in the areas of social services and relevant research institutions such as the Department of Social Rehabilitation under the Social Affairs Bureau in Macau; the Macau Anglican Social Service Sector; Galaxy Macau; the UM Gaming Research Institute; the Global Times in Beijing; the Horizon Research Consultancy Group; a non-government drug rehabilitation center in Zhongshan; and the China Mobile Shenzhen Branch.