2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Criminal Justice and Criminology
| Programme code: | MSC-LAW/CJC | UCAS code: | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: | 12 Months | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
| Programme manager: | Dr Anna Barker | Contact address: | A.C.H.Barker@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
Normally an upper second class honours degree or non-UK equivalent
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Law
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Law
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- Build on a long and successful history of PGT provision by staff in the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, in the School of Law, in the fields of criminology and criminal justice;
- Provide students with advanced knowledge about national and international criminal justice policy and practice and contemporary criminological theory;
- Facilitate the development of research methods skills;
- Encourage students to develop other transferable skills including strong writing skills critical and analytical thinking skills, and oral presentation skills;
- Require students to complete a 10,000-word dissertation. During the course of their dissertation they will receive supervision and guidance from their academic supervisor. They will have the opportunity to conduct empirical research in conjunction with a criminal justice agency for their dissertation, if they wish to do so and meet the necessary academic requirements. They may also have the opportunity to conduct research for their dissertation at an overseas institution, as outlined above.
As members of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies (CCJS), students will be part of a lively academic environment and will be encouraged to take advantage of the many extra curricula opportunities available.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
| LAW5010M | Criminal Justice Processes | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| LAW5022M | Researching Crime, Security and Justice | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5026M | Contemporary Criminological Theory and Approaches | 30 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5041M | Dissertation Criminal Law/Criminal Justice | 60 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Oct |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| EDUC5862M | Research with Children and Young People | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| LAW5065M | Central Issues in Criminal Law | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5113M | Rethinking Policing 1 | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| LAW5146M | International Criminal Law | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| LAW5222M | Intercultural Business and Organisational Communication | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5301M | Security, Conflict and Justice | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5330M | European Human Rights | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5401M | Inequalities, Law and Justice | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 Aug | |
| LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| SLSP5307M | Quantitative Research Methods | 15 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May | |
| SLSP5308M | Qualitative Research Methods | 15 credits | 1 Apr to 31 Aug | |
| SLSP5316M | Sociology of Media and Culture | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, 1 Sep to 31 Jan (adv yr) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5501M | Research Strategy and Design | 30 credits | 1 Jan to 31 May, Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Students in receipt of ESRC 1+3 funding who are in the ‘1’ (taught masters) part of their study must ‘spend’ their 30 credits of options on research methods modules. They should select the most appropriate research methods module(s) from the list above, after consulting with their PhD supervisors.
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