2023/24 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: | Sean Butcher | Contact address: | S.B.Butcher@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:
| LAW5022M | Researching Crime, Security and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW5041M | Dissertation Criminal Law/Criminal Justice | 60 credits | 1 Oct to 30 Sep (12mth) | |
| LAW5228M | Contemporary Theories of Crime and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW5358M | Criminal Justice Processes | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 30 credits from the following optional modules:
| EDUC5862M | Research with Children and Young People | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5005M | New Frontiers of Security, Conflict and Justice | 15 credits | Not running in 202324 | |
| LAW5065M | Central Issues in Criminal Law | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5113M | Rethinking Policing 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5146M | International Criminal Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5222M | Intercultural Business and Organisational Communication | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5301M | Security, Conflict and Justice | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW5362M | Comparative Human Rights Law | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5386M | Globalisation and Crime | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5401M | Inequalities, Law and Justice | 30 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| LAW5406M | Theories of Social Justice | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5861M | International Human Rights | 30 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
| LAW5862M | Human Rights and Disabled People 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| LAW5863M | Human Rights and Disabled People 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5307M | Quantitative Research Methods | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5308M | Qualitative Research Methods | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
| SLSP5316M | Sociology of Media and Culture | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5355M | Inequalities: Exploring causes, Consequences and Interventions | 30 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
| SLSP5501M | Research Strategy and Design | 30 credits | 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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