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Master in Criminology and Social Policy (Online) (MA) - LJMU
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Master in Criminology and Social Policy (Online) (MA) - LJMU

Liverpool John Moores University
LiverpoolUK
Online
Full-time
€14,600.00€4,500.00/year
Duration
2 Years
Language
English
Start date
Jun 2025

Program Description

The Master in Criminology and Social Policy (Online) (MA) at Liverpool John Moores University aims to enable students to develop an advanced understanding of cutting-edge developments in the fields of criminology and social policy, with a particular focus upon their intersection through the processes of criminalisation and the workings of institutions of (in)justice.

Liverpool John Moores University is ranked 2nd best university in the UK (University Compare 2025 Rankings).

Duration: 2 - 5 years

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Aims of the Program

  • To enable students to develop an advanced understanding of cutting-edge developments in the fields of criminology and social policy, with a particular focus upon their intersection through the processes of criminalisation and the workings of institutions of (in)justice.
  • To enable students to develop a critical awareness of the theoretical and empirical relationships between power and social divisions as they relate to the fields of criminology and social policy.
  • To help students develop a critical understanding of the social, political and historical processes that affect the ways in which crimes and harms are perpetrated and responded to locally, nationally and internationally.
  • To prepare students to develop critical discussion and analysis of complex concepts and to work independently and with some originality.
  • To present students with the opportunity to engage in a sustained piece of in-depth research work which demonstrates an advanced understanding and application of methodology, method and analysis.
  • To enhance the critical, analytic, research and employability skills of students working within or aspiring to work within Criminology and Social Policy related professions.
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Curriculum

Foundation Courses

Induction Module

Postgraduate Certificate Level

Critical Criminology and the State: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

Conceptualising Crime, Criminal Justice and Social Policy

Postgraduate Diploma Level

Advanced Research Methods for Social Science

Globalisation and Comparative Social Policy: Crime, Harm and (in)justice

Postgraduate Award Level

Dissertation
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