Study Details: PGDip MSc Full-time (1 year)
LJMU's Criminal Psychology and Criminal Justice master's is a new stand-alone qualification designed to enhance your career prospects in criminal justice agencies, the probation service, the police and third sector agencies.
The MSc in Criminal Psychology and Criminal Justice programme offers the opportunity for graduates, practitioners, and criminal justice professionals to critically engage with a broad range of issues that impact on the effectiveness and integrity of the workings of the criminal justice system.
Through exploring a series of theoretical and policy-orientated debates relevant to the delivery of contemporary crime control and management, and assessing their cultural, social and symbolic consequences, the course helps you to develop a comprehensive and critically aware understanding of the manufacture and delivery of criminal justice policy.
In addition, you will obtain an in-depth understanding of the psychology of a range of criminal behaviours, and how this knowledge can impact on law enforcement, management and treatment of individuals with lived experience of the criminal justice system, as well as wider decision making within the justice system.
This programme is designed or those with an interest in working criminal justice or have studied in the area and want to develop their knowledge at a higher level, and as such this is not an accredited psychology programme.
You will need:
Entry to this MSc requires:minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree in a commensurate subject. These subjects would include forensic psychology, criminal justice, criminology, psychology and law. If you are unsure whether your undergraduate degree is appropriate for this course, please enquire.
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a professional qualification recognised as equivalent to the above; or an award which the University has agreed to accept as equivalent to a degree.
Where a candidate does not fulfil the standard entry qualification, the Programme Leader reserves the right to interview the person to determine their suitability for the programme. This process would be used where the applicant has no relevant degree or professional qualification, but does have professional experience relevant to the programme, or where the undergraduate degree award criteria above have not been met.
The Programme Leader would conduct an interview with another member of the programme team. Interviews would be based around the applicant’s suitability for the programme, which is also measured by the completion of a written piece of work by the applicant, which is discussed at the interview
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LJMU has an excellent record with 96% (HESA 2018) of our postgraduates in work or further study six months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.
Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.
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