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Study Details: MSc Full time: 1 year Flexible: 5 calendar years
This MSc provides students with a thorough understanding of how science and scientifically based techniques can deliver immediate and sustainable reductions in crime. The programme focuses on how science can best be applied to understand crime problems, develop strategies for preventing them, and increase the probability of detecting and arresting offenders.
About this degree
Crime Science MSc is an internationally renowned programme that focuses on applying science to crime problems, developing strategies for preventing crime, and increasing the probability of detecting and arresting offenders.
Who this course is for
The programme is particularly suitable for students with a background in science subjects such as engineering or computer science, or social science subjects such as psychology, criminology or geography, wishing to develop the skills necessary for a career or further doctoral research in this field.
We also accept applications from candidates without a first degree if they have five or more years of relevant experience (for example in the police, or as a crime prevention officer).
Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Relevant disciplines include science subjects, for example engineering or computer science; or social science subjects, for example, psychology, criminology or geography. Alternatively candidates may qualify for entry if they can offer five or more years of relevant professional experience (for example in the police service, or as a crime prevention worker).
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The foundation of your career
Many of our graduates have gone on to successful careers in the field of crime prevention and detection for public sector employers such as the Home Office, police and Ministry of Defence, or private sector companies with a crime prevention and community safety focus. Other graduates go on to further doctoral research.
Employability
The interdisciplinary nature of the programme equips graduates with a range of transferable skills that includes problem solving, quantitative and qualitative analysis, research methods and critical thinking, enabling access to a wide range of career paths.
Graduates go on to front-line careers such as intelligence and crime prevention analysts; jobs in research and policy, ranging from the civil service and academia to NGOs and think-tanks; and careers in the private sector, covering areas such as data science, risk management, fraud and security analysis.
Compulsory modules
Optional modules
Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change.
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