MA Serious and Violent Crime at Arden University

Programme overview

This unique MA Serious and Violent Crime will impart essential practical leadership skills for understanding, investigating, and responding to serious and violent crimes. The full flexibility of the course has been specifically designed to help you fit your career progression around your professional life. We offer admission onto the course for anyone with a bachelor's degree (2:2) in a related field or at least three years of work experience within the Criminal Justice System. Study locations: Online.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology | Duration: Full-time: 1 year (Online); Part-time: 1 year+ (Online) | Study mode: full-time, part-time, online | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Reflective Practice and Leadership, The Criminal Justice System and Globalisation, The Psychology of Serious Offending, Managing Intelligence and Investigations, Terrorism, Extremism and Hate, Cybercrime and the Dark Web, Independent Research Project

Career pathways

Our MA Serious and Violent Crime will fully prepare you to become a leader in the sector by imparting advanced professional knowledge and expertise. Roles graduates may consider include Police, Security services (NCA/GCHQ/Mi5/Border Force/Interpol), Prison, Probation services, Victim advocacy, Management of offenders (prison service/probation), Non-governmental organisations (IJM, CPG, HRW, etc.), Academia, Civil Service.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be eligible for our MA Serious and Violent Crime, you should normally have: A UK Honours Degree at a minimum of second class (2:2) or equivalent If you don't hold the above qualification three years work experience within the sector is required, without this your application will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. English: IELTS 6.5 (no less than 6.0 in any element); or TOEFL iBT 90; or equivalent Alternatively, evidence you have previously studied in English, such as a letter to show that the Medium of Instruction was in English, can be accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,500 for the whole programme. Total course fee, online learning, UK (England) students; standard fee before any offers or scholarships. Source

International applicants: GBP 10,550 for the whole programme. Total course fee, online learning, international students (fee shown for applicants from Ghana; Arden sets online fees by country); standard fee before any offers or scholarships. Source

Duration: Full-time: 1 year (Online); Part-time: 1 year+ (Online)

Apply through the official page: https://arden.ac.uk/studying-with-us/how-to-apply

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