Advanced Policing MSc at Bangor University

The Advanced Policing MSc provides an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in policing and criminal justice, with a focus on national policing priorities such as violence against women and girls, vulnerability, cyber-crime, counter-terrorism and organised crime. It draws on research and working links with North Wales Police and can be studied part-time.

Intake: January and September  |  Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules: Investigating Complex and Major Crimes, Surveillance, Technology and Criminal Justice, Research Strategy and Design, Research Process and Meaning, and Evidence Based Policing Dissertation. Optional modules: Key Issues in Criminology, Global Crime and Justice, Vulnerability, Victimization and Serious Violence, and Empowering Critical Leadership in Policing. Taught by lectures and workshops and assessed by operational briefings, presentations, reflective assessments and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Roles include senior police officer, police staff leader, national crime agencies, academic and researcher, as well as employment in policy, research, and criminal justice agencies, or doctoral research.

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