MA Criminology (Criminology / Law Enforcement / Cybercrime) at Nottingham Trent University

Masters in criminology at City Campus offering study of crime at an advanced, specialised level with a choice of three pathways: Criminology, Law Enforcement or Cybercrime. All students start on MA Criminology and choose a pathway after the first two core modules, in the first semester.

Faculty: School of Social Sciences  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules for all routes: Understanding Crime, Responding to Crime and a Research Project, followed by route-specific study. Through the Capstone Project students may work with an external organisation. Contact time is about 8-9 hours per week; assessment is by essays, reports, policy papers, presentations, case studies and the research project.

Career pathways

Employment across private, public or third-sector organisations focused on criminal justice, law enforcement or cybercrime. Graduates have worked at organisations including the Metropolitan Police Service, Nottinghamshire Police, Crown Prosecution Service, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Northamptonshire Youth Offending Service and Nottingham Sexual Violence Support, in roles such as Graduate Investigator, Police Officer, Trainee Detective and Youth Offending Officer.

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