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Diploma of Higher Education in Criminology and Law at The Open University

The Open University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

A 240-credit diploma taking a critical and analytical view of the role and functions of the legal system and its relationship with crime, criminal behaviour and criminal justice. It covers the law's role in society, criminalisation, violence and inequality, and the social, political and ethical dimensions of law.

Duration: Part-time 4 years; full-time 2 years (240 credits)  |  Intake: February 2027, October 2027  |  Study mode: part-time distance learning  |  Location: Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The legal system and its links to crime and criminal justice, criminalisation, violence and inequality, and the institutions of criminal justice.

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Application information

Intake: February 2027, October 2027

Duration: Part-time 4 years; full-time 2 years (240 credits)

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