PhD Criminology at University of Essex

PhD in Criminology hosted by the Department of Sociology and Criminology, taking a global approach with supervision in areas including crime and the media, drug use and markets, women, crime and criminal justice, green criminology, organised crime, prisons and rehabilitation, sexual labour, regulation and human rights, histories of crime and punishment, security, surveillance, and terrorism and counter-terrorism. The department is home to the Centre for Criminology and other research centres.

Department: Department of Sociology and Criminology  |  Duration: 3 - 4 years full-time  |  Intake: January 2027, April 2027, October 2027, January 2028, April 2028  |  Study mode: full-time; part-time  |  Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Research degree without a taught structure: you work with a supervisor, sometimes jointly with other departments, on an independent research project and submit a thesis.

Career pathways

Many postgraduates go on to academic careers in the UK and overseas; others work in non-governmental organisations, local authorities, specialist think tanks, government departments, charities, media production and market research.

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