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MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Oxford

University of Oxford, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a rigorous full-time (nine-month) or part-time (twenty-one-month) programme that gives an advanced understanding of crime and criminal justice. Part-time students take classes with the full-time cohort, spread over a longer period.

Faculty: Faculty of Law  |  Department: Centre for Criminology  |  Duration: 9 months full time or 21 months part time  |  Intake: 27 September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time  |  Location: Oxford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory courses run weekly during the first two terms, alongside option subjects and a dissertation, taught intensively in small groups.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone into research careers, government departments and criminal justice agencies, and voluntary organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours, usually a minimum weighted average of 67%, in law, sociology, politics, economics, social policy, psychology, history or another relevant subject. English language (higher level): IELTS Academic 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in each component; TOEFL iBT 110 (Listening 22, Reading 24, Speaking 25, Writing 24); C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency 191 overall with 185 per component; Oxford Test of English Advanced 165 overall with 155 per component. Test must be taken no more than two years before the course start. Application deadline 27 January 2027.

Intake: 27 September 2027

Duration: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time

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