PGDip Criminal Justice & Penal Change at University of Strathclyde

The Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal Justice & Penal Change is the exit award of the LLM/MSc, examining legal, political and social responses to crime and the so-called 'penal crisis' internationally. It can be studied full-time, part-time or in early-evening classes, and suits practitioners, policy professionals and recent graduates in law, social sciences and humanities.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences  |  Department: Law  |  Duration: 9 months full-time; 21 months part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory classes are Justice & Penal Decision-Making and Prisons, Power & Punishment, with electives such as Restorative Justice, Childhood & Crime, Homicide, International Criminal Justice, Offender Supervision & Management and Surveillance, Technology & Crime Control. The LLM/MSc ends with a dissertation, or a 60-credit enhanced research proposal, professional internship or professional project.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas including advocacy, criminal and defence law, central and local government criminal justice policy and research, the judiciary, the prosecution service, prison management, prison-based social work, forensic services, victim support, and lecturing in criminal justice.

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