MA Global Criminology at University of Westminster

MA Global Criminology develops critical understanding of criminology as an interdisciplinary subject incorporating legal, political, psychological and social scientific approaches to crime, deviance and criminal and social justice. It focuses on global criminology, including postcolonial, decolonial and southern theory, and critical criminology, examining crime and justice within power relations and structural inequalities.

Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: September 2027 (full-time); September 2027 (part-time day)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Critical Criminology, Global Criminology, Global Policing and Transnational Security, Global Prisons, Research Methods in Global Criminology and a Dissertation, with options including Convict Criminology, Global Gangs, Privatising Justice and State Crimes and Radicalisation in the 'War on Terror'.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in crime prevention, local government, the police and prisoner-support organisations.

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