Criminology MSc

At York St John University, we have a passion for and commitment to social justice. Through research, we aim to have a positive impact on our community by challenging prejudice and inequality and promoting a fairer society. This theme will run throughout this Criminology MSc course.

You will also learn essential skills, training, and research methods employers highly desire. You will learn how to analyze all forms of social information and have the opportunity to complete training courses in related software such as Nvivo and ArcGIS.

You will have a significant level of independence as you study, pursuing the areas of research that interest you the most and negotiating your projects. You will be supported by our staff, who have their research specializations. We will provide you with 1 to 1 support in designing your project while guiding you through your research and thesis writing. Topics you may choose to focus on include:

•    Social inequalities
•     Technology
•     Social justice
•     Migration
•     Gender
•      Cultural criminology
•      Principles of law
•      Investigating serious crimes
•      Communities and partnership working

If you choose to study full time, the course will take 1 year. You will study:

•       3 compulsory modules
•       2 optional modules
•       1 independent project