O que eu aprenderei?

This course is designed for all those who want to acquire a thorough understanding of the more recent and often complex trends and developments in crime, criminal justice, and governance more broadly. Combining theoretical reflection and practical application, the course aims to provide you with an opportunity to specialise in the latest developments in criminology, criminal justice and governance studies.

AIMS OF THE COURSE

To introduce students to recent and contemporary theorising in criminology and governance studies
To show students how recent and contemporary theorising in criminology and governance studies has attempted to describe, analyse and interpret contemporary developments in criminal justice, transnational justice, international justice, and governance more broadly
To enable students to think through methodological problems and choose appropriate methods for the study of crime, criminal justice, and governance
To enable students to critically assess research in a number of fields within criminology, criminal justice, and governance studies more broadly
To enable students to design and complete a research project and understand the importance of the research process in the social sciences

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT

Each of the taught modules is assessed by written, summative coursework assignments of up to 5,000 words (essay, case-study, research proposal, and empirical research report). The pass mark is 50% and students must pass each of the modules in order to progress to the dissertation, which involves researching and writing a dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words. There are no exams.

CAREERS

Graduates from our course have found employment in a variety of occupations including: the accelerated police and prison graduate training programmes; the probation service; in other criminal justice agencies; in the voluntary sector with organisations such as Victim Support and NACRO; and in a variety of other graduate level jobs. In addition, a number of graduates have gone on to take postgraduate courses at Keele and elsewhere. You will also gain PGCert and PGDip awards in this course.

De qual departamento farei parte?

Sociology and Criminology

Opções de estudo

Período integral (1 ano)

Valores

£14.750,00 (R$ 105.858) por ano

Esta é uma taxa fixa

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Data de início

Esperado Setembro 2021

Localização

Keele University

Keele,

ST5 5BG, England

Requisitos de admissão

Para estudantes do(s)/da Estados Unidos

We normally require a 2.1 or 2.2 degree. For courses that require a 2.1, Students must have a Bachelor degree from a recognized institution with GPA 3.3 out of 4.0 overall. For courses that require 2.2, students need to have A Bachelor degree from a recognized institution with GPA 3.0 out of 4.0. IELTS of 6.5 or equivalent with no subtest score below 5.5.

Para estudantes internacionais

Applicants should have an honours degree at 2:2 class or higher (or international equivalent) in one of the humanities or social sciences subjects (e.g. law, criminal justice, criminology, sociology, history, political science). However, applicants with other qualifications and appropriate experience will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students for whom English is a second language will need English language proficiency of at least 6.5 in IELTS test scores (or equivalent).

Os requisitos para o IELTS podem variar de acordo com o curso que você escolher.

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