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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Falmer
Full Time
DEC-26
3 Years
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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
Falmer
Full Time
DEC-26
3 Years
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In studying for a PhD in Criminology at the University of Brighton, you will enter an academic community that addresses challenges within the criminal justice system and beyond, considering social, health, psychological, spatial, and environmental injustice, seeking to transform policy and practice on global and more local scales.We supervise critical approaches to the traditional concerns of criminology and criminal justice with research interests in the justice system, social control, surveillance and security, violence and abuse, politicised criminalisation as well as forms of deviance, protest and resistance.The University of Brighton’s strengths in co-productive research methods, applied and impactful research and its cross-disciplinary frameworks allow for Criminology PhD students to make academic contacts from researchers across a wide range of methodologies, for example through membership of our Law, Society and Justice Research Excellence Group.Career opportunities for Criminology PhD graduates include the justice system, central and local government, non-governmental organisations, social research, teaching, journalism and the media. Our students have also stayed in academia and research at the University of Brighton and elsewhere.Contact an expert in this fieldSuccessful applicants have invariably had support with their application from one of our academics. We suggest you approach a suitable academic staff member with relevant research interests before progressing with your application.Details of our PhD in Criminology/ Criminal JusticeThe University of Brighton has a long-standing reputation for applied and impactful research into and benefiting social justice, equality, humanitarian values and under-represented communities. Staff and PhD student research in and around criminology has resulted in a wealth of funded projects and publications that, for example, investigate:police/public relationships, policing and securitycrowd control and public orderthe prison system, punishment and the death penaltyinterviewing in the criminal justice system, justice-involved individualspolitical perspectives on criminalisation and criminalitycriminal violence and abuse, identity-based violence, bullying and hate crime, including sexuality and gender-focused researchrestorative justicecriminal justice and social policy.
The entry requirements for the PhD are:
a recognised Masters degree with a significant research component, for example MPhil from another university, or similar qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant
or substantial appropriate research or professional experience at postgraduate level which resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment. An application made by someone with this experience will be considered on its merits and will normally require independent academic references
or, unless a school exercises their right to specify more stringent entry requirements, we may consider a first or upper second honours degree or other qualification which is regarded by the University of Brighton as being equivalent and relevant.
Students living in
Domestic
£5,238 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£16,980 per year
Students from EU
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£16,980 per year
Students from International
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