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Postgraduate Diploma
The University of Manchester
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
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Postgraduate Diploma
The University of Manchester
Full Time
SEP-25
9 months
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Course overview
Course description
The PGDip in Criminology course allows you to develop specialist knowledge of the current themes and historical debates surrounding crime causation, crime control and regulation.
The course equips you with the intellectual, critical and analytical skills needed for understanding and applying criminological theories and concepts in practice. Furthermore, the course provides an in-depth understanding of the interactions between politics, criminology and criminal justice, and the impact of public policy in these areas.
This innovative course is taught by experts from sociological, legal and psychological backgrounds with real-world experience. You will benefit from research-led teaching as well as strong links to wider criminal justice professions and industry.
Choosing the PGDip means you will gain all the specialist knowledge of the full MA, but will not be required to produce a dissertation.
Aims
Coursework and assessment
Most course units are assessed by 3,500 word essay or by essay and presentation.
Career opportunities
This degree is designed to appeal to recent graduates looking to work for local/central government, the criminal justice agencies (eg as a criminal intelligence analyst within the police), probation, the voluntary sector and NGOs, pressure groups and think-tanks such as The Howard League Reform Trust, as well as for the private sector.
We welcome well-motivated students with at least a good Lower Second, or the overseas equivalent, in their first degree that shows consistent performance across course units at the 55% level or greater. We will also consider criminal justice and related practitioners with considerable work experience.
Students living in
Domestic
£7,333 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)
£15,667 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£15,667 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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