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  MSc Criminology and Socio-Legal Research


University of Essex    Department of Sociology

Full time & Part time October MSc 1 Year Full Time / 2 Years Part Time
Anthropology (2) Sociology (33)

About the course

Explore the relationship between crime and the law, from the criminal justice system and issues with reoffenders, to crime in the media and the glamorisation of drugs.

Our MSc Criminology and Socio-Legal Research combines training in current debates in criminology with an introduction to legal theory and legal methods. It provides a good basis if you wish to conduct criminological research with a socio-legal dimension.

On this course you investigate topics including:

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Entry Requirements

A degree with aa overall 2:2, or international equivalent, in a Social Science, Humanities, Statistics or Maths. Your degree must also include at least two quantitative or research methods modules.

Applications from students with a degree below a 2:2 or equivalent, or a non-social sciences degree will be considered dependent on any relevant professional or voluntary experience, previous modules studied and/or personal statement.

We accept a wide range of qualifications from applicants studying in the EU and other countries. Get in touch with any questions you have about the qualifications we accept.



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Student Profiles

Christian Kemp

“Essex has a very strong reputation for the high caliber and standard of both its social and criminological research.

Emma Weddell

"I initially wanted to study at Essex because my potential supervisor was teaching there. However I soon realised what an exceptional reputation the Department of Sociology has, which made me even more determined to come here.

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