Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice

A one year master degree in crime and justice, covering criminological theory, justice policy, victimology, punishment and society, research methods and a dissertation.

Criminology at master level is research and policy work rather than training for a role in policing or prisons.

Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice is taught at the Bangor University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the criminology and criminal justice master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the criminology and criminal justice master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the criminology and criminal justice master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the criminology and criminal justice master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the criminology and criminal justice master cannot support a family move.

Entry to Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice is a completed bachelor degree at 60 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the criminology and criminal justice master is recorded at GBP 19,000 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for the criminology and criminal justice master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the criminology and criminal justice master lists four entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the the criminology and criminal justice master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.