Explore the relationship between crime and the law, from the criminal justice system and issues with reoffenders, to crime in the media and the glamorization of drugs.
The University of Essex 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 students wish to conduct criminological research with a socio-legal dimension. In this course students investigate topics including: philosophy of law and jurisprudence; ripping, remixing, and viral culture; surveillance and punishment; the English legal system; methods of social control.
This course should also interest students who are without a background in law, as Essex make good use of legal materials, in addressing sociological and criminological research questions. Essex’s Department of Sociology was rated top 10 in the UK for research quality.
Tuition fee: £17,900.00 GBP
No Application Fee
Program duration: 1 year