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Department of Social & Policy Sciences Programme Catalogue 2024/25


THSP-APM33: MSc Criminology

Route: MSc Criminology


Leading to the award of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY


Mode of Attendance: Part-time


Maximum course duration: 2 Years

[Page last updated: 15 August 2024]


Key Information
Applicable assessment regulations:
 Undergraduate assessment regulations - https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/undergraduate-assessment-regulations/
Approved exemptions:
 This course is exempt from an aspect of the Assessment Regulations. For further info refer to https://www.bath.ac.uk/publications/nfaar-pgt-and-appendices/attachments/nfaar-pgt.pdf

Please consult your course handbook or contact your Director of Studies for further information on assessment regulations


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Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52081 Contemporary criminological theory 10 Credits

Semester 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52085 Core issues in crime and criminal justice 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52087 The architecture of criminal justice 10 Credits
SP52088 Homicide and the human condition 10 Credits
SP52090 Independent research essay 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.


Year 2

Dissertation Period

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52089 Criminology dissertation 30 Credits

Semester 1

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52080 Doing criminological research 10 Credits
Optional Units: Select 1 unit from the following list:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52083 State crime, rights, and global justice 10 Credits
SP52084 Independent research essay 10 Credits

Semester 2

Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
SP52086 Criminological ethnography 10 Credits

Notes:

  • Courses and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This course catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2024/25 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2025/26 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • Assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how assessment regulations were applied to this course in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.