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Master of Arts in Contemporary Criminology

Overview

The Master of Arts in Contemporary Criminology is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time programme that provides learners with the theoretical background and practical skills to apply their criminological knowledge efficiently and productively to evaluate crime and criminal actors in a range of contexts and to develop preventative measures and interventions to crime.

Aims & Objectives

• Enable learners to explore the various theories, concepts, and processes of criminology.
• Facilitate critical evaluation of competing criminological theories through critical analysis and appraisal of studies and projects.
• Enable learners to understand how these theories can be applied to understanding human behaviour from individual, social, and biological perspectives.
• Relate criminological concepts, theories, and processes to a variety of individual and group settings and situations.
• Develop in learners an understanding of contemporary local and global issues using a criminological perspective.
• Enable learners to assess appropriate interventions and design appropriate solutions for real-world issues and problems.
• Enable learners to explore research methods and demonstrate a detailed understanding of the theoretical and methodological considerations, evidencing these skills in a research project and dissertation.
• Provide graduates with the underpinning academic knowledge to enhance their employment and educational opportunities and achieve the award of a Master of Arts in Contemporary Criminology.

Delivery

The modules for the MA in Contemporary Criminology will be delivered through a blend of face-to-face workshops, practical lab sessions, face-to-face and synchronous online lectures with discussion forums and synchronous tutorials.

Entry Requirements

• Applicants are required to hold a minimum of an upper Second Class Honours degree (or above) at NFQ Level 8 award from a recognised University course.
• In exceptional cases, the college may accept a lower Second Class Honours degree at NFQ Level 8 award from a recognised University course, on the basis of an interview.
• All applicants should have a minimum of ordinary-level Leaving Certificate maths, or be able to demonstrate equivalent competency in maths at this level.

Teaching and Assessment

The MA in Contemporary Criminology provides students with a flexible, multimodal, active, peer-led, and reflective learning environment.

Assessments for this programme will take the form of continuous assessments - including, but not limited to, presentations, proposals, essays, and reports.

Course Content

Stage One

• Module No. | Module Name
  • 1 | Research Methods
  • 2 | Criminological Theory
  • 3 | The Criminal Justice System
  • 4 | Contemporary Society and Issues in Criminology
  • 5 | Psychology of Crime
  • 6 | Policing, Social Actions and Conflict
  • 7 | Compliance & Corporate Crime
  • 8 | Capstone Dissertation

Structure

The Master of Arts in Contemporary Criminology is a 1-year full-time/2-year part-time programme consisting of seven taught modules and a 30 ECTS Capstone Dissertation.

For full-time learners, Semester 1 will begin with five 10 ECTS modules; Research Methods, Criminological Theory, The Criminal Justice System, Contemporary Society and Issues in Criminology, and Psychology of Crime. These 10 ECTS modules, aside from Research Methods, are delivered as linear modules over the course of the 24-week academic year.

In Semester 2 learners will continue with the linear modules while taking an additional two, 5 ECTS modules in Policing, Social Action and Conflict and Compliance and Corporate Crime. The programme offers a Capstone Dissertation (30 ECTS), commencing in Semester 2, that provides an opportunity for the learner to integrate accumulated learning and make the necessary connections in the context of the discipline.

For part-time learners, Semester 1 will begin with Research Methods, Criminological Theory, The Criminal Justice System, and Contemporary Society and Issues in Criminology. In the part-time delivery, Research Methods is delivered linear across the 24-week academic year. As such, these modules also make up Semester 2. The timetable for part-time learners follows a two-evening structure in Semester 1 and Semester 2.

The part-time programme continues into a second year of delivery in which learners in Semester 3 take Psychology of Crime with double contact hours over 12-weeks in addition to two, 5 ECTS modules; Policing, Social Action and Conflict and Compliance and Corporate Crime. An additional half evening in Semester 3 is included due to the introduction of the Capstone Dissertation module contact hours.

Semester 4 of the part-time programme has no taught modular component and allows the learner to fully engage solely in the Capstone Dissertation module, culminating in the submission of assessment requirements by the end of the semester.

Career Opportunities

There is a wide range of destinations available to graduates from the MA in Contemporary Criminology. For those wishing to further their studies, progression to a programme leading to a PhD (Level 10) is possible. Examples of vacancies suitable for typical graduates are:

• Data Scientist
• Policy Officer
• Researcher
• University Lecturer
• Youth Worker

Fees

The course fees for the next academic year are €9,100 full-time and €5,650 (per annum) part-time for EU students.

Improve Your Employability

All of our postgraduate courses offer strong links with industry and the professional world and often carry accreditation from professional bodies. By choosing to study at postgraduate level, not only do you gain valuable skills and experience but you also demonstrate your determination to succeed in a chosen career. Far from being a postponement to employment, postgraduate study can help you progress further and faster in your chosen career. And, if you're not certain what direction you would like your future to take, further study can provide a secure and structured space to help you find out through exploring your strengths and interests.

Get Your Foot on the Career Ladder

A large number of our postgraduate programmes include a work placement option, giving you the opportunity to gain vocational experience, make valuable contacts, and gain transferable skills. It is also worth considering that some postgraduate qualifications are essential requirements to getting on the career ladder.

Gain Skills for Success

During your undergraduate degree, you will have developed a strong foundation of transferable skills. Postgraduate study will build on this base, giving you the opportunity to put these highly valuable skills in practice. You will also gain invaluable practical working examples that you can go on to use at interview to set you apart from other candidates.

Course Overview

Awarding Body

Quality & Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

Award

Masters Degree

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Title

Master of Arts in Contemporary Criminology

Award Type

Major

Duration

• Full-time: 1 Year
• Part-time: 2 Years

Next Intake

September 2025

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