Program Overview

Course Overview

The Doctorate in Criminal Justice (Online) provides students with the theoretical and practical skills needed to conduct their own research project in a specialized area of criminal justice practice.

Course Details

Course Structure

Core Modules

• Advanced Independent Study: Students conduct a self-initiated doctoral-level research project that contributes new knowledge to criminal justice.
• Criminal Justice: Students explore the modern criminal justice system's structure, including the police, courts, prison estate, and probation service.
• Criminal Justice Research: From Planning to Practice: Students develop the knowledge and skills needed to conduct primary and secondary research around criminal justice.
• Developing Your Research: Students explore their chosen area of professional practice and engage critically with the literature in this area, preparing them for advanced independent study.
• Piloting Your Research: Students undertake a pilot study after determining the most appropriate brief for their study.
• Theory into Practice in Criminal Justice: Students explore their professional practice in the criminal justice sector by applying their individual experiences to a wider research context.

How You Learn

This course is delivered completely online. Students learn through lectures, seminars, guided discussion, and assigned reading.

How You Are Assessed

Students receive continuous feedback from tutors and peers through discussion forums. Formal assessment includes an advanced independent work project, critical essays and reviews, research proposals, case study analyses, and professional discussions.

Entry Requirements

• Students are expected to be engaged as professionals/researchers or volunteers in the criminal justice system or allied professions.
• A relevant and appropriate master's level qualification, or 60 credits in relevant level 7 study, achieved in the last five years.
• At least two years of professional or volunteering experience in a relevant field.

Employability

Career Opportunities

The Doctorate in Criminal Justice allows students to explore key theoretical principles combined with applied research, preparing them for careers in the criminal justice sector.

Learning Platform

Our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Teesside University online learning courses are delivered through the Brightspace Learning Environment.

Full-time

Fee for All Applicants

£3,855 a year, £23,130 total

Length and Attendance

3 years, 100% online

Start Date

May or September

Part-time

Not available part-time

Choose Teesside

Teesside University ranked in the top 50 for online learning in the Uswitch Online Learning Index 2022. Teesside University was named University of the Year at the Edufuturists Awards 2022. Ranked in the top 350 list of global universities aged 50 years or under. Over 1,000 students enrolled on our open learning courses. High-quality, stand-alone, open learning education for over 30 years.