Program Overview

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Criminology (TU321D) PGDip Part-time (Formerly TU373D)

Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology is an exciting inter-disciplinary subject that draws on sociology, psychology, and law to focus on issues such as the causes of crime, the meaning of crime, and societal reactions to crime.

Programme Details

TU Code

TU321D

NFQ Level

Level 9

Award Type

Major

Award

Postgraduate Diploma

ECTS Credits

60

Duration

2 years

Course Type

Postgraduate

Mode of Study

Part Time

Method of Delivery

On-Campus

Commencement Date

September 2025

Location

Grangegorman

Fees

€2,500 Per Year
€5,000 Total Fee

What is Criminology?

Criminology is an exciting inter-disciplinary subject that draws on sociology, psychology, and law to focus on issues such as the causes of crime, the meaning of crime, and societal reactions to crime.

Minimum Entry Requirements

• Students must normally hold a second-class honours degree, lower division (2.2) or higher in the area of social science, law, sociology, psychology, or cognate discipline.
• Please be sure to include transcripts of your final degree award at the time of application. If this is not readily available, please include transcripts of your academic career to date.

Alternative Entry Requirements

• Applicants who do not meet the minimum academic requirements but who have significant relevant professional or vocational experience will also be considered.
• In addition to the online application form, this latter category of applicants should include two written references with their application and also may be asked to present for an interview.

Course Content

• Students will be required to complete four core modules and two optional modules.

Core Modules

• Criminological Theory
• Criminal Justice System
• Criminal Psychology
• Research Methods

Optional Modules (Students complete two of six optional modules)

• Criminal Law
• Desistance: The Route out of Crime
• Policing and Governance of Security
• Prisons and Imprisonment
• Studies in Victimology and Crime Prevention
• Youth Offending and Youth Justice Perspectives
• Law and technology

Schedule

• Part-time students attend on one late afternoon/evening per week (may require attendance on a second evening depending on the optional module selected in semester two, year 1).
• Please note lectures for both full-time and part-time students commence at 4:00 pm.
• Students are required to complete substantial reading and written assignments outside of timetabled class hours.
• It is strongly recommended that those in full-time employment complete the programme on a part-time basis.