Program Overview

Professional Doctorate in Social and Criminal Justice

Overview

The Professional Doctorate in Social and Criminal Justice offers a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between research and practice. A professional doctorate is an opportunity to combine professional practice with a research degree. This doctoral programme is the first of its kind in the UK to combine fields of social and criminal justice.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 years part-time
• Location: Greenwich Campus
• Start month: September
• Fees information: For fee information related to this course, please see fees section below

What You Should Know About This Course

• This course allows you to combine professional practice with a research degree, conducting research in your field while advancing your career
• Our programme is the only Professional Doctorate to amalgamate the fields of social and criminal justice
• You will be working with an accomplished team of academics, with experience of professional practice in the social and criminal justice sectors
• The programme has embedded opportunities for developing academic skills
• We are committed to meeting the needs of researchers who want to study at the highest level, and you will welcomed into a thriving post-graduate research community

Course Outline

Part-time

• Year 1:
  • Reflexive Research Praxis (30 credits)
  • Advanced Research Methods for Practice-based Research (30 credits)
  • Research, Policy, and Practice (30 credits)
• Year 2:
  • The Pilot Study (30 credits)
  • Publishing and Disseminating your Research (30 credits)
  • Project Proposal (30 credits)
• Year 3: Module details not found
• Year 4: Module details not found

Entry Requirements

• Masters-level qualification: At Merit or above
• Undergraduate degree: At 2:1 or above and equivalent professional experience and training
• Available to overseas students: Yes
• Prior Learning: If you hold qualifications or courses from another higher education institution, these may exempt you from courses of this degree

How You Will Learn

• Teaching: The taught element of the Professional Doctorate will use a blended learning approach
• Class sizes: Approximately fifteen students join the programme each year
• Independent learning: Independent learning is essential to study at this level
• Overall workload: The attendance requirement is mainly in the first two years of study, when you undertake a taught course designed to build your research expertise
• Assessment: The assessment strategy on the programme is designed to enable you to incrementally become more sophisticated in your skills of gathering, analysing, and synthesising information, constructing arguments, and developing and explaining authoritative solutions to complex practical, theoretical, or policy problems within a professional context

Fees and Funding

• Fees information:
  • Home: £2462.50 per year
  • International: £8987.50 per year
• Accommodation costs: University accommodation is available from £126.35 per person per week (bills included), depending on your location and preferences
• Scholarships and bursaries: We offer a wide range of financial help including scholarships and bursaries

Careers and Placements

• What sort of careers do graduates pursue?: A focus on employment and industry is one of the identifying characteristics of Professional Doctorates
• Do you provide employability services?: Employability activities take place all the time at Greenwich and students are encouraged to take part in as many opportunities as possible

Support and Advice

• Academic skills and study support: We want you to make the most of your time with us
• Support from the department: The School of Law & Criminology provides pastoral support throughout your studies with us

Criminology at the University of Greenwich

• Study a subject area: That covers a range of fascinating topics
• Explore aspects of crime: And the causes of crime with one of our courses in this exciting discipline

Innocence Project London

• Our School of Law and Criminology students: Can get involved with the Innocence Project London (IPL) - a law clinic and charity at the University of Greenwich that investigates potential miscarriages of justice

Criminology Degrees

• Criminology and Criminal Psychology, MSc: Our MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology provides students with the knowledge and skills for careers in criminal justice, legal and forensics
• Law, MPhil/PhD: Our research degree (MPhil/PhD) allows you to undertake rigorous and critical exploration of an area of law or criminology support from an expert supervisor
• Professional Doctorate in Social and Criminal Justice: Our Professional Doctorate in Social and Criminal Justice is an internationally recognised qualification, designed for working professionals in social and criminal justice organisations with an active interest in practice-based research