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The purpose of the programme is:

• To enable graduates to qualify for entry/ re-entry back into management/ further their career in management and enhance their employability status. The programme offers a rigorous and intellectually stimulating study environment and the opportunity for career and personal development for those with post-graduation experience (Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership leading to Chartered Manager status).

• To develop students who may be expected in time to make a significant contribution to managing at a strategic level in their organisation. The Programme of study is aimed at the preparation for strategic leadership and transformational roles in organisations.

• To assist graduates to ground new knowledge within their professional experience, to enable them to reflect on and integrate new knowledge which then be applied to new scenarios by challenging preconceptions and having a healthy disregard of subject boundaries (‘to remove subject and functional boundaries’ – Master’s benchmark statement 2015,p10).

Considers crime, deviance, security and insecurity and addresses a variety of different criminological careers, offering modules relevant to three distinct professional pathways: forensic psychology, policing and security.

Students undertake advanced training in criminological research methods relevant to applied settings and gain direct experience through a work placement/internship or work-based learning opportunity for those students employed in relevant professional settings.

This course fills a critical knowledge gap and prepares students to meet the challenges presented by contemporary terrorist threats. The course is taught as a combination of lectures and self-directed study to understand the threats and counter the real-world risk of terrorism. The principles underpinning key understandings are conveyed by expert practitioners using clear and professionally presented information and debate. Relevant and transferable critical thinking and analytical skills are enhanced and students carry out an independent research study.

The MSc Crime and Justice focuses on contested notions of ‘Crime’ and ‘Justice’. The overall aim of the MSc is to facilitate the development of a deeper knowledge and understanding of central issues and debates in the criminal justice arena and related areas. This postgraduate course will allow students to examine in-depth criminological issues and to question and critically evaluate debates around notions of crime and justice both in philosophical and practice related ways, and from a variety of different perspectives.

The MSc Crime and Justice places emphasis on policy and practice in the contemporary UK, however, where possible students , will be encouraged to draw on wider theoretical resources drawn from an international stage. Students will be encouraged to focus on research areas they are particularly interested in. Tuition draws upon the expertise of research staff in the University’s well established Centre for Criminology.

The master’s course encourages you to look critically at public protection, a key practitioner concept for professionals working in socially responsible professions. There is a special emphasis on gaining a sound grasp of the relevant academic literature, including substantial use of key scholarly journals in the field of criminology and criminal justice. There is also a focus on how theory relates to and enhances good practice.

Those already engaged in a related occupation will benefit from the course as it provides the academic context to understand and evaluate the complexity of, and reciprocity between, varied agencies, departments and policies related to crime, criminology and criminal justice.

Modules draw on the research expertise of staff and you’ll be able to build networks with students and staff on the course and via the London Practitioner Forum to enable and assist further research.

Including critical approaches to the understanding of risk within hard-to-reach groups and incorporating issues of diversity, the programme draws upon the University’s established MSc Criminology degree and utilises the existing module provision. There are opportunities to specialise in areas of your interest when choosing the two optional designates.

Modules range from Terrorism/Counter Terrorism, Domestic Violence, Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, Psychology and Crime and other more specialist research modules.
By the end of the course you’ll be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, making sound judgements in the absence of complete data and communicating your conclusions clearly

The course provides an in depth study of criminal investigation, and develops the critical and analytical skills involving the principles, practices and techniques of criminal investigation. Delivered by staff with extensive experience as practitioners, the course is offered in weekly six hour blocks (full time) and on a part time basis, enabling professionals in the field to take the course more easily. Students will study taught modules in homicide investigation, fraud, serious and organised crime, complex case management and research methods before embarking in their dissertation.

The course looks at criminology from both a theoretical and an applied perspective, covering areas including criminal justice, prisons, crime prevention, and crime and offender patterns.

You’ll apply research methods and techniques such as assessing patterns in specific forms of crimes and offending behaviour, and considering the prevalence, characteristics and typologies of specific types of offence. You’ll also critically assess recent and current policies and practices with crime control and community safety. Option modules will allow you to develop a specialism in a field that interests you, such as intelligence analysis, psychology and crime, sexual violence, terrorism and counter-terrorism, and urban patterns.

London Met invites visiting professors and experts in criminal justice and criminal areas to the University to share their expertise. These guest visits complement the knowledge of our academics who are actively engaged in areas research including street crime, gangs and police body cameras. Their expertise will support you when undertaking your dissertation in criminology and criminal justice.

By the end of the course you’ll be able to deal with complex issues both systematically and creatively, making sound judgements in the absence of complete data and communicating your conclusions clearly.

Cyber criminals have the ability to cause considerable harm from remote locations. It is estimated that the global cost of cybercrime has grown to rival that of the illegal drugs trade. From financial theft to child abuse, cybercrime can take many forms, and the need for skilled professionals capable of tackling these problems will only grow as smart, connected devices increasingly become the norm.  These factors are considered, discussed and analysed throughout the programme, which is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the criminological, legal and research context of cybercrime. Furthermore, aiming to equip them with an understanding of computing skills and capabilities that will help to respond to online threats to personal information as well as to organisational environments.