Postgraduate Diploma - Criminology and Criminal Justice

This programme will help students gain the skills required to explore and develop their research and their employability. The course content draws on a diverse range of Social Science disciplines such as criminology, law and socio-legal studies, psychology, sociology and human rights.

The programme comprises five core modules - including a dissertation - and a number of optional modules based on the research specialisms of the University of Roehampton's high profile academic staff.

This dynamic and outward-looking syllabus encourages fresh thinking in the study of crime and justice. The University of Roehampton's range of exciting new optional modules will enable students to specialise in key criminological topics such as migration, online harm, environmental justice and genocide.

Students will gain a strong foundation of knowledge and be introduced to criminology within its historical and cultural context. Students will also examine a range of contemporary issues such as global crime networks, mass incarceration, policing, organised crime and counter-terrorism.

The programme also offers a step-by-step theoretical and practical grounding in criminological research. Students will gain key skills for their own research project, including research design, data collection and data analysis, whilst benefitting from the support of a thesis supervisor throughout.