Criminology

Background

This programme offers postgraduate study in criminology with the aim of preparing students for a career as a researcher, or for undertaking a PhD in criminology or criminal justice.  It introduces students to theoretical and conceptual resources relevant to the study of crime and provides students with critical knowledge of research methods and advanced theory in order to undertake and critically evaluate criminological research.  It serves both as a qualification in its own right as well as a platform for those who wish to go on to study for a PhD, or to conduct further research.

Glasgow is a stimulating place to study crime and responses to it, with a wide range of events and resources to enhance your studies.  The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (www.sccjr.ac.uk) at the University of Glasgow is a friendly, informal place in which to study criminology.  Staff are knowledgeable, approachable and enthusiastic and there is a thriving and welcoming research culture.  Our regular seminar series draws visiting speakers from the UK, Europe and the United States to give talks on their research and to meet students; we run an inter-disciplinary Ethnography Reading Group; a working lunch meeting which is an informal arena for staff and students to discuss research ideas and theoretical interests, and our postgraduates organise events through the year, including mini conferences, and social events.