www.swansea.ac.uk Postgraduate Prospectus 2012

CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGYCriminology is the study of why people commit unlawfulacts; how – and why – we characterise crime in the waywe do, and how the criminal justice system works. Itencompasses a range of academic fields, includinghistory, social policy, politics, and sociology, to provide aview of crime from a social and individual perspective,and it looks critically at how the sentencing system works.The Department welcomes proposals for postgraduate researchprojects that complement the strengths of the Centre for CriminalJustice and Criminology.Research degrees in Criminal Justice and Criminology will:• equip you with advanced skills relevant for a rewarding careerin the criminal justice system• provide you with new and specialised research skills• prepare you for a career in academic research and teaching.Research undertaken by members of the Centre for CriminalJustice and Criminology encompasses a broad range ofinterests, including:• youth justice• probation• community sentencing• crime prevention• substance use• restorative justice• female offending• white collar crime• sexual offending• street prostitution• domestic abuse• children’s rights in the criminal justice system.The Centre has taken a central role in thedevelopment of the cross-institutionalWelsh Centre for Crime and Social Justice,funded by the Higher Education FundingCouncil for Wales, and contributes toresearch partnerships and fundingproposals as part of the Centre. TheCentre’s aims and objectives include:• to generate new applied criminologicalresearch-based knowledge• to promote and conduct criminal justiceand criminological research ofinternational significance in Wales andother member States of the EuropeanCommunity• to provide teaching of the highestquality in the application of criminaljustice and criminological knowledgeto the operation of the criminaljustice system.Research StrengthsWe are an approved research training pathway in the WelshDoctoral Centre.Centre for Criminal Justice and CriminologyThe Centre for Criminal Justice and Criminology (CJCC) wasestablished in 1994 as a focus for criminological research andteaching at the University, and works in collaboration with otherSchools, Universities and partner agencies. It provides anundergraduate degree in Criminology and an MA in AppliedCriminal Justice and Criminology as well as supervising researchdegrees at MPhil and PhD level.• to promote the dissemination of: i)criminal justice and criminologicalresearch, and ii) policy and practiceknowledge across Europe through aneffective publishing strategy andmembership of European professionalassociations• to develop an interdisciplinary and intercollegiateapproach to the conduct ofresearch3233RESEARCH DEGREES – CRIMINAL JUSTICEAND CRIMINOLOGYResearch opportunitiesMPhil/PhDRAE2008 60% of research ratedworld-leading (4*) or internationallyexcellent (3*)ProfessorsK HainesP RaynorAcademic and research staff 9Postgraduates 21Entry requirementsNormally an appropriate Honours degree (2.1 or above), or an equivalent qualification.English Language requirement:IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 5.5 in each component) or Swansea Universityrecognised equivalent.Scholarships and BursariesA range of postgraduate scholarships and bursaries is available. Fordetails, please visit www.swansea.ac.uk/scholarships/PostgraduateThe CCJC has attracted substantial research funding from the ESRC,the Home Office, the Welsh Assembly Government, the Youth JusticeBoard and the Department for International Development. PhDresearch studentships are frequently advertised for posts associatedwith particular projects.Further informationWebsite: www.swansea.ac.uk/lawContact the Admissions Tutor: Dr Stephen CaseEmail: s.p.case@swansea.ac.ukTel: +44 (0)1792 295308Visit the University: see page 182 for detailsApplications can be made online atwww.swansea.ac.uk/applyonline – see pages 184– 185 for further informationFor details of Master’s courses available inCriminology, please see page 91.RESEARCH DEGREES – CRIMINAL JUSTICEAND CRIMINOLOGY