MPhil Criminology and Criminal Justice

Introduction

This is a one-year, full-time taught degree available only as an add-on to the taught MSc degrees. Admission to the MPhil is conditional upon good performance on the MSc. Students must apply for readmission to the MPhil programme by the end of Week 4 in Trinity Term of the MSc year. Students usually take up their MPhil places straight after the MSc, and do not graduate from the MSc. MPhil candidates research and write a thesis of up to 25,000-30,000 words on a topic of their choice under the guidance of a supervisor, as well as taking courses in research design and data analysis (if these have not been completed during the MSc). As well as being a degree in its own right, the MPhil offers an important bridge between the MSc and doctoral study, and can be used as the first year of a DPhil.