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Our courses

We offer full-time three-year criminology degrees. If you don’t meet the entry requirements, you can apply for an extended course with an added foundation year. You can also combine criminology with criminal psychology, forensic science or sociology.

Applied Criminology, MA

This master's degree equips you with a deep understanding of how criminological theory, concepts and methods can be applied and understood in the context of criminal justice practice.

Mode: Full time, Part time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA Hons

Our Criminology and Criminal Justice degree covers security, terrorism, forensic psychology and crime scene investigation for careers in policing and crime detection.

Mode: Full time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Psychology (Extended), BSc Hons

This extended criminology and criminal psychology degree combines topics in crime and psychology for careers in policing, policy and welfare.

Mode: Full time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Psychology, BSc Hons

This criminology and criminal psychology degree combines crime with psychology. Explore security and terrorism alongside profiling and psychopathology.

Mode: Full time, Part time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology

Criminology and Criminal Psychology, MSc

Our MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology provides students with the knowledge and skills for careers in criminal justice, legal and forensics.

Mode: Full time, Part time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology; Psychology

Criminology, Gender and Sexualities, MSc

Explore the impact of #MeToo and the gendered analyses of crime and punishment with our new Master’s in Criminology, Gender and Sexualities.

Mode: Full time, Part time
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology

Sociology and Criminology, BSc Hons

Study our sociology and criminology degree for careers in criminal justice, youth work and education. Explore in-depth approaches to society and crime.

Mode: Full time, Part time, Sandwich
Location: Greenwich Campus
Subject: Criminology; Sociology

Why Greenwich is great for criminology degrees

We offer excellent facilities and a varied curriculum, with lots of interesting research going on as well. Find out what makes the University of Greenwich a great place to study criminology.

Innocence Project available to Criminology students

Law and Criminology students at the University of Greenwich can volunteer to investigate claims of innocence.

Study your passion, shape your future: Andreea

Andreea: Criminology student and anti-trafficking advocate

Think and Act: Criminology!

If you’re considering studying Criminology at undergraduate level here’s a little inspiration to get you thinking about the subject more.

What if you were innocent?

Senior Lecturer in Law and co-founder and director of Innocence Project London (IPL), Dr Louise Hewitt delivers a powerful Ted Talk on the IPL's mission - a pro-bono clinic dedicated to investigating wrongful convictions.

Research and partnerships

The criminology team has a strong research culture and a focus on developing students’ research skills. With guidance from tutors, undergraduate students can conduct their own research in their final year.

Centre for Transformative and Global Justice

The Centre for Transformative and Global Justice is an interdisciplinary research centre that conducts research, analysis and activism on Human Rights issues, governance practice, environmental challenges and Criminal Justice systems.

Join us as a research student

Research is an important part of our master’s courses, which can be a springboard into studying for a PhD. If you have a suitable research proposal in criminology, we can help you apply to the university and find the appropriate supervisor.

Contact

fach_pgresearch@gre.ac.uk

Working with industry

Our expert staff, industry-standard facilities and research expertise can help your business grow.

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Greenwich Research & Enterprise

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enterprise@gre.ac.uk

020 8331 7867

Ghost criminology to predicting crimes

Learn about our current research in Law and Criminology, from 'Ghost Criminology' to the use of machine learning techniques to help us predict criminal threats.

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