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Criminology involves examining criminal behavior, offenders, and the justice system. The Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice MA program enables students to gain specialized understanding of discussions surrounding crime origins and prevention from an international perspective. Participants explore diverse modules that blend academic theories with practical challenges like terrorism and organized crime. Studying at Maynooth immerses you in an active network of scholars and peers engaged in criminology and justice studies. Our experienced faculty, leveraging their substantial research and professional backgrounds, provide an interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizing advanced research capabilities - skills highly valued by industry employers. The program maintains a strong career focus, offering placement opportunities with justice agencies and nonprofit organizations.
The minimum entry requirement for this programme is a 2:2 overall classification in a Level 8 undergraduate degree. This degree must be in law or a cognate discipline in the humanities, or social/political sciences (including but not limited to criminology business, finance, economics, international relations, sociology, etc).
IELTS - 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each band; TOEFL internet-based test iBT: 90 with no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in all other sections; Pearson Test of English - 63 with no less than 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section; Duolingo English Test (DET) - 120 with no less than 110 in literacy, conversation, and comprehension subscores and no less than 95 in production. (This lower production subscore applies to non-EU applicants only), Cambridge Proficiency Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English. Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Cambridge Advanced Cert. - 176+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 169 in each skill and use of English Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); ETAPP - C1 or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2); Oxford Test of English - 140 with no less than 125 in each skill; Trinity College London ISE - ISE III with at least merit in each skill category.