Cardiff,
United Kingdom
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Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc Criminal Justice & Security in Cardiff United Kingdom | Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Cardiff United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
17,600
(c. USD23,551.44)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
The MSc Criminal Justice & Security program at Cardiff Met offers an engaging and comprehensive postgraduate experience, delivering critical insights into contemporary challenges within crime, law enforcement, security policies, and justice systems. Combining varied methodological approaches, theoretical models, and worldwide viewpoints, the curriculum examines both individual and collective security concerns, tackling global peacekeeping, lawful force application, and safeguarding at-risk populations.Starting with an in-depth analysis of criminal justice policy formation and institutional functions, students explore fundamental disciplinary elements, studying both the UK justice framework and comparative international systems. Core subjects encompass transnational offenses like wartime atrocities, human rights violations, mass atrocities, along with wrongful convictions and gender-based honor crimes. The program also highlights worldwide conflict resolution and security within the global justice paradigm.A pivotal research methodology module develops essential competencies for thesis work, strengthening understanding of investigative approaches. Recognizing the constantly changing criminal justice landscape, the curriculum presents diverse themes to help students identify and nurture specialized interests, facilitating dissertation topic selection. The research project enables thorough examination of personally meaningful subjects, guided by an assigned academic advisor.This postgraduate qualification fosters crucial professional capabilities including public speaking, analytical reasoning, self-evaluation, and other vocational skills. Practical learning occurs through simulated exercises mirroring real-world criminal justice situations, ensuring direct applicability to professional environments.Alternative Qualifications
Criminal Justice & Security – PgD (120 credits)The Postgraduate Diploma covers all six core 20-credit modules excluding the final dissertation.
Criminal Justice – PgC (60 credits)Students may alternatively complete a Postgraduate Certificate, comprising the initial three 20-credit modules (Crime Analysis, Global Offenses Examination, and Criminological Research Methods).Career Prospects
This Master's program equips graduates for diverse positions across justice systems and related fields. Typical career pathways may involve:
Law enforcement positions including uniformed officers, criminal investigators, and civilian police personnelProbation servicesCorrectional facilitiesJudicial system roles, plus various comparable justice-related occupations
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Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS
Qualification Requirements
Recognising the intensive nature of the course, applicants for the MSc Criminal Justice & Security are expected to satisfy the following minimum requirements: 
 
- An initial degree (usually a good Honours degree of 2:1 or above) in similarly related discipline such as (Criminal Justice, Forensics, Law, Professional Policing, Criminology, Psychology, Health & Social Care, Social Work, etc.); or 
  - A 2:2 degree in similarly related discipline such as (Criminal Justice, Forensics, Law, Professional Policing, Criminology, Psychology, Health & Social Care, Social Work, etc.); with an interview – considered on a case-by-case basis; or 
  - Students with degrees outside of a similarly related discipline will be considered on a case-by-case basis subject to an admissions interview; or
- Hold a suitable professional qualification from an appropriate professional body. In some instances, those with higher level professional qualifications may be exempt from specific taught modules. Such exemptions would be discussed on a case-by-case basis with the Programme Director.‚Äã‚Äã
Exceptional entry routes 
Exceptional entry routes are available for non-graduates in line with the University criteria for the Admission to Taught Postgraduate Programmes. A student who has successfully completed modules in a similar programme at another institution might gain direct and accelerated entry onto the programme as long as they have satisfied the aforementioned entry requirements and meet the University Criteria for the Admission through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). ​
 
English Language Requirements  
Students whose first language is not English, a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 overall with no sub-score lower than 5.5 (or equivalent qualification).  TOEFL IBT (Internet Based Test) ​Overall score: 72. Minimum scores required in each skill area are: Reading: 18, Listening: 17, Writing: 17 Speaking: 20.
Tuition
GBP
17,600