The Postgraduate in Criminal Justice is a full-time programme running for 9 months from the date of first registration for the programme.
Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice.
The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.
Students choose modules to the value of 30 credits from the following:
CR6009 Terrorism and Political Violence (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
LW6545 Penology (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
Module Semester Information may be found here. Module Descriptions may be found here.
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be
contained in the Marks and Standards 2019/2020 Book and for each module in the
Book of Modules, 2019/2020.
LLM/Postgraduate Diploma in Law
Candidates who successfully complete the Postgraduate Certificate in Criminal
Justice may undertake the LLM Degree or the Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Certificate in Criminal Justice (NFQ Level 9, Minor award):
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to: