The MA in Criminology is offered on a full-time basis running over 12 months or part-time basis running over 24 months.

FULL-TIME

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I

Core modules:
CR6010 Research Design and Methods (10 credits)
CR6012 Critical Perspectives on Criminology (10 credits)

Four modules from the following options. Students must take at least one Law (LW) module AND at least one Criminology (CR) module AND at least one Applied Social Studies (SS) module.

CR6000 Governmentality: Disciplines, Institutions and Critiques (10 credits)
CR6001 Terrorism and Organised Crime (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
LW6545 Penology (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
SC6627 Social Pathology, Civic Health, New Technology (10 credits)
SC6638 Rethinking Borders: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (10 credits)
SC6639 Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10 credits)
SC6641 Gender and Catastrophe (10 credits)
SC6642 Social Theory and Climate Justice (10 credits)
SS6315 Mental Health and Disability (10 credits)
SS6316 Children and Young People (10 credits)
SS6320 Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (10 credits)

Part II
CR6006 Dissertation on Criminology (30 credits)

PART-TIME

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Part I

Year 1

Core modules:
CR6010 Research Design and Methods (10 credits)
CR6012 Key Issues in Criminology (10 credits)

plus modules to the value of 20 credits from the optional modules listed below*:

*Students must, across both years of part-time study, take at least one Law (LW) module AND at least one Criminology (CR) module AND at least one Applied Social Studies (SS) module from the list of optional modules.

CR6000 Governmentality: Disciplines, Institutions and Critiques (10 credits)
CR6001 Terrorism and Organised Crime (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
LW6545 Penology (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
SC6627 Social Pathology, Civic Health, New Technology (10 credits)
SC6638 Rethinking Borders: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (10 credits)
SC6639 Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10 credits)
SC6641 Gender and Catastrophe (10 credits)
SC6642 Social Theory and Climate Justice (10 credits)
SS6315 Mental Health and Disability (10 credits)
SS6316 Children and Young People (10 credits)
SS6320 Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (10 credits)

Year 2
In Year 2, students select two optional 10 credit modules (not previously taken in Year One) from the modules listed below. Students must, across both years of part-time study, take at least one Law (LW) module AND at least one Criminology (CR) module AND at least one Applied Social Studies (SS) module from the list of optional modules.

AY6004 Anthropology of Sociology Control (10 credits) (not on offer until 2022/23)
CR6000 Governmentality: Disciplines, Institutions and Critiques (10 credits)
CR6001 Terrorism and Organised Crime (10 credits)
LW6544 Criminology (10 credits)
LW6545 Penology (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits)
SC6627 Social Pathology, Civic Health, New Technology (10 credits)
SC6638 Rethinking Borders: Sovereignty, Rights and Justice (10 credits)
SC6639 Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10 credits)
SC6641 Gender and Catastrophe (10 credits)
SC6642 Social Theory and Climate Justice (10 credits)
SS6315 Mental Health and Disability (10 credits)
SS6316 Children and Young People (10 credits)
SS6320 Conflict Transformation and Peace Building (10 credits)

Part II
CR6006 Dissertation on Criminology (30 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 2021/2022 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2021/2022.

Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology
Candidates who pass at least 60 credits of taught modules may elect to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology.

Programme Learning Outcomes for MA in Criminology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Understand the field of criminology, its historical development, its current scope and its related methodologies;
• Identify the major theories of crime, define their key concepts and ideas and understand their relevance to the study of Irish society;
• Critique aspects of the use of the issues of crime and deviance in contemporary society and the issues posed by the manner of their representation in the media and to evaluate current issues and debates in these areas;
• Understand the principles and practices of punishment in its many facets, the issues and problems raised by their current applications and the alternatives that have been proposed;
• Understand the principles and practices of social research and be able to apply them in research in criminology.

Programme Learning Outcomes for the Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Understand the historical development of the field of criminology;
• Appreciate the nature of its key studies and main methodologies;
• Identify the major theories of crime, define key concepts and understand their relevance to the study of Irish society;
• Make a critical analysis of important issues of crime and deviance in the contemporary world and of their representation in the media;
• Understand the principles and practices of punishment, restorative justice and alternatives to prison.