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Postgraduate courses
Sociology and Criminology
Investigate new social perspectives
Discover our Sociology and Criminology courses here, or find out more at a postgraduate event.
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Develop your research skills and deepen your understanding of the social world around you.
Your social research and data analysis skills will be paired with practical experience. Postgraduate degrees in Sociology and Criminology can lead to career paths in the voluntary sector, government and social policy, private research and more.
Courses

Criminology MSc
Inequality, oppression and patriarchy are all examples of how social factors directly impact the rates and forms of crime that exist in our society today. On this course you will explore issues...

Interrogating ideas
We work with you to uncover the circumstances that drive people towards behaviour that is considered criminal. You will engage in debates, challenge ideas surrounding equality and interrogate social concepts around morality, merit and the balance between punishment and rehabilitation.

Institute for Social Justice
Get involved with our Institute for Social Justice, which facilitates social justice research, projects and partnerships that help us to pursue and promote a fairer society.

Technical skills
You will learn highly sought after skills in using software such as SPSS, ArcGIS, Stata, Qualtrics and NVivo.