The MSc Criminology will equip you with the substantive and methodological skills to understand contemporary crime and criminal justice policies and practices. Crime, deviance and criminal justice are endlessly fascinating. By studying Criminology at the University of Southampton, you will be engaging in a discipline that is one of the oldest in the Social Sciences, and with the topic of crime, a central feature of human behaviour. This fascinating course will help you establish a successful academic or professional career with the police, the prison service, and the NHS or security companies. Assessed module coursework (B1-6), dissertation (B1-6). On completion of this course you will have various opportunities such as: Security Analyst; Crime Analyst; Police Service; Prison and probation Service; Crime prevention and community safety; Courts service; Youth Justice and youth work; Research and Policy Development; Pressure groups and NGOs. You will also achieve PGDip award in this course.