Entry requirementsStandard Entry Second class honours degree or above in a social sciences discipline (or related subject-area). Alternatively admission may be based on professional practice or relevant experience in the criminal justice, voluntary or community safety sector.
Academic titleInternational Policing (MSc)
Course descriptionCOURSE INFORMATION
This programme is unique and innovative in its comparative and international focus. It addresses what is possibly the most significant political agenda of the day - international policing and the management of risk, security, crime and victimisation. The unique combination of modules encompass the main areas of policing structures and processes, security governance and comparative and international policing and criminal justice. Recent developments in issues around local, national, international and global policing make this programme essential for any ambitious and effective practitioner working in the fields of policing and security, criminal justice or community safety as well as graduates looking to develop a career in these proliferating areas. It offers a vocational, management-oriented and problem-solving approach that applies theory and research to practice. Students will study International Policing as reflective practitioners in a multi- and inter-disciplinary context.
Our staff
The Criminology team at Northumbria has vast expertise in policing and criminal justice. Staff work collaboratively with police forces and criminal justice agencies as well as engaging in a variety of research projects in the criminal justice sector. The provision at Northumbria utilizes and develops current expertise within policing and comparative criminology and is underpinned by staffs close links with the world of policing, criminal justice, community safety and security.
Learning and Teaching
The philosophy of these programmes is to guide students through their engagement in critical, analytical, historical, international, global and comparative studies of crime and all aspects of its management, control, regulation and prevention. The MSc in International Policing explores different critical perspectives and encourages reflexive thinking and reflective practitioners within a global context.
The programme of study is designed to facilitate a lifelong learning approach for those engaged in fields of employment related to the policing and criminal justice sectors. Students are encouraged to:
* apply their knowledge and understanding to appropriate areas of criminology, governance, risk and security, criminal justice and social policy.
* problem-solve, manage and interpret data in their field of study, and apply different research and evaluation methodologies, methods and strategies after careful critical evaluation of their efficacy and appropriateness.
* demonstrate the ability to adapt a comparative approach to the study of key issues in crime management, control, regulation and prevention.
MODULE INFORMATION
Year 1 Modules
SO0514 Youth and Community Safety (OPTION, 30 Credits)
SO0538 Work Based Learning (OPTION, 30 Credits)
SO0556 Issues in Crime and Social Control (OPTION, 30 Credits)
SO0902 International Policing Postgraduate Dissertation (CORE, 60 Credits)
SO0903 International Policing: theory and context (CORE, 30 Credits)
COURSEWORK AND ASSESSMENT
Assessment is specific to each of the modules and will be appropriately assessed through different methods that support intellectual rigour and encourage effective management techniques and the application of problem solving skills. The emphasis is to make the assessment process as relevant as possible to the process of learning and, where appropriate, to the workplace. Combinations of assessment methods may include: assignments, presentations, portfolios of evidence and an extended piece of independent research or a professional practice project/dissertation.
CAREERS
Recent developments in issues around local, national, international and global policing make this programme essential for any ambitious and effective practitioner working in the fields of policing and security, criminal justice or community safety and graduates looking to develop a career in these proliferating areas.
The programme will appeal therefore to those already employed as senior practitioners, heads of training and development, managers and those with career aspirations to become involved at these levels in the policing, criminal or community justice and safety sectors. It is simultaneously designed to attract students with their aims set on a career in police-related practice including public or private policing and security, the Immigration Service or HM Customs and Excise.
APPLICATION DETAIL
Applicants should complete a standard university application form available from the enquiries office listed on the right of this page.