Overview

We welcome inquiries and applications from practitioners and professionals in criminal justice (e.g. policing, courts, probation, prison work, alternative sanctions, community sanctions, service providers in the sphere of drugs and addiction, and so on) or related fields of work and practice (e.g. local authority and third sector service providers in the sphere of crime prevention, security, community building and offender rehabilitation; private providers in the above or related spheres; non-governmental action in a variety of spheres such as environmental action, human rights policy and activism, and so on).

Features

The Criminology and Criminal Justice degree at Keele University aims to:

Promote an understanding of research evidence and methodologies relevant to professional practitioners in criminal justice and cognate fields.

Develop a critical awareness of the broader influences and contexts in which professional practice develops and evolves.

Enable participants to undertake a research study of relevance and importance to their professional field.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Contemporary Challenges in Criminal Justice

Advanced Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Methods and Application: Designing and Carrying out a Pilot Study

Criminal Justice
Contemporary Criminology

Criminology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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79

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PTE Academic

59

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Keele, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminology Criminal Justice View 36 other PhDs in Criminology in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

59

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Other requirements

General requirements

Usually hold a Masters Degree from this University or of another deemed equivalent; and,

Hold that qualification normally in the general field of criminology, socio-legal or law studies, policy and/or management and/or social sciences or equivalent in professional experience and a professionally accredited programme; and,

Have access to email and the internet for the e-supported parts of the programme.

Students who hold a Masters Degree and have advanced professional experience may apply to enter the programme with Advanced Standing (i.e. permitting a quicker process towards dissertation stage). This is an exceptional concession and will be decided by panel. Please inquire with us if you are considering this pathway.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

8510 GBP / year

≈ 8510 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

3351 GBP / year

≈ 3351 GBP / year

Living costs

Keele

United Kingdom

660 - 1140 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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