Crime and Criminal Justice (Top-up) (Hons) University of Greater Manchester

Overview

Crime and Criminal Justice (Top-up) (Hons) offered by the University of Greater Manchester is designed to educate future and present criminal justice professionals to ensure their readiness for the challenges of this changing crime environment. You'll extend your existing Level HE5 professional and academic knowledge and skills, ready to achieve the status of BA (Hons) Crime and Criminal Justice (Top-up) graduate. You can study advanced aspects of this fascinating field, enhance your professional skills, and boost your employability.

You'll build your knowledge of the theoretical concepts and models that underpin research, policy and practice in criminal justice.

You'll investigate the interrelationships between the individual, social, legal and political forces that shape both crime and how it is controlled. You’ll also explore the role of research and critical thought in producing new knowledge, applying existing knowledge in innovative ways, and driving evidence-based practice.

Students at Crime and Criminal Justice (Top-up) (Hons) offered by the University of Greater Manchester will:

• have the opportunity to learn interviewing techniques from experienced specialists.

• gain vital academic and lifelong learning skills so that they are well prepared to research new innovations, apply their knowledge in new ways, and keep abreast of shifts in policy and practice in the criminal justice sector throughout their career.

• have plenty of opportunities to ask questions and get help, as well as benefit from the ideas and support offered by their classmates.