Overview
Exit Award only
Candidates on the MA (Criminology) who pass at least 60 credits of taught modules may elect to exit the programme and be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| CR6010 | Research Design and Methods | 10 |
| CR6012 | Critical Perspectives on Criminology | 10 |
| Terrorism and Organised Crime (10) | |
| Criminology: Core Theories, Context and Critique (10) | |
| International Youth Justice (5) | |
| Law of Cybercrime (10) | |
| Penology (10) | |
| International Child Justice (10) | |
| Feminist Epistemologies: Feminisms, Sexuality and Society (10) | |
| Sociology of Science, Technology and Medicine (10) | |
| Social Theory and Climate Justice (10) | |
| Im/mobilities: forced migration and belonging (10) | |
| Alcohol and Society: Use, Regulation and Harms (10) | |
| Disability, Mental Health and Social Justice (10) | |
| Sustainability, Climate Justice and Eco-Social Policies (10) | |
| Migration, mobilities and social policy (10) | |
| Childhood, Youth and Society (10) | |
| Culture, creativity, well-being and social justice (10) | |
| Total Credits | 60 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for the Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Understand the historical development of the field of criminology;
- Appreciate the nature of its key studies and main methodologies;
- Identify the major theories of crime, define key concepts and understand their relevance to the study of Irish society;
- Make a critical analysis of important issues of crime and deviance in the contemporary world and of their representation in the media;
- Understand the principles and practices of punishment, restorative justice and alternatives to prison.
