MSc Crime Science

The Crime Science MSc course offered by University College London (UCL) is a distinctive course that focuses on providing in-depth understanding about crime and criminal behavior from varied perspectives, including computer science, psychology, architecture, and geography. The course aims to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop and implement effective crime prevention strategies in a variety of settings.Course Content: The course allows students to gain wide-ranging knowledge of crime science, crime prevention techniques and strategies, and data analysis technologies. It incorporates foundational modules where students are taught the basic principles and techniques of Crime Science. The course also includes advance optional modules which cover diverse areas of study such as cybercrime, spatial crime prevention, design against crime etc., which provide specialized knowledge in specific fields. Key Modules: The key modules include 'Introduction to Crime Science', 'Research Design and Methods', 'Quantitative Methods', 'Qualitative Methods', 'Crime and Security Science Research frontiers'. In addition to these core modules, there's a variety of optional modules like 'Design Against Crime', 'Innovation in Crime Science', 'Risk and Security Management', 'Investigative Psychology', 'Crime, Terrorism and Security', and many more.Future Careers: Graduates from following this course are equipped to pursue roles in policing, security, crime reduction and community safety within local authorities, consultancy and research in the UK and overseas. They can also go on to pursue further research in crime science.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.