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PostgraduateLLM

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Queen's University Belfast
Belfast, Northern Ireland
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1 yearDuration
£7,700Per Year (Intl)
£6,500Home Fee
N/AContinuation Rate

Course Overview

Offered by Queen's University Belfast, the LLM Criminology and Criminal Justice provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in law. Based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, this Russell Group university offers a research-led approach to learning, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. This exciting, stimulating and topical postgraduate degree programme in Criminology and Criminal Justice is taught by internationally-recognised scholars and researchers who offer students a wide introduction to the study of crime and criminal justice in contemporary society. The programme is also unique insofar as it draws upon Northern Ireland’s experiment in overhauling its criminal justice system (police, prisons and restorative justice) as part of the political settlement reached in 1998. As such students are introduced to ‘what works’ in criminal justice reform with police reform in p... International tuition fees are £7,700 per year, home/UK fees are £6,500 per year, and a minimum IELTS score of 6.0 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 96% student satisfaction rating, a 95% continuation rate, and 75% of graduates in employment or further study.

What You'll Learn

Criminological Theory and Offending Behaviour
Contemporary Policing and Police Reform
Restorative Justice and Community Safety
Victimology and Crime Prevention
The Criminal Justice System: Policy and Practice
Crime
Punishment and Prisoner Reintegration
Research Methods in Criminology
Dissertation in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Academic Year:2026-27 entry
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Entry Requirements

📋 Academic Entry Requirements

Postgraduate Requirement2:2

🗣️ English Language Requirements

TestOverallLRWS
IELTS Academic65.55.55.55.5
PTE Academic64

L = Listening, R = Reading, W = Writing, S = Speaking

Tuition Fees & Funding

International Student Fee

£7,700

per year

Total Course Cost (1 years)£7,700

Home Student Fee

£6,500

regulated fee

Scholarships available for eligible students

Fees shown are for current entry. Fees may increase annually in line with inflation.

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Graduate Outcomes

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💼 Employment Breakdown

70%Working
5%Studying
20%Work & Study
70%Professional Jobs
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About Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast offers Criminology and Criminal Justice as part of its comprehensive programme offerings.

#174QS World
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