Maynooth University

Course Description

• Criminology can be described as the study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. The MA in Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice gives students the opportunity to develop a specialist knowledge of debates around crime causation and control, within a comparative and international context
  
  
• Students undertake a wide variety of modules which aim to combine theoretical concepts with real-world problems such as terrorism and organised crime
  
  
• The expert academic team, drawing on their extensive research and professional experience, deliver an interdisciplinary program with a strong emphasis on enhanced research skills
  
  
• There is a strong focus on employability throughout the program, including opportunities for student placements with criminal justice organisations and civil society
  
  
• The summer semester involves completing a required dissertation