Welcome to MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology! We are looking forward to welcoming you into our criminology and psychology family, where you will meet other like-minded students, supportive and friendly staff, and a set of research active academics who will guide you through this engaging masters programme.
Your Course Team
Academic Calendar: Trimesters [15 Week]
View key dates for this Academic Calendar for 2025-26 including when teaching starts and finishes and when you break for holidays.
Your Welcome Week is an essential introduction to your course and the wider University, helping you to feel confident and prepared for your studies right from the very start.
It is important to check your Course Welcome Week for all the activities you are required to attend as part of your course induction. If any of your welcome activities are in groups, your course team will contact you before you arrive to let you know which group you will be in.
In addition, check the Student Events Hub for a range of fun activities. including the Students’ Union Welcome Fair, to help you make friends and live your best CCCU student life.
Your teaching timetable
UniTimetables provides an overview of all teaching activities for a course. If your course is taught in groups, it will display information for all groups, not just the group you will be assigned to.
Your individual student timetable will show you what modules and groups you are expected to attend via MyTimetable. This will be available for when your teaching starts.
Learn more about timetabling for new students including user guides and videos.
We are very much looking forward to meeting and working with you on our MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology.
Key to your success is making a good start. We therefore urge you to arrive in time to fully participate in all the welcome activities in the week commencing Monday 15th September 2025– this is equally important whether you are joining us from a CCCU undergraduate degree or joining from elsewhere.
The following activities will be covered:
Your welcome and induction will be w/c 15th September 2025 - we look forward to meeting you then.
On the social side, the Student Union (CCSU) has a huge range of clubs and societies – all of which have unique social calendars of their own and offer endless opportunities to make lifelong friends and discover new hobbies. And you can always create your own society and cultivate your own community!
CCSU will be hosting their Welcome Fayre on Wednesday 17th September 2025. Make sure you keep checking the CCSU website for further details and how to get involved.
We understand that you may be nervous about your first few weeks on campus but rest assured - you'll be joining a nurturing and supportive environment where diversity, equality and individuality are part of everything we do.
You can find out more about our welcoming community and making friends.
If you are an International Student joining us then please see our International Student Support pages for further information and guidance.
To familiarise yourselves with the relevant subject areas, we would recommend the following books to read before you start the course:
Davies, P. and Rowe, M., 2021. An Introduction to criminology. Sage.
Canter, D.E., 2017. Criminal psychology. Hodder Education Group.
Campbell, T. 2010. Justice. 3rd Ed. Palgrave: New York.
Clapham, A., 2015. Human rights: A very short introduction. OUP Oxford.
Clark, T., Foster, L., Bryman, A. and Sloan, L., (2021). Bryman's social research methods. Oxford University Press.
International students: don't miss out! Make sure you register for our international student success programme which provides practical advice on preparing to live and study in the UK.
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