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.

Dr Matt Ogilvie
Senior Lecturer in Sociology and MSc Course Director

Key dates

Course start date: 16 September 2024

Academic Calendar: Trimesters

View key dates for this Academic Calendar for 2024-25 including when teaching starts and finishes and when you break for holidays. 

Welcome and induction

Your Welcome Week is an essential introduction to your course and student life at CCCU, helping you to feel confident and prepared for your studies right from the very start.

It is important to check your Welcome Schedule for all the activities you are required to attend during the week.

Your teaching timetable 

UniTimetables provides an overview of all teaching activities on a course. Your individual timetable will be available via MyTimetable and is personalised to show you what modules and groups you are expected to attend.

Your individual student timetable can only be produced once you have engaged with online registration and created your computing account. It is essential you complete these tasks when invited, so that your course team can assign you to your teaching activities and publish your individual timetable.

Find out more about all aspects of timetabling for new students including user guides.

Welcome

We are very much looking forward to meeting and working with you on our MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology. If you have any questions on any aspect of your course, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

You can stay up to date with what's happening in our Faculty with the Faculty Instagram page 

Dr Matt Ogilvie

Course Director

CCCU, Sociology

matthew.ogilvie@canterbury.ac.uk

Getting started

Key to your success is making a good start. We therefore urge you to arrive in time to fully participate in all the PG Orientation Week activities in the week commencing Monday 16th September 2024– this is equally important whether you are joining us from a CCCU undergraduate degree or joining from elsewhere.

The following activities will be covered:

  • Introduction to the MSc Criminology and Criminal Psychology teaching team, the School and Faculty;
  • An introductory session to our library sources;
  • Training in CCCU’s Virtual Learning Environment (Blackboard); and an explanation of each module, assessments and the overall timetable from September 2024 - August 2025.
  • Outside our team, you will also be introduced to the Student Union, the Sports Centre, the diverse student societies on offer and much more. Exact details of the welcome week schedule will be made available in good time prior to your start date.

Your welcome and induction will be w/c 16th September 2024 - we look forward to meeting you then.

 

Community

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 18th September 2024. 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.

 

Pre-course reading

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 student success programme

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.

Contact details

If you have any queries, please contact the course team at lpss.postgraduate.professional@canterbury.ac.uk