University of Portsmouth, the United Kingdom
University of Portsmouth| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCrimJ | Part-time | 4 - 7 years | October | find out | find out |
Benefits of a Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice
Our Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice (DCrimJ) is a structured 4-year programme. The first two years are focused on workshop-based teaching in Portsmouth, while the latter two years are focused on supervised research, leading to a thesis.
Established in 2007, this course offers a framework for criminal justice professionals to reflect on and contribute to practice in their area of work. And unlike the more traditional PhD route - which aims to develop professional researchers - the Professional Doctorate in Criminal Justice develop researching professionals.
Students are drawn from a variety of backgrounds in criminal justice - including policing, counter fraud, the private security industry, the voluntary sector, youth justice, prisons, probation, the legal profession, and forensic mental health.
The aim of the course is to develop criminal justice professionals whose work informs and is informed by original research in the field. Previous graduates have followed research projects into profession-related subjects such as:
Structure and teaching
You'll be studying with the same cohort of people over the whole four years - and the interaction this provides will give you the opportunity to work, learn and develop together.
It's accepted that most professionals will be unable to attend all of the workshops during the first two years, so we also use an online learning environment to make all learning materials available online. The course is split into two stages, as outlined below.
Stage 1
This stage comprises 180 M level credits which is the direct entry level to Stage 2.
Stage 2
This stage comprises Parts 1 and 2.
Part 1 (years 1 and 2)
This is the 'taught' component of the course and last for two years. During this part you will earn 120 D level credits in assignment work.
Part 2 (years 3 and 4)
Part 2 comprises the professional research and development, leading to a thesis of up to 50,000 words.
This will earn 240 D level credits and is mainly independent study and research combined with supervision meetings and opportunities to meet with your peers to review and gain critical comment on your progress.
https://www.port.ac.uk/research
A master's degree in a relevant subject, preferably of Merit level. It is essential that applicants are professionally engaged in one of the many areas of criminal justice. Applicants should be working at a senior level and/or have strong relevant criminal justice experience. All applicants will be invited to attend a face-to-face or telephone interview.
English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.
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