The Institute offers two full time MPhil programmes:
Both programmes have a high national and international standing and together regularly recruit around 40 students each year from around the world, and from a range of academic backgrounds.
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MPhil in Criminological Research Course Information |
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For Admissions Enquiries
For further details about the MPhil Courses please contact the Graduate Administrators: Ms Charlotte Dove and Mrs Faith Payne.
MPhil Course Director (for both courses)
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Postgraduate Open Days 2023
The Postgraduate Open Days will be taking place this year: 23 October 2023 - 5 November 2023.
During the Open Days you will be able to access webinars, videos and resources from departments and Colleges. These sessions and resources will help you to learn more about the courses on offer, hear from students about life as a postgraduate student at Cambridge, discover funding opportunities and explore the Colleges and other University facilities using the 360 photography and videos on the Virtual Tour. We look forward to welcoming you!
For more information, please visit the Postgraduate Open Day website.
Career Opportunities
Studying Criminology in Cambridge provides a useful preparation for a wide variety of careers. Students acquire a wide range of transferable skills such as the ability to write clearly and analytically about complex issues, to engage effectively in argument and debate, to analyse qualitative and quantitative data and to conduct independent research.
Graduates of the MPhil programmes are engaged in teaching and criminological research all over the world, and many have embarked on careers in the legal profession or in organisations working within the prison, police, probation, or social service sectors. Other former students of the Institute now hold positions in government and voluntary service organisatio