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Leadership in Criminal Justice (Taught)

Course details
  • MA
  • 1 Years
  • Full-time
  • 21/09/2026
  • Postgraduate
Course location
Main Site

Course summary

This course is designed to develop leadership and management skills for professionals and aspiring leaders across the entire criminal justice spectrum, including probation, police, prisons, youth offending, and security.

You'll explore current challenges and threats impacting criminal justice and policing, incorporating cutting-edge criminological research. Through experiential learning and realistic assessments, you'll gain a deep understanding of national and international criminological and penological theory, criminal justice policy and practice, and leadership theory, alongside practical skills.

Modules

https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-leadership-criminal-justice/#course-content

Assessment method

https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-leadership-criminal-justice/#teaching-assessment

How to apply

International applicants

https://www.york.ac.uk/study/international/

Entry requirements

https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/courses/ma-leadership-criminal-justice/#entry

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

LocationFeeYear
England£12000Year 1
Northern Ireland£12000Year 1
Scotland£12000Year 1
Wales£12000Year 1
Channel Islands£12000Year 1
Republic of Ireland£12000Year 1
EU£27250Year 1
International£27250Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For additional information, please see our web pages at: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/fees/

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