Undergraduate Courses

CRIMINOLOGY (Minor) offered at the Cave Hill and Mona Campuses This programme is offered jointly by the Departments of Government and Sociology, Psychology and Social Work.

To be approved for the Minor in Criminology, students must have at least a cumulative GPA of 2.7 and must have at least a ‘B’ in GT33C or GT33D and SY39B.

LEVEL I
Students who wish to pursue a Minor in Criminology must satisfy the pre-requisites for the FOUR compulsory courses and ONE elective course:

LEVELS II & III
1. GOVT2011 (GT23B)-Criminal Justice Systems
2. SOCI2021 (SY29A)-Theories of Criminal Behaviour
3. SOCI3036 (SY39B)-Police and Society
4. GOVT3010 (GT33C)-Punishment and Corrections
or GOVT3011 (GT33D)-Violence and Development
5. ONE (1) from the following:
PSYC2000 (PS21D)-Social Psychology
PSYC2002 (PS24D)-Abnormal Psychology
SOCI2000 (SY20C)-Sociological Theory I
SOWK2006 (SW24C)-Caribbean Social Issues

Postgraduate Programmes

St. Augustine

M.Sc. in Criminology and Criminal Justice

The M.Sc. degree is designed for students who seek a judicious mixture of theoretical and applied criminology. That is, they will undertake a set of core courses, and other policy-oriented courses.

The course requirements for the M.Sc. are 36 credits: that is, eight semester courses, a research paper and a research project. For award of the degree, students are expected to gain at least a “B” in each of these requirements (i.e. courses, research paper and project).

It is highly recommended that students who do not have any academic background in research and statistics enroll in the research methods and statistics course (CRMJ 6002) in their first semester.

M.Phil. in Criminology and Criminal Justice

The M.Phil. is for those who seek substantial competence in conceptualizing criminological problems and subjecting these to sound research design, data analysis and policy formulation. It is largely a research-oriented degree, possibly making the way towards the Ph.D. degree.

In addition to the thesis requirements, students are required to obtain six credits from prescribed departmental course and as well to present two seminar papers during their period of study. The M.Phil. research thesis will be examined according to University regulations. The passing grade for coursework and final examinations respectively is at least a “B” (i.e. 50%).

Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice

This is primarily a research degree and examinable according to University regulations.

In addition to the thesis which must reflect original work students are required to complete successfully nine credits from prescribed departmental courses and as well, present three seminar papers during their period of study. The passing grade for coursework and final examinations respectively is at least a “B” (i.e. 50%).

If you desire any further information on the postgraduate programmes please click the link below where you could download the Faculty of Social Sciences postgraduate academic booklet.

Mona

Master of Science - National Security and Strategic Studies

The Masters in National Security and Strategic Studies serves, not only to complement the professional training of the senior managers of the security sector, but in many instances, provides them with the opportunity of exposure to the rigours of Graduate Studies in a field very applicable to their day to day activities.

The educational emphasis is placed on a policy oriented approach, as well as on critical examination of the theories and concepts that have influenced regional strategic, defence and anti-crime policies.Particular attention is paid to emerging strategic trends that pose long-term challenges to Caribbean security as a region and individual countries, and raise complex trade-offs for policy makers.

The Programme aims at providing a better understanding of:

• Agency roles and functions
• The domestic, regional and international settings of national security policy
• The concepts of military threats
• Issues of crime and violence
• Terrorism, particularly narco- terrorism
• Crisis management
• Military alliances
• “Third level” human rights as security concerns
• National security policy and programme