Overview

Established in 2007, this Criminal Justice degree at University of Portsmouth 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.

Key Facts

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:

Reform and the Garda in the Republic of Ireland

The National Intelligence Model and reduced risk in the public sector

Gender within specialist police departments

Programme Structure

Modules include

Professional Review and Development
Advanced Research Techniques
Publication and Dissemination
Proposal for Professional Research and Development Project
Professional Research and Development Project

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00

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More details

The university accepts applications all year round, but it suggests applying 2–3 months before your chosen start date.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Criminal Law Legal Studies Criminal Justice View 13 other PhDs in Criminal Justice in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

8950 GBP / year

≈ 8950 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5900 GBP / year

≈ 5900 GBP / year

Living costs

Portsmouth

United Kingdom

710 - 1099 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.