Criminal and Corporate Investigations and Intelligence MA

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In a world where businesses and organisations are at significant risk of external and internal threats, they are increasingly turning to their internal investigative and intelligence arms to identify, prevent and tackle those threats. Designed with industry in mind, our MA Criminal and Corporate Investigations and Intelligence aims to equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to be future leaders and policymakers in investigative and intelligence-based practice. On this programme, you will join a community of experienced tutors, and a range of student-peers, who might be industry professionals, recent graduates or career movers. Your journey through this programme will culminate in a significant project, which may entail primary research, critical engagement with work-based experiences or a policy proposal.

Entry Requirements

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• Consideration will be given to significant industry experience to be equivalent to a degree for the purposes of meeting the programme’s prerequisites.

  All applications which fall outside the University’s standard admissions criteria will be reviewed by a panel of the programme team.

  Related disciplines include, but are not limited to:

  • Accounting, Finance and Tax
  • Business Management
  • Criminal Justice
  • Criminology
  • Human Resources
  • Intelligence Studies
  • Law
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Professional Policing (including Apprenticeships) and Public Services
  • Psychology
  • Security studies, Organised Crime and Terrorism
  • Sociology and Social Work

  For information on how to apply to study the MA Criminal and Corporate Investigations and Intelligence degree with us, please see our How to Apply page.

• All International and EU students applying for a course with us must meet the following minimum English language requirements:

  • Minimum standard – IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) for study at postgraduate level.

  For information regarding English language requirements at the University, please see our IELTS page.