Student stories
Criminology
Exploring crime and understanding the impact
Questions of crime and deviance underpin society: what causes it, and what are its consequences?
At Manchester, you’ll explore these questions through an interdisciplinary lens, learning to analyse crime and it’s driving forces, in real-world, global contexts.
Spanning topics from drug-use to domestic abuse and violence against women, organised crime, prisons, probation and youth offending.
Criminology at Manchester means engaging with the issues that matter.
Hear from our students on why they study Criminology at Manchester.
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UK Top 10 University for Social Sciences.
Prestigious, research active department.
Ranked 7th in Europe for Criminological research performance.
The most targeted university by Top UK employers.
Hear from our students
Student blogs
What our students say
Ellie-Mae
“My studies have strengthened my ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, both in written work and discussions, allowing me to engage confidently with issues surrounding crime and justice.
Something I have particularly enjoyed about my criminology course is the diverse lecturers and guest speaker we have coming to speak and give lectures - with people from the probation and court system to people with real lived experiences of prison."
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