Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or e
MA Criminology is a stimulating and challenging two year programme, involving an exhaustive understanding of advanced understanding of crime and criminal justice. Drawing from diverse disciplines such as sociology, psychology and law, the domain of criminology attempts to provide a critical perspective on issues of crime, justice, law and society. This course develops an understanding of a range of modern criminological perspectives on crime and social control. One will be better able to identify the key issues, queries, dichotomies, and concepts that have influenced contemporary criminological thought, comprehend the nature of "theory" and "explanation" in criminology, and both appreciate and evaluate the evolution of criminological thought.
Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or e
The Programme is of two years duration with four semesters and 64 Credits. A semester is 16 weeks long with 12 weeks of teaching. The program has eight core compulsory papers and five electives along with a field visit paper in first semester, an internship in third semester and a dissertation in the fourth semester. This programme is a blend of conventional classroom learning (which provides theoretical and conceptual inputs) along with extensive non-classroom learning, interactions, field visits and internships to Criminal Justice Organizations which in turn will facilitate the development of the right attitude, skills and knowledge base of the students.
Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or e
A criminologist analyses all aspects of crime with the goal of preventing crime and criminal behaviour. Therefore, the application of criminology into practice mainly lays in Prevention, Intervention, Prosecution, Rehabilitation, and Restoration in Criminal Justice Administration. Typically, the major employers of a criminologist can be police, prison and probation services, court, child protection services, security services, non-profit making organisations including the charities that work with young offenders or victims of crime, Central or State Government, academic institutions, human rights organizations, national commissions, international organizations like UNICEF, UNDP, ILO, UN Women etc. A trained criminologist can work as an advisor to Criminal Justice Policy makers through research findings that address the ground realities, as crime investigator/detective, crime intelligence analyst, social welfare officer, probation officer, victim support/counsellor, social researcher, child protection officer, cyber security expert etc.
Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or e
Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or e
The core courses common to all students provide them with an exposure to key concepts of criminology and related aspects. It comprises of varied interesting and thought-provoking modules in criminological theories, the study of criminal justice and punitive practices, psychology behind a crime and the criminal, victimology, criminal investigation and prevention, research methodology and cyber criminology to name a few. This programme will focus more on the critical perspectives of criminology involving the recent trends of crime and new investigative and preventive mechanisms help in dealing with the crimes. Apart from these Core Courses, there is a pool of Elective Courses which explore the interdisciplinary grounds of criminology and other related discipline. Following are the few proposed core compulsory and elective courses:
Core
a. Introduction to Criminology
b. Fundamentals of Criminal Justice and Law
c. Penology & Corrections
d. Psychology of Crime
e. Crime Investigation & Prevention
f. Research Methods
g. Cyber Criminology Possible
Electives
a. Juvenile Justice
b. Law Crime and Society
c. Criminal Imaginaries
d. Correctional and Rehabilitative Psychology
e. Gender & Crime
f. Security Management
g. NGO Management
h. Domestic and Community Violence
i. Disaster Management
j. Crime Analysis
k. Human Rights & Criminal Justice System
l. Tourism Crime & Management m. Terrorism
n. Organized Crime
o. Speech Crimes
p. Policing and Society
Minimum Eligibility will be Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade from a recognised university (Relaxation of 5% marks for SC/ST/PwBD/ D-OBC (NCL)/Defence/KM).
