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You’re prepared to challenge the accepted concepts of justice, punishment and social control and have a meaningful impact on society. At Essex we encourage you to question the prescribed and critique the accepted norms. Harnessing a criminological imagination will give you fresh eyes to view some of the today’s most pressing issues. If you're impatient to understand the nature of crime, welcome home! But be warned, you will see the world in a completely different way.

Why choose Essex?
  • You are taught by staff who conduct world-leading research and write the textbooks
  • We’re 73rd globally for sociology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
  • We pioneered sociologically informed approaches to criminology - Essex is where it all started
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Explore postgraduate criminology degrees at Essex

Although there are many different approaches to the subject, at Essex we take a sociological view. You critique ideas and concepts of justice, punishment and social control. Our courses are contemporary and informed by global theory. You study with other committed, engaged and motivated students, and have the opportunity to attend guest-speaker seminars, events and conferences. Want to understand crime? Welcome home!

Why choose Essex?
  • We pioneered sociologically informed approaches to criminology — Essex is where it all started
  • 11th for Social Sciences in the UK in THE World University Rankings by Subject 2024
  • We’re 73rd globally for sociology in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024

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Resources for criminologists at Essex

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Find criminology research degrees

We attract research funding, produce world class research outputs and engage with local schools, colleges and businesses. With our integrated, four-year PhD, you follow our Sociological Research pathway in your first year. This provides Masters-level research training, before undertaking your PhD research. This course is also available for study on a full or part time basis. 

Why research here?
  • 11th in UK for Sociology in Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023
  • We pioneered sociologically informed approaches to criminology - Essex is where it all started.
  • You work with world-leading scholars in an exciting and active research environment.

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Visit the home of Criminology

Visit the Department of Sociology and Criminology Learn more about postgraduate degrees in the Department of Sociology and Criminology Explore research from the Department of Sociology and Criminology

Resources for criminologists at Essex

Visit the UK Data Archive (UKDA), the UK's largest collection of social, economic and population data Visit the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), a leading centre for longitudinal studies and data on how people's lives are changing over time

Research clusters

Crime Justice and Public Policy Culture Identity and Subjectivity Social Divisions and Economic Life Sociological Foundations Theory and Method Transnationalism, Nation and Rights

Research centres

Centre for Criminology Centre for Global South Studies Centre for Intimate and Sexual Citizenship Centre for Migration Studies Centre for Research in Economic Sociology and Innovation
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