Courses
Postgraduate courses in criminology leading to degrees in the Faculties of Law and Humanities are offered under the auspices of the Department of Public Law.
The courses include:
- Police and Policing: Explorations in Security Governance
- Theories of Crime and Social Order
- Victims and Victimology
- Sexual Offences and the Law
- Crime and Criminology
Please consult the faculty handbook for information about the degrees and courses offered. faculty handbook.
Humanities Honours in Criminology (for Humanities Honours students only).
You can access a PDF copy of the Honours course guide directly here>>>>>.Masters in Criminology and Masters in Criminal Justice (LLM)
You can access a PDF copy of the Masters course guide directly here>>>>>.For more information visit www.publiclaw.uct.ac.za. When applying for admission you can access the application forms Here. Other information about applying to UCT can be found on this website.
Competitive scholarships are offered at the Honours, Masters, PhD and Post-doctoral levels to students to enable them to study at the University of Cape Town. This is supported by the National Research Foundation Chair in African Security and Justice and the Law Faculty at the University of Cape Town. Access scholarship information.
The NRF Chair in Security and Justice has allowed for the development of research skills by providing funding for student research assistant positions. A number of student research assistants have developed research skills in the field of environmental security and physical security by assisting with and participating in research projects.