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Teaching
The programme is a part-time course that takes place over two years starting in the spring. There are normally three residential teaching blocks in the first year: Block A (March/April), Block B (July) and Block C (September). The residential teaching blocks incorporate four key modules: Criminological Theory, Evidence-Based Policing, Leadership and Management, and Research Methods.
The modules cover a range of topics and use a range of delivery styles including seminars, lectures, symposia, practical exercises and project work. Reading lists are provided for each session, giving required and suggested further reading.
Students are allocated a personal supervisor with whom they can discuss any aspect of the course (essay choice, dissertation topic, time management, sources of information, academic development and support) on a one-to-one basis. Independent study time is incorporated into the teaching blocks.
Students have access to college library facilities as well as the Radzinowicz (Institute of Criminology), Squire (Faculty of Law), the Cambridge Judge Business School and University libraries. In the second year, supervision may pass to another member of staff who is better suited to supervise the dissertation topic and in some cases a separate subject-specific dissertation advisor may also be allocated to work alongside the supervisor.
Student support materials are also available via a virtual learning environment (VLE).
| One to one supervision | One or two hours per week (during the residential blocks in both years), other as required via telephone, Skype or other. |
|---|---|
| Seminars & classes | First year: 47 hours per term |
| Lectures | As above |
| Practicals | As required – optional research methods surgeries and workshops for attendance depending on research methods being used |
| Small group teaching | Two hours per term |
| Literature_reviews | The dissertation requires a literature review. |
| Posters | Students may make one oral presentation in term five and a compulsory assessed oral presentation in term six. |
Placements
All students are serving police officers or equivalent so will have suitable employment.
Feedback
Detailed written feedback is given following all six written assignments. This is followed by a discussion with supervisors. Verbal feedback is given following a discussion on a dissertation topic in terms four and five and on oral presentation in term six.
Assessment
Thesis
Dissertation: 18,000 words maximum (including footnotes or endnotes, but excluding appendices and bibliographical references).
Essays
Four essays: 3,000 words maximum each. A research proposal: 4,000 words maximum.
Other
An assessed oral presentation on the dissertation in progress.