GRADUATE CRIMINOLOGY IN OXFORD

The Centre for Criminology at the University of Oxford is delighted to be able to offer two ESRC 1+3 or +3 studentships to commence in October 2010.

1+3 studentships cover the cost of fees for four years together with a stipend for each year (currently L13,290 per annum). They enable successful applicants to study for the MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice (Research Methods) in the first year, followed by three years of doctoral research leading to the award of a DPhil. +3 studentships cover the cost of fees and provide a stipend for three years of doctoral study. They are only available to applicants who have completed an ESRC-recognized master’s degree.

ESRC 1+3 and +3 Quota Studentships are available to UK (fees plus stipend) and EU (fees only) students.
Applications are invited for these studentships with a closing date of Friday 12th March 2010.

Interviews will be held on Friday 26th March 2010.
To apply, please see the further details, or contact us below.

Further information
Applicants for 1+3 studentships are encouraged to read the MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice (Research Methods) Programme Specification, which can be found at: crim.ox.ac.uk/graduate/mscrm/0910MScRMProgSpec.pdf.
All applicants should read the ESRC Guidance Notes for Applicants and eligibility criteria which can be found on the ESRC website at: esrc.ac.uk.
Informal enquiries about the studentships are welcome and can be made to Professor Ian Loader; email ian.loader@crim.ox.ac.uk; tel: 01865 274440.

Enquiries about the application process should be addressed to Ms Iris Geens, Graduate Studies Administrator; email: iris.geens@crim.ox.ac.uk; tel. 01865 274444.
Further information about the Centre, its staff, research and graduate programmes can be found on the Centre’s website: crim.ox.ac.uk/index.html.
A 1+3 studentship is divided into two connected parts. Successful applicants will, in the first year of the award, undertake the MSc Criminology and Criminal Justice (Research Methods).

This includes: Core courses in ‘Explanation And Understanding in Criminology’ and ‘Understanding Criminal Justice’; Research training encompassing courses in ‘Research Design and Data Collection’, ‘Statistical Methods for Social Scientists’, ‘Social Explanation and Data Analysis’ and ‘Qualitative Methods’; Two optional courses on substantive criminological topics, to be chosen from the topics available in the third term; Dissertation.

The award-holders will then proceed to a three-year research programme during which they pursue independent research leading to the award of a doctorate. Further advanced research training is provided during this period of research.
The +3 studentships are available to those who wish to study for a doctorate having already completed a master’s degree elsewhere. This degree must be ESRC-recognized. Further details on eligibility of such courses can be found on the ESRC website: esrc.ac.uk.
The Centre for Criminology is able to offer doctoral supervision to applicants in any of the following research fields: policing and security, sentencing, crime, risk and justice, human rights and criminal justice, victims, prisons/immigration detention, the sociology of punishment, restorative justice, crimes in the family, desistance and rehabilitation, death penalty, public responses to crime, the politics of crime control, race, gender and criminal justice, crime, criminology and social/political theory, comparative criminology

You can find bellow various details about how to apply.