Program Description

The aim of this Master’s degree is to provide specialised and integrated training for graduates in law, criminology, psychology, sociology, political sciences and other social sciences related to crime through the different disciplines involved in the criminal justice system (substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology and victimology). The course takes a comprehensive approach to the in-depth study of all aspects involved in the criminal justice system, explaining how they operate and studying them from a crossdisciplinary perspective (partially covered in some degree courses such as law and criminology). Since this is fundamentally an academic course which also incorporates a research focus, in addition to an exhaustive study of substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, criminology (basically crime theories) and victimology, the course also aims to train students in research methodology. Thus, the ultimate aim is to equip students with the knowledge and methodological skills which, in addition to enabling them to conduct their first piece of research within the context of the Master’s Degree, will introduce them to the preparation of a doctoral thesis.

To summarise, the aim of the present Master’s Degree is for students to gain a deeper understanding of the disciplines involved in the criminal justice system and of the research methodology corresponding to each of these disciplines. It is a hybrid course, combining substantive criminal law with criminal procedure and criminology, in which the disciplines involved in criminal law are addressed in conjunction, an approach not fully developed at degree level in either law or criminology. Thus, the fundamental intention is to complement the quality training of graduates in degrees designed from a criminological perspective and those from degrees with a more legal profile, in order to equip them for entry into the labour market or for further research in any of the disciplines comprising the Master’s Degree. By providing an in-depth study of legal and criminological knowledge for criminology and law graduates respectively, the present Master’s Degree programme addresses the deficiencies identified in both the current law degree programmes as regards empirical disciplines, and also in the criminology degree programmes as regards criminal justice disciplines.

Program Highlights

The course addresses professional practice related to the criminal justice system, providing a quality, specialist training in the criminal justice system which combines legal, criminological and victimological perspectives.

Once the compulsory module has been successfully completed, students may take both the optional module and the Master’s Final Project module, in the second semester of the academic year.

Students are expected to acquire extensive skills related to the contents of the first module, both in terms of all the crossdisciplinary contents involved and those presented in each of the disciplines comprising the criminal justice system.

As regards the skills students are expected to acquire during the completion of this module, in addition to consolidating those already introduced in the previous modules, students are required to demonstrate their command of a foreign language and to acquire proficiency in the use of legal and criminological research methods.

Entry Requirements

1. Non-Chinese citizens in good health, with valid passport;
2.Above the age of 18 and below 40, and should abide by Chinese law and the regulations of Sichuan University. They should also respect Chinese social customs and codes of conduct;
3.With degree equivalent to a bachelor in China or just finished a bachelor from a Chinese university, good grades.

Required Documents

1. Application Form

2. Health certificate

3. Current Resume

Written in Chinese or in English

4. MBA Study plan

Including study purpose, research interest and research plan in brief.

5. Two Letters of Recommendation

Two from professor or associate professor or equivalents, one from company leaders or cooperators

6. Bachelor's degree diploma

Graduation certificate in languages other than Chinese or English should be translated into Chinese or English and be certified by notarization.

7. Undergraduate school transcript

8. Passport photo

A recent passport-sized photo of the applicant

9. Photocopy of valid passport

With name, passport number & expiration date, and photo included

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