About the UCL Department of Security and Crime Science (SCS)

The SCS is the first university department in the world devoted specifically to reducing crime. In the last Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008) 75% of the department's research activity was judged to be internationally excellent or world leading, placing the department joint 2nd in the UK in the relevant unit of assessment. The department, based at University College London, consistently ranked one of the world’s top universities, also hosts the UCL Jill Dando Institute, the UCL JDI Centre for the Forensic Sciences and the £17m international UCL Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL SECReT).

We have a number of scholarships for our courses each year.

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MSC in COUNTERING ORGANISED CRIME and TERRORISM

The MSc in Countering Organised Crime and Terrorism is aimed at security professionals whose role involves developing and implementing strategies to address the threat of extremism, against public, corporate and critical targets. The course is also suitable for those wishing to make a career in these areas. The course is delivered by experienced practitioners and researchers working in counter-terrorism, intelligence, law enforcement, risk assessment and security technology.

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MSc in CRIME SCIENCE

This popular course is essential if you need to understand how scientifically based techniques can deliver immediate and sustainable reductions in crime, through better understanding of crime problems and improving offender detection and crime prevention. This course is Europe’s leading crime science programme. Certificate and Diploma also available. The course draws on multidisciplinary expertise in psychology, social science, statistics, forensic sciences, design, geography.

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MSc in CRIME and FORENSIC SCIENCE

This new course will offer graduates a unique opportunity to gain a strategic overview of crime, an awareness of forensic science techniques, and the issues surrounding their implementation, interpretation and presentation in a court. This MSc will equip graduates to think critically and strategically about crime and forensic science and the interplay between the disciplines. The course will suit high quality graduates from a range of different disciplines such as biology/chemistry/physics, engineering, computer science, law, geography or statistics.

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CERTIFICATE in CRIME ANALYSIS: DISTANCE LEARNING

This new course is essential if you need to understand how scientifically based techniques can be used to analyse and interpret crime and related data. Delivered online the course will be vital for anyone involved in crime analysis. Part and Full-time options. The course draws on multidisciplinary expertise in psychology, social science, statistics, and geography.

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DOCTORAL RESEARCH (PHD) TRAINING at UCL SECReT – 10 SCHOLARSHIPS £17,000+FEES

UCL SECReT is the £17m international centre for PhD training in security and crime science at University College London, the first centre of its kind in Europe.The Centre offers the most comprehensive integrated PhD programme for students wishing to pursue multidisciplinary security or crime-related research degrees. UCL SECReT recruits its doctoral students from a range of scientific backgrounds to pursue research in crime or security domains across the engineering and social sciences.

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Our courses bring together students and practitioners. Graduate students come from a variety of disciplines (both engineering and social sciences) and practitioners come from organisations such as the Met Police, British Transport Police, Serious and Organised Crime Agency, Government Communications HQ (GCHQ), SELEX, MoD, Transport for London, City of London Police.