Victimology and Criminal Justice
In the Master's program Victimology and Criminal Justice you will study the position of victims in society. Drawing upon the insights offered by law, psychology, criminology and other social sciences, you will learn to academically analyze and professionally solve psychosocial, political, and legal problems arising from victimization, with a particular focus on the victim within the context of the criminal justice system.
Why Victimology and Criminal Justice in Tilburg?
Interdisciplinary, international, innovative and interactive
Insights into both victimology and criminal justice are drawn from multiple academic fields, including law, criminology, psychology, sociology, anthropology and related fields - and all from a global perspective.
Being a top-notch program, the master in Victimology and Criminal Justice is unique in the world to focus on victimology and criminal justice at the graduate level.
Students enjoy both a high degree of individual attention and interaction in class with their fellow classmates and professors.
First-class academic environment
The master is administered by the research institute the International Victimology Institute Tilburg (INTERVICT). Students benefit from the theoretical, practical and state of the art knowledge accumulated by the institute.
INTERVICT maintains an impressive network with institutions and academics in the field of victimology. Students are taught by renowned scholars and by practitioners.
Students are stimulated to participate in extracurricular activities such as a study trip to Rwanda and courses in Dubrovnik and Leuven.
INTERVICT selects students to contribute to its research projects through an internship or mediates for positions at external organizations.
Wide range of employment opportunities
Graduates of this master have a wide range of employment opportunities in international and national, governmental and non-governmental organizations in the field of criminal justice, health care, disaster relieve, human rights, etc.
The planning of the academic calendar of the master gives students the possibility to combine the program with a second master, an internship, a job or other activities.
Na studia magisterskie mogą kandydować wszyscy, którzy ukończyli studia licencjackie lub inżynierskie (studia I stopnia), studia magisterskie lub studiują na ostatnim roku studiów I-stopnia. Studia, które planujesz powinny mieć zbliżony profil do tych obecnych lub ukończonych, ponieważ w procesie rekrutacji kluczowa jest ich zgodność programowa.
- Wykaz punktów ECTS – osoby, które są jeszcze w trakcie studiów, muszą załączyć wypis punktów ECTS, w którym będzie wykazane, jakie przedmioty były realizowane na studiach oraz ile punktów za nie otrzymano.
- Dyplom ukończenia studiów licencjackich lub inżynierskich – jeśli jesteś absolwentem wyższej uczelni, nie potrzebujesz wypisu, wystarczy załączyć dyplom ukończenia studiów wraz z suplementem (w języku angielskim lub oryginał z tłumaczeniem)
- Uwaga! Każdy kierunek magisterski może mieć inne wymagania i wymagać specyficznych dodatkowych dokumentów. Przed aplikacją sprawdź na stronie uczelni, jakich dokumentów potrzebujesz!
Spełnienie wymagań w zakresie języka angielskiego można udokumentować w następujący sposób:
- IELTS – 6.5
- TOEFL – 90
A university degree in:
- Criminology
- Law
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Anthropology
- Liberal Arts
Victim-related issues are of increasing interest within academia, policy-making, and the public and the private sectors at both the national and international levels. Graduates of the Master in Victimology and Criminal Justice have found employment in institutions and organizations dealing with victims of crime and/or human rights violations, such as ministries, local governments, victim support or assistance bodies, national, European and international public or private institutions dealing with victims of crime and/or human rights violations.
Examples of job positions and employers are...
Students have found positions at the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) as interviewer, at the public prosecutor's office as policy officer to the implementation of the Youth Act, at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon as evidence reviewer, at several universities as PhD candidate, as researcher at Victim Support the Netherlands.
Furthermore, with the growing importance of victims' rights in criminal justice systems, graduates of this Master's program can expect to embark on a rewarding career in victim-related services within judiciaries.
Be well prepared for your future career
Coordinators and lecturers of the program advise students to work on their resume and, for instance, do an internship; get good grades; participate in study trips and other activities organized. Students are made aware that they have to 'stand out'. During the program and after graduation students are informed about job vacancies and activities related to victimology.
