MA/MS in Afbrotafræði

This 120-unit master's programme in criminology at the University of Iceland, awarded as an MA, is taught in English. It is described as a new study path that looks at crime and varied forms of deviant behaviour, the justice and law enforcement system, law and justice, and how Iceland compares with other countries. Students choose between an applied track and a research-oriented track. Courses include research methods in the social sciences, crime and deviant behaviour, qualitative methods and regression analysis, alongside a general orientation course for new master's students. Subject courses cover the justice system and policing, applied criminology, crime in Iceland, and sexual offences, law and justice. The orientation course lays a general foundation for master's study in sociology, methodology and criminology. It discusses the programme, its teachers and the research community, and gives students a chance to talk through possible thesis topics.