Criminology and Criminal Justice
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2021, September 24 - 2:47pm
1 – the first Criminology studies in English available in Poland – an ambitious development of the successful Criminology programme in Polish, which has been offered at the University of Gdańsk since 2013
1 unique programme that includes the potential of the highest-rated faculties of the University of Gdańsk
5 faculties are involved in the programme’s teaching – the Faculty of Law and Administration, the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Faculty of Chemistry, the Faculty of Biology, the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics.
6 visiting professors from leading foreign Universities give lectures during the 3 years of the programme
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Over 30 specialised laboratories are available to students of Criminology including:
✓ Ballistics laboratories
✓ Experimental Research Laboratory with one-way mirrors and recording equipment
✓ Laboratory of Psycho-Neurophysiological Research (equipped with, among other things, an EEG machine and a Faraday cage)
✓ Laboratory of Psychological Diagnosis Methods
✓ Polygraph workshop with a modern polygraph
✓ Indoor shooting range
Course description
Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Gdańsk is an ideal choice for those who want to gain broad, interdisciplinary knowledge. Students of our degree programme deepen their knowledge related to deviant behaviour, with crime at the forefront. As part of the studies, we introduce students to issues related to the determinants of crime and knowledge covering the organisation of the criminal justice system. We recognise criminology as a meta-science covering various research trends. We focus on the causes of crime, its phenomenology and methods for combating pathologies. Classes covering issues from forensic medicine, psychopathology, resocialisation pedagogy and criminal biology are important elements of the programme. During their studies, students are also familiarised with the philosophy and sociology of punishment as well as crime prevention. The lectures present problems in comparative contexts and take into account the existing achievements and ongoing activities of organisations and institutions of pan-European and international reach.
Class lectures in the Criminology and Criminal Justice programme are taught by Polish and foreign researchers from various fields. Learning also happens under the supervision of practitioners from all areas of the justice system, for example, administrators, judges, lawyers, prosecutors, mediators, doctors and psychologists.
The project is financed by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange
