Criminal Justice

The Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) is a multidisciplinary programme offered by the Faculty of Law with the cooperation of the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Guest lecturers from outside the University will also be invited to teach from time to time.

This programme fulfils the need to train professional and skilled personnel who are involved in the criminal justice system. It is suitable not only for training practitioners in the Malaysian criminal justice system but also practitioners from overseas.

Master of Criminal Justice by Coursework

The MCJ programme totals forty - three (43) credits.
All candidates of the MCJ programme are required to take:
(a)  A Research Methodology course with four (4) credits; and
(b)  Eight (8) core courses with three (3) credits for each course; and
(c)  A Research Project with 15 credits.

Applicants for the MCJ programme at the University of Malaya must satisfy the following requirements:

(a) A Bachelor’s degree with honours with CGPA of 3.0 and above or its equivalent; or

(b) A Bachelor’s degree with honours with CGPA from 2.70 to 2.99 or its equivalent and one (1) of the following criteria:

i) relevant work experience;

ii) publication in the relevant field;

iii) applicant is a scholarship holder;

iv) applicant is a University of Malaya graduate.

(c) A Bachelor’s degree with honours with CGPA from 2.50 to 2.69 and two (2) of the following criteria:

i) relevant work experience;

ii) publication in the relevant field;

iii) applicant is a scholarship holder;

iv) applicant is a University of Malaya graduate.