In today’s society with the rise in the number of crimes, the studies related to such acts are becoming more significant. This has led to emergence of criminology as a popular career avenue. Those who are interested in analysing crimes and have an investigative mind to explore the reason behind the criminal actions of human minds can build up a fruitful career in Criminology. As a primary step towards this, one should take up a criminology course which is offered by various colleges in the country.

Criminology courses offered in India

• Bachelor of Criminology
• Master of Criminology
• Master of Law (L.L.M) in Criminal Law and Criminology
• Master of Law (L.L.M) in Anti Terrorism Laws
• Master of Arts (M.A) in Criminology and Police Administration
• Master of Arts (M.A) in Criminology and Sociology
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Applied Criminology
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Criminology and Crime Cultures
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Forensic Science
• Master of Arts (M.A) in Criminology
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Criminology & Criminal Justice
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Criminology
• Diploma in Criminology and Penology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice (PGDCJ)
• Master of Law (L.L.M) in Criminal Law and Criminology
• Master of Arts (M.A) in Criminology & Criminal Justice
• Master of law (L.L.M) in Crimes and Torts
• Master of Science (M.Sc) in Forensic Science and Criminology
• Master of Law (L.L.M) in Criminal Law
• Master of Law (L.L.M) in Criminology
• Master of Arts (M.A) in Criminal Justice
• Master of Arts (M.A) in International Criminology
• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A) in Criminology Management
• Diploma in Criminology
• Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Criminology (PGDAC)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Criminology & Correctional Management (PGDCC)

Colleges offering Criminology courses

• B.J.S Rampuria Jain Law College, Rajasthan
• Gujarat National Law University, Gujarat
• University of Pune, Maharashtra
• Maharaja’s College, Karnataka
• A.V.K Institute of Higher Learning, Karnataka
• Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi
• Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab
• University of Madras, Tamil Nadu
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Uttar Pradesh
• Tata Institute of Social Science, Maharashtra
• Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, Delhi
• Punjab University, Chandigarh
• Utkal University, Orissa
• University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir
• University of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
• National Degree College, Andhra Pradesh
• Global Open University, Nagaland
• University of Rajasthan, Rajasthan
• Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tamil Nadu
• Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat

Scope for making a Career in Criminology

After the completion of Criminology courses, the aspirants can look for a variety of job opportunities. Graduates and post graduates in this field can choose academics as one of the career option and look for teaching subjects like  legal studies / Law / criminology / sociology. One can also search out for a job in either public or private sector firms which deal with the human rights and environmental crimes. Various social welfare departments, private security departments, drug enforcement agencies, detective bureaus and other law enforcement agencies also offer numerous job openings to the graduates in Criminology.

The counseling and rehabilitating centres also recruits Criminology professionals. In these organisations, one can look for job profiles like Criminologist / Police Officer / State Medical Examiners / Crime Intelligence Analyst / Drug Policy Advisor / Probation or Parole Officer / Consumer Advocate / Community Corrections Coordinator / Environment Protection Analyst / Law Reform Researcher / Regional Crime Prevention Coordinator / Prison Officer / Criminology Research Scientist.