This variant of the MSc in Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Oxford is especially designed for those who are thinking of going on to doctoral study in criminology or to a career in professional social research. It is a one-year full-time programme that couples grounding in the study of crime and criminal justice with a rigorous training in all aspects of the theory and practice of research methods methodology. The degree comprises core courses in criminological theory and criminal justice together with coursesin research design, data collection and analysis, statistical methods and qualitative research. Students also take two options in substantive criminological topics and participate in a research workshop which prepares them for the disseration, which they research and write over the summer.