Master: Sociology of Criminology and Deviance

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Program Overview

The Sociology of Criminology and Deviance is a field of sociology that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century at the hands of a group of criminologists, such as Enrico Ferri, Ferri, Catelli, La Cassani, and Geri. This field studies crime and deviance from a social perspective, meaning it focuses on clarifying the relationship between the phenomenon of crime and social conditions.


The objectives of the Master's in Sociology of Criminology and Deviance are


Scientific and theoretical training in the fields of violence, crime, deviance, and punishment


Providing students with various theoretical and empirical knowledge related to crime, violence, and deviance


- Diversifying the curriculum by providing theoretical content in disciplines related to crime and delinquency: criminal anthropology, penology, general criminal law, and criminal psychology. This enables graduatestomaster all scientific approaches to the phenomena of crime and delinquency, enabling them to work in the aforementioned fields, as well as in correctional and penal institutions

Teaching Language : arabic

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

Core subjects in the first semester:

- Sociological Theories of Deviance and Crime 1

- Introduction to Criminology 1

- Criminology 1

- Victimology 1

Core subjects in the second semester:

- Sociological Theories of Deviance and Crime 2

- Introduction to Criminology 2

- Criminology 2

- Victimology 2



Advanced Topics


Core subjects in the third semester:

- Correctional and penal institutions in Algeria

- Juvenile delinquency and care

- Social change and emerging crimes

- Strategies for the care of delinquents

Fourth semester:

- Individual work (preparing and defending a thesis)

- Internship at an institution




Admissions Information

The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree in:

Sociology.


Sociology of Crime and Deviance.


Criminological Sociology.


Sociology of Education.


Forensic Psychology.


Law: Criminology, Criminal Sciences

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