Master of Science in Criminal Justice

The Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice is focused on integrating criminal justice theory with criminal justice practice.  Students in this program will:

  • develop an understanding of major criminological theories, their strengths and weaknesses, their role in explaining crime and delinquency, and their role in informing public policy.
  •  develop a familiarity with the structure and function of systems of criminal justice in the United States and in other countries.
  • develop the use and application of scientific research methods to the study of crime as well as to solving crimes.
  • Integrate criminal justice theory and research findings with criminal justice practice and,
  • develop an understanding of the development of contemporary criminal justice issue in modern societies and how such issues may be informed by systematic research and analysis.

This degree has a thesis and non-thesis option.

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