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M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Benefits

  • Launch or advance your career in law enforcement, corrections, probation and parole, victim advocacy, or criminal justice management
  • Begin program in fall, spring or summer; graduate within two years
  • Earn credentials to pursue doctoral studies or to teach at the college level
  • Choose thesis or non-thesis option based on educational or career goals
  • Conduct research with faculty members
  • 4+1 B.S./M.S. option available for qualified undergraduates

Course Offerings

  • Proseminar in criminal justice issues
  • Criminological theory
  • Criminal justice policy and program evaluation
  • Research design and methods
  • Statistics for criminal justice research
  • Ethical issues in criminal justice
  • Policing and public policy
  • Corrections and public policy
  • Justice, law, and public policy
  • Victimology
  • White collar crime
  • Comparative criminal justice systems

Thesis and Non-Thesis Tracks

Students may choose between thesis and non-thesis tracks. The non-thesis option is designed for those currently employed or seeking employment in the criminal justice system. The thesis option is ideal for students planning to enter a doctoral program following graduation. Students choosing this track will be required to submit an electronic version of their thesis to the Macdonald-Kelce Library for inclusion in the digital repository, which is accessible on the internet. Students may choose to release the work for immediate access worldwide or choose embargoes restricting access of full text to only СÓÅÊÓƵ community for one, three or five years, before the work is released freely on the web through the repository.