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Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
- Major: Criminal Justice
- Degree Level/Code: Masters/MA (Master of Arts)
- Area/Department: Criminal Justice
- Graduate School: Graduate School Website / Requirements, Deadlines and Directors
- Advising Info: Criminal Justice MA advising info
- More Info: More info about the Criminal Justice MA
- Career Options: Our graduates have gone on to achieve successful careers, as well as advance existing careers, in a variety of criminal justice and related professions including, state and local law enforcement, juvenile justice, and crime analysis. Graduates of our Masters program have also gone on to continue their education in other criminal justice programs or in law.
More info about the Criminal Justice MA
Giving students a complete understanding of the social and legal aspects of crime
The Master of Arts degree program in Criminal Justice provides students with skills necessary to examine and analyze the major areas of the field, focusing on the nature of crime, law and social control as well as the process of planning change in a complex system and planning change in a system as complex as the criminal justice system.
The program emphasizes the understanding of the ways in which theory, research, and social policy interact, and the utilization of critical thinking skills to better understand this information. Students will thus be expected to acquire knowledge of the theories and research methods necessary for analysis of issues relevant to the field. Within this general framework, students will have an opportunity to pursue special interests in criminal justice which are consistent with the philosophy of the program.
Applicants to the MA program must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four-year college or university, with a major or minor in criminal justice or a closely related discipline (acceptable fields outside criminal justice to be determined on a case-by-case basis by the Graduate Admissions Committee of the Department of Criminal Justice; additional coursework in Criminological Theory may be required of students from outside the field of criminal justice).
Learn more about how to apply to the Criminal Justice MA.
