Criminal Justice
Department of Criminal Justice
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.
Degrees Offered: M.A.
www.unr.edu/cla/cjweb/GRADUATE%20PROGRAM/Intro.htm
Required Standardized Test: GRE or LSAT
Application Deadline: Mar. 31
Graduate Program Director:
Timothy Griffin - tgriffin@unr.edu
College of Liberal Arts
The College of Liberal Arts contains the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences, as well as the School of the Arts and the new School of Social Research and Justice Studies.
A liberal arts education at the University of Nevada, Reno emphasizes inquiry, discovery and openness to new ideas and perspectives. Through intensive study of a major field and broad exposure to other disciplines, liberal arts students develop intellectual curiosity, research skills, eagerness to discuss difficult questions and the ability to define and solve complex problems.