Program Overview
The University of Cincinnati Master of Science in Criminal Justice
distance learning degree program is specifically intended to meet
the needs of today's working criminal justice professional. The program
is designed to improve the knowledge and skills of working professionals
for practice in our complex and challenging criminal justice system.
The goal of the MS degree curriculum is to prepare criminal justice
professionals to respond to emerging trends, assume leadership roles,
and have an applied base of knowledge.
This 48-credit
program is comprised of eight quarters of study and can be completed
in two years. To provide a comprehensive, contemporary criminal
justice program of post-professional studies, coursework is organized
into four areas: theory, administration and policy, research, and
special topics. In addition to content-based courses, students will
complete a demonstration project that will allow them to apply their
course knowledge to real world policy issues.
You will complete
coursework and interact with instructors and peers through an innovative
distance learning format and are not required to come to the University
of Cincinnati campus. The University of Cincinnati is accredited
by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Upon successful
completion of the program, you will receive the Master of Science
Degree in Criminal Justice.
Real
Education for the Real World
This program is designed for criminal justice professionals seeking
to upgrade and broaden their professional knowledge and competencies
in criminal justice research, theory, administration, and practice.
Upon completion of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice degree
program, graduates will be better prepared to:
- Understand
the conceptual and theoretical frameworks that inform the study
of crime and criminal justice.
- Be
an informed consumer of criminal justice research knowledge.
- Assess
criminal justice problems through a rigorous research approach.
- Conduct
improved policy analysis.
- Identify
current trends in the areas of corrections, policing, criminal
justice, and criminology.
- Pursue
careers in research and university settings.
- Assume
leadership roles and act as change agents in the criminal justice
system.
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