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MASTER'S IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM INFORMATION
Our prestigious MCJ program provides a thorough, contemporary criminal justice degree 100% online. The UC Division of Criminal Justice offers a fully comprehensive 16-course curriculum. This
wide-ranging program ensures that you’re prepared for the best criminal justice jobs available upon graduation.
The four-pronged curriculum is organized into theory, administration and policy, research, and special topics sections. In addition to content-based courses, you will also complete a demonstration project that will enable you to apply your course knowledge to real-world policy issues. Designed for working professionals, this flexible program can be completed in just two years of part-time study. A one year, full-time program is also available; click here to learn more.
MASTER'S IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ONLINE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
- 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 a career in research and university settings
- Assume leadership roles and act as a change agent in the criminal justice system