MS Criminal Justice and Public Safety (100% online) at Indiana University Bloomington

Programme overview

The IU Online M.S. in Criminal Justice and Public Safety is a fully online degree examining where criminal justice and public safety intersect, including crime mapping, GIS and cybersecurity, and policy analysis through quantitative research methods.

Faculty: IU Online (collaborative degree) | Duration: 33 credit hours | Intake: Application dates: fall Aug 1, spring Jan 1, summer 1 May 1, summer 2 Jun 15. | Study mode: online | Location: Bloomington, IN, United States

What you will study

Core courses (15 credit hours) include proseminar or criminal justice systems, crime and public policy or criminal justice policy and evaluation, research methods and statistical analysis; students then complete 18 hours in a Criminal Justice or Public Safety concentration with electives such as Corrections, Police in Society, Juvenile Justice, Mapping and Analysis and Crisis Management for Public Safety.

Career pathways

Correctional officer supervisor, police and detective supervisor, criminal investigator, emergency management director, security manager, public safety officer.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor's degree with 2.7 GPA or above on a 4.0 scale. Online application with official transcripts, GRE scores, a 250-word personal statement, and TOEFL scores for international students; letters of recommendation and writing samples are optional.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The graduate application fee is $70 (US citizen and international); a reduced fee of $35 applies to students currently enrolled in a graduate programme who apply to a second programme in the same school, and fee waivers are available for eligible applicants.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.indiana.edu/apply/how-to-apply/index.html

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