Criminal Justice (Master's) at Michigan State University

Programme overview

The Master of Arts in Criminal Justice is offered by MSU's School of Criminal Justice as an online-only Plan B (non-thesis) programme. It covers crime causation and prevention, criminal justice management, ethics, research and policy analysis.

Faculty: College of Social Science | Department: School of Criminal Justice | Duration: 30 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: East Lansing, MI, United States

What you will study

Students complete 30 credits: six required courses (CJ 801 Crime Causation, Prevention and Control; CJ 810 Proseminar in Criminal Justice; CJ 812 Criminal Justice Management Seminar; CJ 857 Criminal Justice Behavior and Ethics; CJ 889 Fundamentals of Basic and Translational Research; CJ 896 Policy Analysis under Conditions of Change), 6 credits of 800-level criminal justice electives, 6 credits of advisor-approved electives and a final examination or evaluation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

At least 12 undergraduate credits in political science, economics, sociology, psychology, anthropology, history or social work, with at least 6 in sociology, psychology or social work; an educational and occupational background appropriate to graduate work (a criminal justice major is not required). Applicants submit a personal statement on academic and professional goals and GRE General Test scores from the last five years; the GRE is waived for applicants with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.2 or higher from an accredited institution or with a completed graduate degree. Underprepared applicants may need collateral coursework.

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.

Graduate applicants can start in fall (late August), spring (January) or summer (May) in the MPH programme; intake terms for other graduate programmes are set by each department or program.

The graduate application fee is $75 for domestic and international applicants, with one fee per application; applicants may submit up to two applications to different graduate majors per semester. Applications are reviewed by the department or program, which sets its own deadlines.

MPH application deadlines (SOPHAS completion): fall May 18, spring October 18, summer February 15; MSU supplemental application: fall June 1, spring November 1, summer March 1.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.msu.edu/apply/graduate-students

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