MA Criminology, Law and Society at University of Florida

Programme overview

The MA in Criminology, Law and Society offers thesis and non-thesis options, each requiring at least 36 credit hours.

What you will study

Courses include Research Methods in Crime, Law, and Justice II (CCJ 7742), Seminar in Criminological Theory (CCJ 6920) and Research for Master's Thesis (CCJ 6971). No required core is listed.

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Entry requirements

Requirements for the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are given in the Graduate Degrees section of this catalog. The degree programs are research-based and prepare students to conduct original exploration into relevant problems, issues, and policies. M.A. degree program: Admission to the master’s degree program requires a bachelor’s degree from a criminology/criminal justice or relevant social science or humanities program (political science, sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, history, women’s studies, etc.). Ph.D. degree program: The Doctor of Philosophy program includes a minimum of 90 semester hours of credit beyond the B.A. Criminology, Law and Society/Law joint degree programs: The Department of Sociology and Criminology& Law (CLS) and the College of Law offer a joint degree program leading to an M.A. or a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society and a J.D. in law. The joint degree University-wide graduate admission (not specific to this programme): application through the UF graduate application; official GRE scores are required by most programmes (GMAT for MBA applicants), per programme; transcripts, a CV or resume and letters of recommendation where the programme requires them.

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 apply through the UF graduate school application on CollegeNET and pay a $30 non-refundable application fee; the Office of Admissions does not offer an application fee waiver. Deadlines vary by department. Most applicants must submit GRE scores, all MBA applicants must submit GMAT scores, and some engineering programmes accept the Fundamentals of Engineering exam instead of the GRE.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ufl.edu/apply/graduate/

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