Master of Science [M.S] [Criminal Justice and Criminology] From San Diego State University

The program emphasizes research methods and theoretical perspectives in criminal justice and criminology with substantive course work in international criminal justice, social control systems and criminal justice policy.

Students earning a MCJC undertake a course of study that prepares them to teach at the community college level or engage in criminal justice research in government or non-profit agencies; it also prepares them for further academic work in a doctoral degree program; or to work in the field of criminal justice as a researcher or policy analyst. Students in the MCJC program are generally full-time students (taking 9 graduate units) who expect to finish the 30-unit degree in two years. For students who have not had experience in the criminal justice field an internship. Students can either complete a faculty supervised independent research leading to a thesis as part of their degree requirements or take a comprehensive final examination.