Criminology, M.S.

Master of Science Degree Requirements

Under the direction of a graduate adviser, each student prepares and submits a coherent program individually designed within the framework that follows.

Core (15 units)

CRIM 200 - Research Methods in Criminology Units: 3
CRIM 201 - Advanced Criminological Theory Units: 3
CRIM 202 - Law and the Criminal Justice System Units: 3
CRIM 203 - Criminal Justice Systems Units: 3
CRIM 204 - Quantitative Methods and Analysis Units: 3

Electives (12 units)

Select criminology or related areas 200-series (under special circumstances a maximum of 6 upper-division units may be allowed)

Culminating Experience (3 units)

Thesis or Project: CRIM 298 or CRIM 299 (3 units) or Comprehensive Exam and CRIM 295 (3 units).

Total: 30 Units

Graduate-Level Writing Competence. The university requires that students have graduate-level writing abilities before being advanced to candidacy for the master’s degree. The Graduate Writing Skills requirement for the graduate program in criminology is met by passing the writing component of CRIM 200 . Please see the program’s Graduate Writing Requirement Policy for more information.

Advising Notes

Each student must see the graduate coordinator each semester prior to registering.
All students must meet the graduate writing requirement. See the program coordinator for details.

(See also Admission to Graduate Standing, Advancement to Candidacy, Program Requirements, Foreign Language Requirements, and Criteria for Thesis and Project.)