Study Criminology and Criminal Justice, PhD at Arizona State University - Kaplan International in the USA, Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University offers an on-campus program of coursework and research leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in criminology and criminal justice. This program emphasizes criminal justice theory, research and policy, and is designed to produce highly skilled criminology and criminal justice faculty and agency researchers and administrators. The doctoral program is organized around a core of required courses in research methods, analytic techniques, criminological theory, and policies and practices in the criminal justice system. The program offers distinctive elective courses in criminology, criminal justice and related fields. To complete the program, students complete both a comprehensive examination and a doctoral dissertation.

Which department am I in?

Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions

Study options

Full Time (3 Years)

Tuition fees

US$40,452.00 per year

Books and supplies - 1,908

Start date

August 2027

Venue

Tempe Campus

1151 S Forest Ave,

Tempe,

Arizona,

85287, West, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions.Applicants often hold a master's degree from an accredited institution; it may be in criminal justice, criminology or another field (e.g., sociology, political science, history, social work, public administration, psychology or philosophy). The program also allows for direct admission into the doctoral program for highly qualified students with only a bachelor's degree; these students earn their master's degree along the way to completing their doctoral degree.Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

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