Overview

While all graduate Criminal Justice students at Central Connecticut State University are required to complete core courses, students are allowed to select elective courses that match their individual academic and career interests. Core courses are designed to help students understand the purpose and function of criminal justice agencies organized under the rubrics of police, courts, and corrections.

Learning outcomes

Students will be able to critically analyze the organizational effectiveness of criminal justice agencies and understand how society comes to define certain behaviors as criminal and how these definitions can be effected by the race, gender, and socio-economic status of the lawmaker, as well as the lawbreaker. Students will have to assess the effectiveness of criminal justice policies and programs through the application of research methods, statistics, and criminological theory and understand the root causes of crime and the effects of social, economic, political, psychological, and biological factors on crime.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methods in Criminal Justice

Offender Profiles

Delinquency and Control

Sexual Offending

Managing Criminal Justice Employees

Advanced Independent Reading and Research in Criminal Justice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-20 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New Britain, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

An Affidavit of Support (Declaration of Finance) form

Official transcripts and records of undergraduate and graduate studies from all institutions attended.

Original translations of academic records.

An original foreign credentials course-by-course evaluation report from a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

Unless waived by the University, proof of competency in English

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

28290 USD / year

≈ 28290 USD / year
Out-of-State

18920 USD / year

≈ 18920 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14562 USD / year

≈ 14562 USD / year

Additional Details

Part-time tuition fees per credit:

Connecticut Resident: $809 per credit
Non-Resident: $825 per credit

Living costs

New Britain

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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