Overview

The Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Human Security degree programme, at the University of Bridgeport , is designed to help you attain expertise in the worldwide political, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions that contribute to crime and its attenuation. This programme will help you gain insight into the cultural, ethnic, religious and ideological differences often discovered at the root of criminal acts, violence, and terror.

Among some of the in-depth topics covered in this programme: domestic, international, and comparative criminal law; transnational crime; cybercrime, and cyberterrorism—all taught by experienced faculty from UB’s College of Public and International Affairs.

Human security, as it relates to modern threats such as terrorism, human trafficking, and ethnocentric violence, will also be explored.

This broader understanding of human rights and its connection to history, global policy, international peace and security, and humanitarian affairs provides a strong foundation on which you will be able to draw correlations and build solutions towards a safer world.

Learning Outcomes and Careers

Demonstrate the skills necessary to excel in professional careers in federal, state, and international law enforcement agencies where intercultural communication skills, foreign language skills, and insights into other cultures are increasingly important both to address criminal activity and to take needed steps to prevent it

Demonstrate an understanding of and appreciation of the rule of law, law enforcement’s role in the securing and protection of civil and human rights, and an understanding of the social conditions and circumstances that foster or discourage criminal behavior

Demonstrate an understanding of Human Security and its role in the realization of a just and lawful society and the impact that this understanding of security has upon the existing notions of national, regional and international security

Demonstrate the intercultural literacy skills needed to relate to an increasingly globalized population where norms and values may differ

Demonstrate an understanding of the role of non-state actors in international crime and justice, in such fields as norm creation, deviance, terrorism, and crime prevention

Demonstrate an understanding of the interpretations of religion, ideology, and culture that contribute to the proliferation and/or the deterrence of violence and crime

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Justice Research Methods

Human Security and Approaches to Justice

US Law and Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement Management

International Conflict and Negotiation

Theories on Crimes, Norms, and Deviance

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Bridgeport, United States

Disciplines

Legal Studies Criminal Justice View 334 other Masters in Criminal Justice in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or recognized international institution
Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher

Two years of college-level language study or fluency in a second language

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Tuition Fees

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29880 USD / year

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29880 USD / year

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29880 USD / year

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Additional Details

Online tuition fee: $625/credit

Living costs

Bridgeport

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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Funding

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