Overview

The Criminology and Criminal Justice programme at California State University Long Beach aims to educate our students to be ethical leaders in practice, policy, and scholarship; to produce informative and influential research; and to promote justice, equity, and safety through service to the communities.

Learning Outcomes

Explain, connect, differentiate, apply, and critique theories of crime, criminal behavior, law, justice, and social control within social-cultural-political-racial contexts;

Critically analyze and critique criminal justice policy, the operation of the criminal justice system, and their effects on individuals, communities, and societies, with particular attention to Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and other People of Color;

Apply the scientific method and analytic tools to interpret research and data related to crime and the criminal justice system to assess effectiveness of theories and policies;

Use jurisprudential and ethical theories to analyze the role of diversity, culture, power, white supremacy, and racism on national and global criminological and criminal justice issues;

Integrate theories, methods, and statistics to construct research questions, examine literature and data, and deduce/extrapolate implications for theory, policy, and research; and

Demonstrate the ability to effectively develop and communicate ideas and arguments through written work and oral presentations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Criminal Justice Ethics, Values, and Diversity

Substantive Criminal Law

Constitutional Criminal Procedure

Victimology

Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Criminal Justice

Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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100

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Long Beach, United States

Disciplines

Criminal Law Criminology Criminal Justice View 112 other Masters in Criminology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

3 _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

CV/Résumé

Statement of Purpose

One set of official transcripts from the university where you earned or will earn your BA/BS degree must be sent from the university electronically

Two Letters of Recommendation

The School of Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Emergency Management typically only accepts students who earned a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Applicants with GPAs between 2.5 and 3.0 will be considered for admission but must present a strong application to compensate for the low GPA .

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17922 USD / year

≈ 17922 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

8064 USD / year

≈ 8064 USD / year

Additional Details

If you are not a resident of California, you must add $444.00 for each unit of credit you take to your tuition total.

Living costs

Long Beach

United States

1400 - 2000 USD / month

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

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