Online Criminology Degree :: Accredited Universities

The Behavioral Sciences Department Program at the College of Continuing Professional Studies offers a bachelors of science in criminal justice Criminal justice is the study of criminal behavior and the social institutions that deal with crime. This program is designed to prepare you for a career in corrections, probation, criminology, forensic sciences, law enforcement, immigration, and security administration.

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The Criminal Justice program provides a broad understanding of the criminal justice system and prepares graduates for entry-level and middle management positions in probation, corrections, immigration, law enforcement, and/or security.
Through our comprehensive program, you can gain the skills necessary to maintain law and order, protect life and property, and conduct administration, planning, and research services. It is designed to prepare you for a career in corrections, probation, loss prevention, and security administration.

The curriculum offers a balance of theory and application in the areas of:

Criminology
Criminal evidence
Criminal procedure
Introduction to corrections
Policing
Criminal justice report writing
Constitutional law
Concepts of criminal law
Computer applications
Juvenile delinquency

The program includes a comprehensive study of the national criminal justice system, correctional organizations, and law enforcement agencies. You can learn the nature and extent of crime and delinquency, and the cause and explanation of criminal behavior. Rules of evidence, basic investigative techniques and the philosophy of criminal law are additional areas of study.

You may also delve into specialized areas such as gang activity, drug operations, probation, and criminal justice management. Further areas of interest include: computer crime, victimology, alternatives to incarceration, and interview and interrogations.

Entry Requirements

The program is offered for students who have 36.0 or more transferable quarter (24.0 semester) credits. Students who have earned an approved Associate of Arts degree may be enrolled with junior standing and can complete the Bachelors with an additional 96.0 credits.

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Further your knowledge of crime and the criminal justice system through a comprehensive study in the areas of theory, research methods and statistics, policy and administration. The program will prepare you for management positions in probation, corrections, immigration and security.

The curriculum offers a balance of theory and application in the areas of:

Law
Ethics
Crime and Criminology
Applied research methods
Critical issues in criminal justice
Statistical methods
Constitutional theory
Management skills
Victimology
The curriculum is designed to provide you with solid leadership and management skills that are applicable to the many disciplines of the program. You have the opportunity to gain the tools necessary to identify, research and solve problems as they relate to the criminal justice system.

The multi-faceted approach prepares you for employment in an agency or department within the criminal justice community. You can also broaden your skills by obtaining job-related knowledge and expertise in the specialized areas of criminal justice administration, corrections, juvenile justice, drug abuse, and abuse counseling.

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This unique online master’s degree program is specifically designed to prepare future leaders for success in law enforcement, courts, private security, and corrections organizations. Created through A collaboration between Northeastern University's College of Professional Studies and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, it offers academically distinctive graduate courses that emphasize management, communication, and ethics—themes that are designed to enhance each student’s leadership capacity and career prospects. The online format allows working professionals to study at a pace that fits their own schedules, and allows for new levels of interaction with faculty and fellow students.

The online Master’s program in Criminal Justice shows how today’s law enforcement and security professionals must deliver effective services, remain transparent in their interactions with the public, and respond to changing local, national, and world conditions. For students, other key objectives of the program include:

- Gaining a better understanding of an increasingly complex criminal justice environment

- Understanding the benefits of ethical decision making

- Applying leadership practices that contribute to an effective, efficient, and equitable administration of public safety

- Building a personal model of leadership that can be put into action in the workplace

- Reviewing major topics and trends in criminal behavior, including street violence, gangs, guns, drugs, human trafficking, terrorism, and cyber crime

- Examining anticrime strategies such as community policing, intelligence-led policing, and multi-jurisdictional intelligence operations

- Discovering how to use technology to prevent and respond to criminal activity

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

International applicants for whose English is not a primary language must prove English language proficiency in one of the following ways:

TOEFL - 79 and a writing portion of 20
IELTS - 6.5

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The Criminal Justice degree program facilitates an appreciation of the complexity of criminal justice and allows students to understand the social, legal, and technological aspects of criminal justice agencies.

Students learn from a diverse group of faculty members specializing in criminology and criminal justice who write and lecture on a multitude of exciting topics. The online Criminal Justice degree program includes a variety of courses pertaining to the administration of criminal justice as well as courses on the social and psychological causes of criminal behavior.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have completed high school from an accredited institution.

Requires TOEFL score for non-native English speakers (ODU requires a score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL, and a 79-80 on the iBT)

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