Criminal Justice

Programs

Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice

Our Criminal Justice program is designed to provide you with a broad liberal arts education coupled with a specialization in criminal justice. Our curriculum integrates criminal justice theory, research, administration and policy. Our faculty utilize innovative teaching styles and techniques to help you analyze substantive issues, develop verbal and writing skills, acquire proficiency in research methods, statistical analysis and computer applications, and enhance critical thinking. You may choose from one of three concentrations: Administration, Forensics or Research and Planning.

Concentration Flowsheets

• Administration [PDF 26KB]
• Forensics [PDF 24KB]
• Policy and Management Research Concentration [PDF 24KB]
• Technology and Research Concentration [PDF 24KB]
• Current students, please check with your advisor to identify your correct flowsheet.

Master of Science in Criminal Justice

The primary purpose of the Master of Science in Criminal Justice is to prepare students to meet the needs of local, state and federal criminal justice agencies. As career opportunities in the field of criminal justice have burgeoned, the educational expectations of criminal justice agencies have increased. The Master of Science in Criminal Justice combines an advanced framework in research methods, criminological theory and criminal justice administration to provide students with the methodological and analytic skills to conduct sophisticated crime analysis and program assessment.

• M.S. Criminal Justice Program Details

For More Information

Criminal Justice Department
Meier Hall, 333, North Campus
Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
Telephone: 978-542-6360

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