MSU adds master's degree in criminology

“Criminology is a very broad field that deals with criminal behavior, as well as the operation of the criminal justice system,” said Karl Kunkel, Ph.D., head of MSU’s department of sociology, anthropology and criminology.”

The degree program will have a special emphasis on criminal justice program evaluation.

MSU already has an undergraduate criminology program, in which there are 270 students enrolled, Kunkel said. Many of those students indicated a desire to continue studying beyond the undergraduate level, Kunkel said. That, combined with interest among the faculty to be involved with graduate-level students, led the department to add the new degree.

MSU is accepting applications for the new program, which is designed to by completed in two years for full-time students. Kunkel said applications for graduate assistanceships must be submitted by March 1; the deadline to apply for admission to the program is July 20. Information about the new degree is available online at www.socantcrim.missouristate.edu.

See SBJ’s Sept. 4 issue for more on MSU’s new degree and other legal news.