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Criminal Justice,
PHD
The Ph.D. degree program in Criminal Justice is designed to produce criminal justice scholars who will provide the future leadership for the field in academia, private and governmental research agencies, and policy level positions in criminal justice and related organizations.
The Ph.D. degree requires the completion of a minimum of 48 hours of coursework (though students may take additional courses to prepare themselves for subsequent stages of their graduate career).
Campus
Location:
Main Campus
Students are able to complete the degree program through classes offered before and after 4:30 p.m. Students able to complete the degree program on a part-time basis (8 credit hours or less per semester).
Department
Information
Gladfelter Hall,
5th Floor
1115 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 204-7918
Ranking:
There is no formal ranking of criminal justice programs, though the Journal of Criminal Justice Education has produced occasional articles on program productivity. Temple University's Criminal Justice Program is classed among a number of schools which are acknowledged to have extremely strong faculty, but have not yet produced a large number of doctoral degrees.
Accreditation:
False
Areas
of Specialization:
Faculty members specialize and offer substantial coursework in a wide array of areas. Some of the broader topics covered are: criminological theory, corrections and community corrections, issues in policing, court processes, white collar crime, organized crime, crime and the physical/social environment, juvenile justice, criminal law, criminal justice policy-making and strategic management, discretion in criminal justice, restorative justice, socialization and deviant behavior, and research methods (qualitative/quantitative) and statistical analysis. More specific details of faculty research and publications can be found at the Department's Graduate program website.
Job
Placement:
The Ph.D. program is primarily dedicated to producing well-trained criminologists, researchers and criminal justice practitioners.
The job market for an individual with a Ph.D. degree in the field is extremely good. Most of our graduate students enter the academy as university teachers while others advance their careers in research for government or private agencies.
Affiliation(s):
Interdisciplinary
Study :
The program encourages interdisciplinary coursework, research, and interactions among faculty and students with interests in a wide range of fields. Many of the students entering the Criminal Justice graduate program have backgrounds in subjects such as history, political science, psychology, social work, counseling, sociology, geography, urban studies, and economics.
Study
Abroad:
Licensure:
False
Non-degree
Student Policy:
Non-matriculated students are eligible to take any of the graduate Criminal Justice courses offerred. If accepted to the program, those courses may be applied toward the degree program. For some courses, permission of the instructor is required before registration by non-matriculated students can occur.
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