Overview

Through this Criminal Justice - General (Online) program from Liberty University you will study how to assess and improve government and law enforcement organizations and master techniques in instruction.

In this program, you’ll be trained by seasoned criminal justice scholars with years of experience. Our professors teach from a Christian worldview, so you can receive biblically-based training that can help you lead effectively and with integrity in your chosen field.

As a criminal justice professional studying at Liberty University, you can gain the knowledge and skills you need to seek promotion to a senior leadership position, enhance your credentials, or teach criminal justice at the undergraduate or graduate level. At Liberty, you’ll learn from a Christian perspective with classes grounded in integrity and taught by men and women who have real-life experience making the tough calls.

Our program’s blend of real-world application and criminal justice theory can help you stand out in your profession and give you an edge. Liberty’s instructors in the Helms School of Government have years of experience in criminal justice and understand the critical issues of the field. You can excel without compromising your principles with the advanced training you can gain through our online PhD in Criminal Justice degree program.

Career opportunities:

With an online doctorate in criminal justice from Liberty, you can be prepared for several different opportunities. Whether you decide to pursue criminal justice administration or teaching at the collegiate level, Liberty’s criminal justice doctoral program is designed to help you succeed. The skills and knowledge gained from the online criminal justice PhD degree may open up opportunities in private or governmental agencies or increase your earning potential.

Some of the positions you could pursue include:

Criminal justice writer
Detective/investigator
Forensics investigator
Police chief
Polygraph examiner/operator
Prison warden
Professor/instructor
Public policy advisor
Researcher
Sheriff

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Transnational Organized Crime
Advanced Topics in Terrorism and Intelligence
Criminal Justice Organizational Conflict
Stress Management in Criminal Justice

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 54 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

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The admission deadline is flexible and we accept applications on a rolling admission basis.

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Lynchburg, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Send official college transcripts (mailed as sealed, unopened copies or sent via a direct electronic transcript system). A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with at least a 3.0 GPA is required for admission in good standing.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or an approved alternative assessment.

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Tuition Fees

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9000 USD / year

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