A Dynamic and Engaged Program
Our two-year Master of Arts (MA) in Criminology program is a research-intensive program that develops expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods. Our program provides methodological and theoretical training and knowledge as well as professionalization in the field of criminology and criminal justice.
Through course seminars and thesis research, you will be provided with critical analysis and knowledge on topics relevant to criminology and criminal justice, such as:
- culture, crime and policy
- comparative and international criminology and criminal justice
- policing
- media criminology
Master's Thesis
As part of the program, you will complete a thesis in which you engage in original research on an approved topic. You will register in the thesis course (CC699) in the spring term of your first year and continue to register in the CC699 thesis course until the defence of the thesis has been completed. You must be registered for CC699 for the term in which the defence takes place.
Typically, the thesis will be between 90 and 110 pages in length. An advisory committee consisting of a faculty supervisor and a faculty committee member will oversee the completion of the thesis. The supervisor will work closely with you in supervising the research and writing of the paper.
You will normally begin working on the early stages of your thesis proposal in CC606: Research and Professionalization Seminar. You will complete your MA thesis proposal in the spring term of your first year and may commence data collection if the proposal is approved by the thesis advisory committee.