Undergraduate Major: Students in the Criminology Undergraduate program will gain a broad understanding of the socio-political context of crime and the bio-psychological analysis of violent and anti-social behavior. Every major will be required to work on a faculty research project and complete a Senior Thesis.
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Master of Science Degree: Penn's unique professional Master of Science in criminology program aims to shape criminal justice "change agents," preparing students to spend their careers applying criminological research in public and nonprofit organizations, from police and the FBI, to prisons and probation agencies.
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Master of Arts - Ph.D. Degree: Penn's highly interdisciplinary Ph.D. in criminology combines the traditional concerns of
criminologists with concepts, theories, and empirical research from a wide variety of
academic disciplines. Working closely with faculty, students are encouraged to design their own
curriculum and begin research very early in their graduate education. The program
seeks to produce scholars of unusual breadth who can work creatively in academic
or policy settings.
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Dual Degrees: The University of Pennsylvania, with the strength of its schools and programs across many disciplines, offers an ideal setting in which to pursue dual graduate degrees. Students can pursue MS/MGA, MS/JD or MS/MSW degrees.
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