Key information
- Duration: Full-time (36 months); Part-time (60 months)
- Start dates & application deadlines: You can apply for and start this programme anytime. The admission deadline is flexible and we accept applications on a rolling admission basis.
Overview
The Criminal Justice – Homeland Security (Online) Doctorate program from Liberty University courses are designed to help you construct innovative and effective proposals to address policy concerns.
Additionally, you will take courses in cybercrime and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) as well as chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high yield explosives (CBRNE). Additionally, you will study topics that analyze risk and the assessment of risk as it relates to critical infrastructure. The applied nature of this program also involves research in the form of capstone courses so that you can apply what you have learned to the defense of the nation.
Career opportunities:
As a graduate of our Doctor of Criminal Justice – Homeland Security program, you can prepare to pursue a variety of careers, such as:
- Compliance manager
- Criminal justice professor
- Federal agent
- Policy writer
- Threat assessment analyst
After completing Liberty University’s online Doctor of Criminal Justice – Homeland Security degree, you can be better prepared to pursue positions of added responsibility in a variety of sectors. Whether you decide to pursue employment with a federal agency or as a criminal justice professor, a degree from Liberty is a great next step in your criminal justice career.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
- Contemporary Issues in Cyber Security and WMD (CBRNE) Threat Analysis
- Critical Infrastructure: Vulnerability Analysis and Protection
- Counterterrorism and Counterintelligence Strategies
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: 3
English requirements
Duolingo English Test: 105
TOEFL iBT: 80
IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
A regionally or nationally accredited master’s degree with a 3.0 or above GPA is required for admission in good standing.
All applicants must submit the following:
- Admission application
- Application fee
- Official college transcripts
- Proof of English proficiency (for applicants whose native language is other than English)
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 18,842 AUD / year (≈ 13,500 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 18,842 AUD / year (≈ 13,500 USD / year)
- In-State: 18,842 AUD / year (≈ 13,500 USD / year)