Key Information
- Duration: Full-time, 48 months
- Start date: August 2027
- Application deadline: Before January 2027
- Language: English
- Credits: 45 SCH
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus Location: Oxford, United States
- Disciplines: Public Policy, Criminal Justice
Overview
The Ph.D. in Criminal Justice Policy Studies degree program is designed to educate students to become competent and productive scholars in creating, studying, and evaluating criminal justice policies.
Careers
The degree program at the University of Mississippi prepares students for competitive jobs in the industry including careers as college/university professors, researchers for public and private organizations, and policy analysts.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Law Enforcement
- Courts and Sentencing
- Corrections
- Homeland Security Operations
- Transnational Crime
- Cyber Crime & Cybersecurity
- Legal Issues in Criminal Justice
- Criminal Justice in American Society: Policy & Practice
- Law & Public Policy
- Comparative Criminal Justice Systems & Policy
- Policy, Politics, and Leadership in Criminal Justice
- Policy Issues in Criminal Justice
- Policy Development & Implementation
- Ethics & Criminal Justice Policy
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
English Requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 110
- TOEFL iBT: 79
- PTE Academic: 53
Other Requirements
- Evidence of an awarded Baccalaureate Degree from an accredited college or university. Transcripts must also show a GPA of at least a 3.0 or equivalent grade point average on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework or at least a 3.0 or equivalent grade point average on master’s coursework.
- Three (3) letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation preferably come from professors familiar with your academic qualifications and/or skills who are able to comment on your potential to be successful in a doctoral program.
- A statement of interest of no more than 1,000 words that describes your interest in pursuing the Ph.D., your research interests and experience and how those align with the department, and how your past education and other experiences have prepared you to be successful in the program.
- Submit a sample of your recent written work that best showcases your skills as a writer and critical thinker.
- Curriculum vitae or resume.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in AUD and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
- International: 42,891 AUD / year (≈ 30,150 USD / year)
- Out-of-State: 42,891 AUD / year (≈ 30,150 USD / year)
- Domestic In-State: 14,212 AUD / year (≈ 9,990 USD / year)
Living Costs
Oxford, United States: 1,209-1,849 AUD / month
Funding
Scholarships are available for Criminal Justice Policy Studies.
