MA/MS in Maîtrise en criminologie

The Master's in Criminology is a 45-credit graduate program offered through four specialization options: a thesis-based General option (minimum three full-time terms), an Intervention option with a practicum leading toward accreditation from the Ordre des criminologues du Quebec (minimum four terms), an Internal Security option with directed work (minimum four terms), and a Forensic Science and Information option with directed work and a mandatory semester at the Universite de Lausanne (minimum four terms). Coursework and seminars draw on faculty expertise spanning criminology, law, sociology, psychology, and political science, with day classes on the Montreal campus and optional international exchange. Admission requires a bachelor's degree in criminology, psychology, sociology, law, or a related field; applicants without a directly related bachelor's degree must complete a preparatory year. Graduates pursue careers as criminologists, probation or parole officers, or classification officers, in research, intervention, security, and policy settings. The program admits students for the Fall term only.