Welcome! Our combination of size, intellectual diversity, and strong specialty areas, plus the ambience of a university community, makes the University of Florida an ideal setting in which to pursue advanced training in criminology or law and society. The Department of Criminology and Law Studies (CLS) at the University of Florida offers graduate study leading to an M.A. degree, a Ph.D. degree, and a Joint M.A./J.D. degree. Graduate education typically involves training in both crime and justice and law and society. CLS graduate students may also obtain interdisciplinary training leading to certification through programs offered by the Center of Latin American Studies, Center for Gerontological Studies, and Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research. Students with a particular interest in research methodology may also obtain the Social Science Methodology Graduate Certificate. There are approximately 10 criminologists appointed to the graduate faculty of the Department of Criminology and Law Studies. In addition, several other scholars across the University are affiliated with the Department.

Department of Criminology, Law and Society | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | University of Florida

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