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Realize an excellent return on your investment when you use your internationally recognized Canadian qualifications to build your career in Canada or in your home country.
The Advantage of Niagara University in Ontario
Flexible, accessible, and meaningful education to prioritize your career goals
Advance Your Career with a masters degree that prepares students for leadership positions in a wide range of criminal justice-related fields. Faculty deliver a student-centred and individually tailored educational journey, while creating opportunities for students to apply their learning in practical contexts.
The program consists of 11 courses (33 credits), including required and elective options, allowing students to tailor course selections to meet their professional goals.
Students in the Criminal Justice Administration program select from a range of highly relevant topics, including:
- Criminal Justice System Management
- Systemic Issues In Criminal Justice
- Victimization
- Law & Legal Policy
- Research Methods
- Restorative Justice
- Race, Gender, & Crime
Students also have the opportunity to take courses from Niagara’s MBA and Masters program in Information Security and Digital Forensics (Cybersecurity) as elective options.
Our criminal justice faculty are nationally and internationally recognized for their research and specialize in a variety of key subject areas, including:
- Court Systems
- Capital Punishment & Wrongful Convictions
- Law Enforcement
- Religion and Crime
- Victimization
Founded in 1856, Niagara University educates students in the highest academic tradition to excel in their careers and be change leaders in their industry.
For more than 40 years, Niagara University has given students in Ontario the POWER to accelerate with cutting-edge curriculum delivered by expert faculty and designed with input from leading industry professionals.
Located in Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, Niagara University Ontario offers easy access to a vibrant local community and to other parts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) through the TTC Subway and York Region Bus Terminal.
• Online Application
• Official Transcripts for a 4-year Bachelor’s Degree (minimum 3.0/4.0 GPA)
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Professional Resume/CV
• Personal Statement
International students
• English Proficiency (preferred IELTS min 6.5, TOEFL iBT min 100, Duolingo min 125)
• Credential Evaluation Reports
Our nationally recognized program consists of 11 courses (33 credits), including required and elective options, allowing students to tailor course selections to meet their professional goals.
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Niagara University in Ontario has a variety of opportunities to match your goals
MBA
Lead, negotiate, and equip yourself with the business management skills that are imperative for career advancement.
M.S. Information Security and Digital Forensics
Protect computer systems and cyber networks from breaches, while learning to collect and recover information after a cyber threat attack or hardware malfunction.
M.S. Finance
M.A. Criminal Justice Administration
M.A. Disaster/Emergency Management and National Security
Respond effectively to urgent societal problems, ranging from weather-related emergencies to attacks on critical infrastructure.
M.S. Educational Leadership
Respond effectively to urgent societal problems, ranging from weather-related emergencies to attacks on critical infrastructure.