| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-08-01 |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
| 2025-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Step up your game in the criminal justice field. UFV’s Master of Arts in Criminal Justice is designed for employed professionals who want to acquire the knowledge and skills to advance their career and recent graduates with volunteer experience who want to augment their skills.
In this 30 credit program, you examine ethical dilemmas and problems that you are likely to encounter within your chosen profession and gain the skills to accomplish crime analysis to develop practical responses to crime.
You explore how to address current issues within criminal justice systems and gain the analytical and leadership skills to recommend new policies and procedures.
You can complete the program in as little as 20 months, taking two courses per semester for five consecutive semesters.
After you graduate, you are ready to take on leadership and management roles, engage in policy development or research, and most importantly, contribute to the development of a more effective, efficient, and innovative criminal justice system in Canada.
View program outline in UFV Academic Calendar