Master of Science - MS in Criminal Justice Webster University St. Louis Gateway

The nature of crime everywhere in the U.S. and around the world has changed dramatically over the past few decades. And with heightened concerns of 21st-century terrorism, and the challenges found in the world of cyberspace, the demand for criminal justice professionals continues to rise. Webster's Master of Science in Criminal Justice prepares you for an exciting and meaningful career using a multidisciplinary approach to enhance technical and critical thinking skills and decision-making processes while increasing analytical capabilities to help graduates explain, predict, and prevent crime and victimization. Students will also learn how to analyze crime control methods, explain the interdependence of institutions in the criminal justice system and broader social, legal, and socioeconomic environments, and understand how diversity issues can affect the operation of criminal justice organizations.

Webster University is a private, non-profit, independent, multi campus, international institution offering a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Founded in 1915, Webster University's home campus is in Webster Groves, Missouri, USA, a major suburban center of the St. Louis metropolitan area. Webster University offers programs at extended campus locations throughout the United States, including military education installations and metropolitan centers, international programs in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and online distance learning programs in a large number of academic disciplines.

Webster University is academically organized into five schools and colleges which is College of Arts & Sciences, George Herbert Walker School of Business & Technology, Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts, School of Communications, School of Education. Not all degrees and majors are offered at every Webster University location. A schedule of courses for the academic year is available at all Webster University locations that offer degree programs.

Webster University's home campus is located in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis. Many of the domestic campuses are located near military bases; some are located in various metropolitan areas. The international campuses are located in several European countries including Switzerland, Austria, and The Netherlands; several are also located in Asia and Africa, such as in Thailand, Ghana and China.