The University of Pennsylvania, with the strength of its schools and programs across many disciplines, offers an ideal setting in which to pursue dual graduate degrees.

WHAT DUAL DEGREES ARE OFFERED?

• MS/MPA - Fels Institute of Government in the School of Arts and Sciences

  Students can pursue a Masters in Government Administration along with a Master of Science in Criminology. Note: The applicant must write a separate personal statement for each program. Other materials (e.g., recommendation letters, transcripts, GRE score, resume) can be copied and forwarded from one program application to the other.

• MS/JD- Penn Law School

  In August 2005, the School of Arts & Sciences approved a Law-Criminology Dual Degree Program developed over the prior year between Penn Law and the Department of Criminology. The Penn Law faculty approved the program in March 2005. Students can earn a JD/MS degree. Students apply independently to each school/department; each makes its own independent admissions decision. Because of overlapping course requirements and electives, students can earn both degrees in less time than it would take to earn each consecutively. Students with questions about the JD should contact the Associate Dean for Students at Penn Law, while questions about the MS should be directed to Director of the MS Program.

• MS/MSW - Penn School of Social Policy and Practice

  The program requires two academic years of coursework, as well as taking courses over the summer.

 

IN THESE COMBINED PROGRAMS, HOW IS TOTAL COURSE LOAD AFFECTED?

While this may differ in individual cases, many requirements for a one-degree program can be taken as electives in the other.

CRIMINOLOGY-FELS MPA JOINT DEGREE PROGRAM COURSE DESIGN:

	Year 1		Year 2
	Fall	Spring	Fall	Spring
Double count	Statistics GAFL 611/CRIM 535 MPA Foundation Crim core		Evidence-based Crime Prevention CRIM 634 MPA elective Crim core OR Program Evaluation and Data Analysis GAFL 640 MPA core
MPA-centric	Public ManagementGAFL 732 MPA Foundation Crim elective	Policy Making and Political Institutions GAFL 631 MPA core		Public Communications MPA core
	Public Economics GAFL 621 MPA Foundation	Public Financial Management GAFL 651 MPA core		Capstone MPA
Crim-centric	Crim Theory CRIM 600 MPA elective Crim core	Crim Justice CRIM 601 MPA elective Crim core	Criminal Justice Data CRIM 602 MPA elective Crim core	Research Methods/Crime Analysis CRIM 603 Crim core
			Criminology in Practice CRIM 604 Crim core	Criminology in Practice CRIM 604 Crim core