A minimum of 8 graduate course units are required to complete the Masters program. All courses must be taken at Penn.
Core Requirements:
Fall
- CRIM-6000 - Pro-Seminar in Criminology
- CRIM-6005 - Evidence-Based Crime Prevention
- CRIM-6004A - Criminology in Practice
- CRIM-6002 - Criminal Justice Data Analytics
- CRIM-5350 - Quantitative Methods for Public Policy
Spring
- CRIM-6001 - Pro-Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRIM-6003 - Research Methods/Crime Analysis
- CRIM-6004B - Criminology in Practice
- Elective - See department for approval of graduate electives
Students are required to complete a crime analysis project (as a part of CRIM-6003) under the direction of a standing faculty member. Topics can vary based on the student's interest and available data sets.
**The University of Pennsylvania requires that students maintain 3.0 (B average) to remain in good standing for a degree.**