Coursework for PhD in Criminology

The Ph.D. in Criminology requires a minimum of 90 hours beyond the B.A./B.S.* In addition, doctoral students are required to complete comprehensive examinations, a prospectus, a prospectus defense, a dissertation, and a dissertation defense.

The 90 hours required for the Ph.D. are as follows:

1. Core Courses (21 credits)

   Course	Title	Credits
   CCJ 6937	ProSeminar in Criminology - Taken twice with different topics	1
   CCJ 6118	Theoretical Approaches to Criminal Behavior	4
   CCJ 6705	Research Methods in Criminology	4
   CCJ 6706	Quantitative Analysis in Criminology I	4
   CCJ 6707	Quantitative Analysis in Criminology II	4
   CCJ 6708	Quantitative Analysis in Criminology III	3

2. Elective Courses (12-15 credits)

   Students may also take up to 6 hours of electives outside the department with the approval of the Graduate Director.

   Course	Title	Credits
   CCJ 6285	Law, Crime and Justice	4
   CCJ 6406	Theory, Practice, and Research in Law Enforcement	3
   CCJ 6930	Current Issues in Corrections	3
   CCJ 6931	Seminar in Criminological Theory - Repeatable with different topics, such as: Structural Theories of Crime Psychological Theories of Violent Juvenile Offending Political Economy of Crime and Justice	3
   CCJ 6935	Topics in Criminology and CJ - Repeatable with different topics, such as: Capital Punishment Crime Analysis Critical Criminology Drug Ethnography Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy Environmental Law, Crime, and Justice Criminology and the Law Seminar in Punishment Street Offenders	3

3. One of the following

   Course	Title	Credits
   CCJ 6709	Qualitative Research Methods in Criminology	3
   CCJ 6716	Evaluation Research in Criminology	3

4. 24 dissertation hours.
5. Up to 33 hours transferred from MA/MS

Beyond course work and required hours, the additional requirements for the Ph.D. include:

1. Completion of Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations
2. Prospectus and prospectus defense
3. Dissertation and dissertation defense

*Students entering the program with an M.A./M.S. from outside the department or USF may transfer up to 30 hours of credit. Students entering the program with an M.A. in Criminology from USF may transfer up to 33 hours of credit.

Students may petition to have core courses waived if they have taken the class as part of the course of study for their Master's degree. A written application requesting a waiver must be given to the Director of the Graduate Program. The application must provide specific evidence that the materials covered in the course for which the waiver is requested are equivalent to the department's requirement. Such information includes a syllabus from the course, course title, title(s) of required books, and the instructor's name, address, and phone number. Waivers for specific courses, especially those in the statistics sequence, may require that the petitioner pass a written examination. The waiver is given for specific class requirements, and does not exempt the student from completing the 90 hour minimum.