Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Intelligence (Ph.D.)

The Criminal Justice with a Concentration in Intelligence (Ph.D.) at UNG is designed to meet the intelligence and research needs of military, federal, state, and local governmental agencies, private corporations engaged in intelligence fields, and others who are interested in developing greater knowledge about the field of intelligence and research studies.

The objective of this degree is to prepare students for analytic, operational, research, and investigative intelligence positions within the federal government, the military, local law enforcement, and the private sector and to produce well-trained criminologists, researchers, teachers, and criminal justice practitioners

The Ph.D. in Criminal Justice program at UNG will require the completion of a minimum of 54 credit hours, contingent upon an earned master’s degree. The program will consist of 30 hours of core course, 9 hours of electives, and 15 hours will be dissertation credits. All students will be required to complete and defend a dissertation.

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Criminal Justice (Ph.D.) Program Quick Facts

  • Online program, no campus visit required
  • Asynchronous online classes
  • Program length 54 credit hours (minimum)
  • Full-time or part-time enrollment
  • Cohort begins in fall semester

Application Deadlines

All application materials are to be received prior to the deadline. Completing your application earlier is better.

If program capacity is met prior to established admission deadlines, we will stop accepting applications for admission and cancel remaining incomplete applicants.

Fall Deadline

  • April 1

How to Apply to the Criminal Justice (Ph.D.) Program

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Criminal Justice (Ph.D.) Curriculum

Required Courses (30 credit hours)

Electives (9 credit hours)

Dissertation Research (15 credit hours)

Questions?

For questions about the program, contact:
Timothy Hayes, CJ Graduate Coordinator
crju_grad@ung.edu 

For questions about the application process, contact:
Graduate Admissions
grads@ung.edu 
706-864-1543