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UNH Masters in Justice Studies Program Openings |
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| Posted by: | Ellen Cohn |
| Title/Position: | Prof. of Psychology & Coordinator, Justice Studies |
| School/Organization: | University of New Hampshire |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | February 22nd, 2007 |
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We are recruiting students for the Masters in Justice Studies Program (MAJS) at the University of New Hampshire starting in August 2007. The MAJS is a 9 course interdisciplinary program that can be completed fulltime in one calendar year. Among the 30 faculty are six psychologists: Victoria Banyard (consequences of interpersonal violence), Ellen Cohn (legal socialization), Robert Eckstein (date rape attributions), Michelle Leichtman (suggibility of children’s memory), Carolyn Mebert (corporal punishment), and Donna Perkins (bullying).
The special features of our program are the following:
1. Students can start the program August 1st and be done by the end of June.
2. We have excellent faculty teaching our courses who are world class teacher-scholars.
3. The cohort of students (only 20) becomes very close.
4. Students take two research method courses which cover quantitative, qualitative, and evaluation research.
5. They can do a research or a traditional internship.
The requirements of the program are the following courses: Proseminar, Quantitative Methods, Applied Research Methods, Theories of Justice, and Criminological Theory. In addition, students either complete an Internship and a related Project or a Masters Thesis as a culminating project. Finally, students take two elective courses.
We currently have a few assistantships for students applying to the program. In addition, our students have worked on campus in the UNH Conduct system, the Family Research Laboratory (Murray Straus and David Finkelhor, co-directors), the Center for Crimes against Children (David Finkelhor, Director), the Carsey Institute (Mil Duncan, Director), and the Institute on Disabilities (Jan Nisbett, Director). If students are interested in financial support, they should have their applications in in early March. FAFSA forms also need to be in by March 1st. Students from New England states outside of New Hampshire qualify for the New England Program (instate tuition plus 50%) because we are the only Justice Studies Masters program in New England.
What can one do with the degree? The students who are completing the program have gone in two directions. One group of students has gone directly to PhD programs and Law Schools. Another group of students has gone into the justice field working in corrections, courts, juvenile justice, police departments, Border patrol, and probation.
You can find more information about the program on our web site:
http://www.unh.edu/justice-studies/
Please encourage your students to apply to the program. I would be happy to answer any questions you or your students have about the program.
Ellen Cohn
Professor of Psychology
Coordinator of Justice Studies Program
603-862-3197
Ellen.cohn@unh.edu
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