Investigate the causes and prevention of criminal behavior, the interaction between crime and law, and how and why the criminal justice system works the way it does. Here, you’ll learn from some of the nation’s leading criminology and law studies scholars and professionals. And you’ll have a chance to research and work alongside them.
If you're interested in going to law school, this major will prepare you well. You can also enter the Accelerated Degree Program in criminal justice data analytics during your junior year and earn your undergraduate and graduate degrees in just five years.
Regardless of the direction you take your degree, you’ll graduate with the values-based foundation you can only get at Marquette — which means you’ll know exactly how to use what you’ve learned to bring justice to the world and advance the greater good.
Marquette Hall, College of Arts and Sciences
The ability to make significant positive change in the world requires knowing more than one area well. And since our College of Arts and Sciences is the most academically diverse college on campus, we're the perfect place to prepare for your role as a changemaker. So broaden your expertise by adding at least one additional major or minor to your degree — 73% of our students do.
About half of our criminology and law studies graduates go on to graduate and professional schools, while the rest enter the workforce. Here’s where some of our recent graduates landed.
While you’re here at Marquette, preparing you for what’s next will be one of our top priorities. So, expect lots of learning by doing, connecting with others who share your passions, and reflecting on how you can Be The Difference.
Marquette’s competitive internship program offers our criminology and law studies majors hands-on and real-world experiences in Milwaukee-area law enforcement agencies, correctional settings, court offices and legal research bureaus.
Join the Criminology and Law Society and you’ll have many opportunities to meet with speakers from the FBI, local law enforcement, the District Attorney’s Office, and the fields of forensic science and probation and parole.
Here, you'll have the opportunity to work alongside faculty assisting with their research or conduct your own independent research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. And you can present your findings at our annual student-led Research Salon.
Here are some of the areas our undergraduates are researching:
Become a people-centered leader guided by our Jesuit tradition. Join our E-Lead program sophomore year and you’ll complete a combination of leadership courses and experiences that prepare you to be the drivers of innovation for the common good. You’ll develop the skill set to generate innovative solutions and the mindset to reflect on the impact your work has on the world. Bonus: You’ll graduate with a concentration in leadership, too.
Criminology and law studies students have an opportunity to study comparative crime and punishment in Finland and South Korea. These faculty-led study abroad classes take place during summer sessions. Other international opportunities are available for criminology students through core courses or language study.
A Marquette education equips students to thrive professionally and personally through overall student support, career preparation and an extended family that can't wait to meet you. But don't just take our word for it.
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