司法，法律和犯罪学哲学博士

公共事务学院的司法，法律和犯罪学博士学位取材于整个美国大学知识资源的广度和深度。我们的课程扎根于犯罪学，刑事司法，恐怖主义和国土安全研究以及法律研究的当代理论，原理，实践和研究方法。学生来到这里不仅是为了学习学者，还是为了与我们国家首都的专家进行直接学习的机会。我们的学生围绕两个学习领域的选择来组织课程。在他们的主要领域，他们专门研究司法或法律与社会。他们的中学领域可以从公共事务学院内部选择，也可以从非盟另一所学校的一个部门（例如国际服务学院）中选择，以授予博士学位。无论选择哪个领域，学生都可以报名参加公
The PhD in Justice, Law & Criminology in the School of Public Affairs draws from the breadth and depth of intellectual resources across American University. Our program is rooted in contemporary theory, principles, practices, and research methods in criminology, criminal justice, terrorism and homeland security studies, and legal studies. Students come here not only for the academics, but for the chance to study firsthand with experts in our nation's capital. Our students organize their programs around a choice of two fields of study. In their primary field, they specialize in either Justice or Law & Society. Their secondary field can be chosen either from within the School of Public Affairs, or from a department within another school at AU-the School of International Service, for example-that grants doctoral degrees. Regardless of their selected fields, students may enroll in courses from any department within the School of Public Affairs. The PhD degree in Justice, Law & Criminology requires 54 credit hours of approved graduate work for students entering the program with a bachelor's degree alone, or 36 credit hours if entering with a related master's degree.