Master en Justice Pénale

The Criminal Justice Master’s Program is designed: (a) to provide students with advanced knowledge, research, and analytical skills that should contribute to their educational and professional development and (b) to provide the students the theoretical knowledge, professional, leadership, and management skills that should enable them to function effectively in the criminal justice agencies, such as the police, prisons, juvenile justice, probation, private security, etc.

The Program targets students interested in the criminal justice system who have a committed interest in enhancing their professional and management skills as well as in advancing their education.

The mission of Southern University and A&M College, a Historically Black, 1890 land-grant institution, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is to provide a student-focused teaching and learning environment that creates global leadership opportunities for a diverse student population where teaching, research, service, scholarly and creative expectations for students and faculty are achieved through the bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs offered at the institution via different instructional modalities and via public service.

The mission of the Nelson Mandela College of Government and Social Sciences is to provide quality academic disciplines that equip students with the knowledge and encourage critical and independent thinking. Our goal is to provide a premier educational experience that prepares students for life in a democratic society nationally and globally. This goal aligns with the University's mission.