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Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice


Welcome to the Department of Criminal Justice, one of the largest undergraduate programs at UTEP. Our department is committed to offering high quality and innovative learning experiences, and to make your transition to UTEP as seamless as possible. We offer the following undergraduate degrees: BA-Criminal Justice (on-campus and 100% online), BA-Security Studies (100% online), as well as two minors: (1) Criminal Justice and (2) Intelligence and Security Studies. At the graduate level, we offer the following graduate degrees: MS-Criminology and Criminal Justice (on-campus), Master of Defense and Strategic Studies (100% online), and MS-Intelligence and National Security Studies. For further information about the department, check out some of the research that our faculty is engaged in, our department history, and/or start at the Chair's welcome.

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FEATURED NEWS


Prospective students can now apply to the Master of Multidisciplinary Studies program and ramp up their career with graduate coursework across UTEP's different colleges.

UTEP Launches Build-Your-Own Master’s Program

EL PASO, Texas (Oct. 4, 2023) – From engineering to nursing and business to criminal justice, master’s students can now have their pick from a diverse array of coursework thanks to a new degree offered by The University of Texas at El Paso. The master’s program gives students the option to earn a degree by completing a graduate certificate and complementary master’s-level courses across UTEP’s colleges.

The University of Texas at El Paso has been chosen to become a center of thought leadership for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country, thanks to a new $7 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Anne-Marie Núñez, Ph.D. (pictured), is the grant’s principal investigator.

UTEP Awarded $7 Million to Support Hispanic-Serving Institutions Across the Country

EL PASO, Texas (Sept. 27, 2023) — The University of Texas at El Paso has been chosen to become a center of thought leadership for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) across the country, thanks to a new $7 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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The University of Texas at El Paso
Department of Criminal Justice
Education Building (EDU), Suite 111
2300 Randolph Drive
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: crimjust@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-7943
F: (915) 747-5751