Master of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Forensic Psychology

at Tiffin University USA

Imagine creating a passion, like the one you feel when gaming, for a new generation of gamers. Video game design, one of the fastest-growing jobs worldwide, can produce a feeling of discovery, vision and even humor, through animation, graphic arts and computer programming - all skills that can be learned at Tiffin University.

Go to the Olympics. Tour the facilities and attend galas at the Olympic Reunion Center. Organize humanitarian projects for underprivileged youths in the Olympic host city. Serve as official volunteers. Conduct and present research at international sport business conferences. All, before you even graduate. Tiffin University is one of only a handful of universities that offer an emphasis on sport marketing, making the niche degree attractive to students who want to get the gold.

The finance concentration enables the student to build upon the solid foundation from the course work in the MBA program and provides students with greater exposure to economic and financial business practices. The finance courses provide an opportunity for students to learn about local, national and international economies in cooperating and competing markets. Students will explore performance of stocks, bonds, commodities and other types of investments. The program prepares students to work in the field of financial management either independently or with a corporation, bank, securities firm, non-profit organization or an investment firm.

The beauty of the Tiffin University Cyber Security major is that it is not narrowly focused. The curriculum addresses the entire range of cyber operations, from analyzing the largest national and international cyber policy issues, to collecting data off the smallest hand-held devices. Through this major, students are exposed to the entire breadth of the field.

The Cyber Security major addresses the evolving threats to our economy and society in cyberspace. The curriculum is designed to give students a solid background in technology applications, threat assessment, and mitigation. Using real-world case scenarios and threat actors, the program challenges students to think critically about interconnected systems and vulnerabilities. This diversified program culminates in a senior seminar that includes both digital forensics and cyber security students participating in a red team/blue team scenario, providing both teams the opportunity to manage an intrusion incident from inception to forensic analysis and reporting.

If you are a problem solver and love a challenge, imagine what you can do with a network and systems administration degree from TU. With a focus on computer structure and diagnostics, network management and administration, as well as data communications and networking, you will keep information flowing. You will also learn about minimizing your carbon footprint and how to protect yourself from outside attacks.

Are you interested in helping adults or kids who are criminal offenders, victims, people with mental health problems or physical and intellectual disabilities? Would you rather be involved with criminal investigations? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then our forensic psychology program is for you. You’ll examine the relationship between psychology and the criminal justice system by taking courses in criminal justice, forensic psychology, psychology and sociology. So it’s like you’ll be getting two degrees in one - criminal justice and psychology. And if that isn’t enough, you’ll learn from faculty who are forensic psychologists.

TU’s MBA forensics and fraud examination concentration prepares students for the field of forensic accounting, fraud and criminal justice to achieve positions within auditing firms, in forensic accounting, fraud examination, litigation support, internal auditing, external auditing and criminal justice financial investigation upon graduation.

Classes will cover fraud, white collar crimes and ethical standards, as identified by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Students will be able identify fraudulent activities that include tax fraud and money laundering and will be able to plan a financial fraud examination, identify appropriate documentation and write the fraud examination report.

TU’s MBA forensics and fraud examination concentration also prepares students for the Certified Fraud Examiner’s Exam (CFE) upon completion of the courses. It also allows accounting students to meet the required 150 college credit hour requirement (as some states require) to pursue the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Exam. TU’s forensics and fraud examination concentration is one of only a few universities who offer actual preparation for the CFE Exam by exclusively using the ACFE manual for the Certified Fraud Examination, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

As a marketing major at Tiffin University, you will be in a challenging and exciting field of study that offers excellent future career opportunities. You will learn how to analyze a potential market, segment customers, write marketing plans, develop budgets and analyze data. The marketing program at TU is intentionally designed to be hands-on. Students work on experiential projects, have mandatory internships and collaborate with community businesses each semester. If you are an individual seeking high-level professional growth and success in the business field, join TU Marketing.

If you love analytical thinking and decision making, we’ve got your number to open the door to a successful career in accounting. In a field that is needed for just about every business on earth, TU’s accounting program will educate you in business management, auditing and finance to make you stand out above all of the other applicants. You can join the ranks of TU graduates at companies like Marathon Petroleum Company, Merrill Lynch, the U.S. Treasury and JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Digital media and design is not just about looks or how it works. It is about inspiration. Visualization. And if it can sway the intended audience. TU’s digital media and design program perfectly blends creativity and computer skills to create media, digital production and interactive applications and websites, to establish your future on the cutting edge of technology and art.

Digital media and design is a growing applied arts field. TU’s program will prepare graduates to work with interactive web and app development businesses creating educational, entertainment-based and commercial mobile apps, websites, modelers, concept artists and technical directors in design studios, interactive gaming companies and virtual reality labs.