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The Master of Science (MSc) in Criminology & Forensic Sciences at UNIVGA is an advanced 2-year university program (120 ECTS \u2014 Bac+5) that trains criminologists, forensic science experts, profilers, criminal policy advisors, heads of judicial investigation services, specialized magistrates, and senior prison administration officials.<\/p>\n

Designed for active professionals holding a Bac+3 (Professional License in Criminology, Law, Psychology, Judicial Police, Medicine), this Master's program combines the rigor of a multidisciplinary university education (law, psychology, forensic sciences, statistics) with the operationality required for expertise and leadership functions. Delivered 100% online with a dedicated research mentor.<\/p>\n

Why a Master's in Criminology & Forensic Sciences?<\/h3>\n

Francophone Africa is facing an accelerated professionalization of the criminal chain: modernization of forensic laboratories, recruitment of judicial experts, development of cybercrime, combating cross-border trafficking, reform of criminal policies, and support for victims. The ministries of Justice, police and gendarmerie services, forensic laboratories, crime prevention NGOs, and international institutions (UNODC, INTERPOL, AFRIPOL) are seeking high-level scientific executives.<\/p>\n

Pedagogical structure of the curriculum<\/h3>\n

First year (M1) \u2014 Theoretical and scientific deepening.<\/strong> Contemporary criminological theories (positivist school, sociology of deviance, critical criminology), criminal psychology and profiling, victimology and victims' rights, methodology of criminological research (statistics, surveys, fieldwork), fundamental forensic sciences (DNA, fingerprints, ballistics, toxicology), comparative criminal procedure and international judicial cooperation.<\/p>\n

Second year (M2) \u2014 Specialization in expertise and thesis.<\/strong> Advanced forensic sciences (forensic anthropology, entomology, odontology, visual identification), digital forensics (disk analysis, mobile forensics, blockchain forensics), organized crime and African cybercrime (trafficking networks, BEC, ransomware), criminal policy and execution of sentences (alternatives, reintegration, security measures), judicial expertise and ethics of the expert, strategic and operational criminal analysis. The curriculum concludes with a supervised professional research thesis, orally defended via videoconference before a mixed jury of academics and practitioners.<\/p>\n

Career opportunities<\/h3>\n

Consulting criminologist in a firm or administration, judicial expert registered near an appellate court, profiler in a criminal analysis unit, strategic criminal analyst in a criminal intelligence service, head of investigation service, project manager for criminal policy at the Ministry of Justice, prison administration executive, crime prevention consultant, research officer in NGOs (Penal Reform International, Lawyers Without Borders), teacher-researcher, expert with international organizations (UNODC, INTERPOL, AFRIPOL). Possible continuation in a PhD in criminology or forensic sciences.<\/p>\n

Suitable for working professionals<\/h3>\n

UNIVGA meets the needs of active professionals (90% of our M2 audience). Platform accessible 24\/7, recorded virtual classes, dedicated thesis mentor, personalized support for the defense. Ideal for judicial police officers, magistrates, forensic doctors, judicial experts, prison executives, and justice mission officers wishing to validate a recognized Master's degree and acquire high-level scientific expertise.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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