Joint Doctorate in Forensic and Behavioral Sciences
Offering Options in
Forensic Behavioral Science
Victimology
and
Forensic
Science
University, Fresno
Department of Criminology
College of Social Sciences
California, Davis
College of Engineering
Division of Social Sciences
Background
California State University, Fresno, Department of Criminology is pleased to announce the California State University, Fresno-University of California, Davis Joint Doctorate in Forensic and Behavioral Sciences will begin accepting applications for Academic Year 2009-2010 on October 1, 2008. We are no longer accepting applications for AY 2008-2009.
With
options in Forensic Behavioral Science,
Victimology, and Forensic Science, this first-of-a-kind collaboration
fused the program-building expertise within the California State
University and University of California systems. The Joint Doctorate
in Forensic and Behavioral Sciences reflects the academic excellence
of these origins, founded on creativity, research, discovery, and
scientific enlightenment.
The goal of this landmark program is to advance scientific inquiry in Forensic Behavioral Science, Victimology, and Forensic Science by providing doctoral candidates with state-of-the art instruction and cutting-edge research skills development. Embracing this mission, the Joint Doctorate in Forensic and Behavioral Science ensures advancement in theory and application in the 21st century.
California State University, Fresno and The University of California, Davis began this cooperative venture to address a growing need for doctoral education in the western United States, particularly in nationally underrepresented fields. From this academic collaboration emerged the Joint Doctorate in Forensic and Behavioral Sciences, a doctoral program for both campuses.
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