Curriculum

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice & Criminology consists of:

1) Eight (8) required courses in Criminal Justice, Criminology, and Sociology;

2) Two (2) to three (3) elective courses within Criminal Justice, Criminology, Political Science /
Public Administration; Psychology; Sociology; and/or Management;

3) An internship, directed research project, or thesis designed to link theory with practice.

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A program checksheet is located below.  For a printable program checksheet, please CLICK HERE
Note: The checksheet is in MS Word format

For course descriptions, please CLICK HERE
Note: This link takes you to the section of the Graduate Bulletin for our graduate program (PDF format).

If you want to know how you might progress through our program and how long it might take you to complete the program, please CLICK HERE for sample programs of study.

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2006-2007

Master of Science (MSCJ&C)         Checksheet of Criminal Justice and Criminology

Degree Code___________                MSCJ&C

 
I.             MAJOR REQUIREMENT…………………………………………………36 hours

Each student will complete thirty-six credit hours that will lead to the MSCJ&C degree.  Twenty-four hours consist of core requirements.

                A. REQUIRED: 24 SEMESTER HOURS

                CJ           5000       _____ Research Methods

                CJ           5150       _____ The American Justice System and Social Justice                        

                CJ           5620       _____ Contemporary Police Issues                                                              

                CJ           5630       _____ Corrections: Theory and Application                                             

                CJ           5660       _____ Crime, Theory, and Policy                                                

                CJ           5661       _____ Court Administration                                                                          

SOC       5560       _____ Race and Minority Relations                                                            

SOC       5750       _____ Social Stratification            

 
B: ELECTIVE:  Thesis Track Students 6 Hrs; Non-Thesis Track Students 9 Hrs  

CJ           5050       _____ Seminar in Public Law and Judicial Behavior

CJ           5060       _____ Administration of Justice

CJ           5180       _____ Public Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation                                        

                CJ           5500       _____ Independent Study                                                                

                CJ           5530-49 _____ Selected Topics in Criminal Justice                

                CJ           5550       _____ Law and Society

                CJ           5665       _____ Contemporary Criminological Theory

                CJ           5670       _____ Crime Analysis and Criminal Justice Planning                                          

                CJ           5680       _____ Organized Crime                                                                                                                                

                MGT     5160         _____ Strategic Human Resource Management                                                                     

                MGT      5671        _____ Training and Development                                                      

                 PS         5090        _____ Seminar in Public Administration                                                                      

                PS           5665       _____ Public Management                                                                            

PSY        5552       _____ Advanced Abnormal Psychology

SOC       5650       _____ Women: Offenders, Victims, Practitioners

                                 

                Options: 3-6 Hrs (Students must select from the following)

                Non-Thesis Option: 3 Hrs (Select One)

                CJ           5805       _____ Directed Research                                                                

                CJ           5900       _____ Internship in Criminal Justice

                                                                 

                Thesis Option: 6 Hrs (both required)

                CJ           5998       _____ Thesis Preparation                                                                                 

                CJ           5999       _____ Thesis      

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For course descriptions, please CLICK HERE
Note: This link takes you to the section of the Graduate Bulletin for our graduate program (PDF format).

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