Curriculum
Curriculum
The Criminal Justice Master's Degree Program has two tracks (a) The Thesis Option and (b) The Non-Thesis Option.
A student who chooses the Thesis Option will earn a Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice. Thesis option students are required to complete 18 hours core, 12 hours concentration and 6 hours thesis. The Non-Thesis Option students will earn a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. Non-Thesis option students are required to complete 18 hours core, 12 hours concentration, 6 hours of electives and a Capstone Project.
PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Core Courses (18 semester hours)
|
CRJU 510 |
Criminal Justice Systems |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 511 |
Criminal Justice Theory, Policy & Practice |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 512 |
Criminology |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 513 |
Legal & Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 514 |
Statistics |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 515 |
Research Methods (In Social Science) |
3 hours |
Concentration Options
Students will choose one of the following concentrations:
Criminal Investigation Concentration (12 semester hours)
|
CRJU 520 |
Advanced Crime Scene Investigation |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 521 |
Advanced Interviews & Interrogation |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 522 |
Crime Scene Anaylsis & Reconstruction |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 523 |
Case Preparation & Testifying |
3 hours |
Corrections Concentration (12 semester hours)
|
CRJU 540 |
Advanced Seminar in Corrections |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 541 |
Community-Based Corrections: Probation, Parole, etc. |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 542 |
Correctional Administration |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 543 |
Human Resources Management in Corrections and Law Enforcement |
3 hours |
Law Enforcement Concentration (12 semester hours)
|
CRJU 530 |
Advanced Police Administration |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 531 |
Community Policing |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 543 |
Human Resources Management in Corrections and Law Enforcement |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 533 |
Constitutional & Criminal Law |
3 hours |
Public Policy Concentration (12 semester hours)
|
PADM 515 |
Public Policy in Criminal Justice Organizations |
3 hours |
|
PADM 540 |
Methods of Public Policy Analysis |
3 hours |
|
PADM 541 |
Management Decision Models |
3 hours |
|
PADM 544 |
Program Evaluation |
3 hours |
|
CRJU 598 |
Capstone Project |
0 hours |
|
|
|
|
|
CRJU 600 |
Thesis |
6 hours |
Electives (6 hours) or Thesis (6 hours)