Graduate Curriculum/Plan of Study
Criminal Justice Online Programs
Graduate Curriculum/Plan of Study
The Executive Master's in Criminal Justice Degree Program has two tracks:
(a) The Thesis Options, 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 (for a total of 36cr. hrs.). The Non-Thesis Option students earn a Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice. The Non-Thesis option students are required to complete 18 hours core, 12 hours concentration, 6 hour of electives (a total of 36cr. hrs.) and a Capstone Project or Comprehensive Examination.
Program Curriculum (36 cr. hrs.)
SECTION A: Core Courses (18 semester hours)
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EMCJ 510 |
Criminal Justice Systems |
3 hours
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EMCJ 511 |
Criminal Justice Theory, Policy &Practice |
3 hours |
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EMCJ 512 |
Criminology |
3 hours
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EMCJ 513 |
Legal & Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice |
3 hours |
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EMCJ 514 |
Statistics |
3 hours
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EMCJ 515 |
Research Methods ( In Social Science) |
3 hours |
SECTION B: Concentration Options
Students will choose one of the following concentrations: B1 or B2 or B3 or B4:
B1: Criminal Investigation Concentration (12 semester hours)
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EMCJ 520 |
Advanced Crime Scene Investigation
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3 hours |
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EMCJ 521 |
Advanced Interviews & Interrogation
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3 hours |
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EMCJ 522 |
Crime Scene Analysis & Reconstruction
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3 hours |
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EMCJ 523 |
Case Preparation & Testifying
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3 hours
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B2: Law Enforcement Concentration (12 semester hours)
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EMCJ 530 |
Advanced Police Administration |
3 hours
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EMCJ 531 |
Community Policing |
3 hours
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EMCJ 543 |
Human Resources Management in Corrections and Law Enforcement
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3 hours |
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EMCJ 533 |
Constitutional & Criminal Law |
3 hours
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B3: Corrections Concentration (12 semester hours)
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EMCJ 540 |
Advanced Seminar in Corrections
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3 hours
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EMCJ 541 |
Community-Based Corrections: Probation, Parole, etc.
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3 hours |
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EMCJ 542 |
Correctional Administration
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3 hours
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EMCJ 543 |
Human Resources Management in Corrections and Law Enforcement
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3 hours |
B4: Public Policy Concentration (12 semester hours)
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EMPA 515 |
Public Policy in Criminal Justice Organizations
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3 hours |
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EMPA 540 |
Methods of Public Policy Analysis |
3 hours
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EMPA 541 |
Management Decisions Models |
3 hours
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EMPA544 |
Program Evaluation |
3 hours
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SECTION C: Students who elect Non-Thesis option will choose C1 or C2, while students who elect Thesis option will choose C3 below.
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C1 EMCJ 501 EMCJ 502 |
Capstone Project I |
0 hours
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And
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Electives |
6 hours
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OR |
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C2 EMCJ 597 |
Comprehensive Examination |
0 hours
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And
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Electives |
6 hours |
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OR |
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C3 EMCJ 600 |
Thesis
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6 hours
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