Criminal Justice, M.A.

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Students pursuing the Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice must complete a minimum of 36 semester hours from among the following areas: Required core courses (18 credits), CRJU electives (12 credits), and research and thesis (6 credits).

Program Requirements 36 hrs.

Required Courses 18 hrs.

CRJU 600 - Survey of Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
CRJU 655 - Constitutional Law and the Criminal Justice System Credits: (3)
CRJU 670 - Criminal Justice Research Methods Credits: (3)
CRJU 671 - Quantitative Methods in Criminal Justice Research Credits: (3)
CRJU 675 - Studies in Criminological Theory Credits: (3)
CRJU 691 - Public Policy and Criminal Justice Credits: (3)

Criminal Justice Electives 12 hrs.

CRJU 590 - Seminar Credits: (3)
CRJU 610 - Historical Perspectives in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
CRJU 620 - Judicial Behavior Credits: (3)
CRJU 630 - Organizational Theory Credits: (3)
CRJU 635 - Foundations of Law Enforcement Credits: (3)
CRJU 638 - Foundations of Corrections Credits: (3)
CRJU 643 - Social Awareness Credits: (3)
CRJU 650 - Criminal Justice Ethics Credits: (3)
CRJU 660 - Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
CRJU 672 - Applications in Crime Analysis Credits: (3)
CRJU 673 - Crime Mapping Credits: (3)
CRJU 676 - Environmental Criminology Credits: (3)
CRJU 684 - Criminal Justice Graduate Internship Credits: (3)
CRJU 690 - Seminar Credits: (3)
CRJU 698 - Directed Study Credits: Variable credit, (1-4)

Research and Thesis 6 hrs.

CRJU 699 - Research and Thesis Credits: Variable credit, (1-6)

Comprehensive Written and Oral Examination

Students completing the Master of Arts degree are exempt from the comprehensive written examination. The student is required to successfully complete the oral defense/oral examination as a requirement for graduation.