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). Full-time graduate students are required to take CRJU 600 and CRJU 670 during the fall semester of their initial enrollment (and are strongly encouraged to take CRJU 655 ) and CRJU 671 and CRJU 675 during the spring semester of their initial enrollment. Part-time students are required to take CRJU 600 , CRJU 670 , CRJU 671 , and CRJU 675 prior to taking other courses during the semesters in which these courses are offered. Departures from this policy must be approved by the Graduate Coordinator.

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.