Six core required courses

Code	Title	Credits
CJ 605	Criminal Justice Research I	3
CJ 606	Criminal Justice Research II	3
CJ 615	Theory and Practice of Police Administration	3
CJ 625	Contemporary Corrections	3
CJ 630	The Judicial System	3
CJ 645	The Nature of Crime	3

Select 12 credits from the following.

Since students can opt to select a specialization in an area of criminal justice, it is recommended that students take all of their elective courses within that specialization of criminal justice. Students, however, are permitted to take two courses (up to six credits) in the social sciences or related fields, by advisement.

 

Code	Title	Credits
CJ 600	Criminal Justice System and the Urban Community	3
CJ 601	Grant Proposal Writing (on-line)	3
CJ 602	Crime in a Global Context	3
CJ 610	The Criminal Justice Professional	3
CJ 611	Graduate Seminar in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 616	Elite Deviance	3
CJ 620	Operational Strategies in Police Administration	3
CJ 635	Seminar on Community Corrections	3
CJ 640	The Juvenile Justice System	3
CJ 650	Legal Issues in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 655	Police Role in Crime Prevention	3
CJ 660	Critical Issues in Law Enforcement	3
CJ 665	Independent Study	3
CJ 670	Supervised Professional Placement	3
CJ 680	Criminal Justice Management	3
CJ 685	Planning in the Criminal Justice System	3
CJ 690	Workshop in Criminal Justice Administration & Decision Making	3

 

Select one of the following Options:

 

Thesis Option:

Code	Title	Credits
CJ 675	Thesis I	3
CJ 676	Thesis II	3

 

 

 

 

or

 

Project Option:

Code	Title	Credits
CJ 670	Supervised Professional Placement	3
CJ	One criminal justice graduate level course with a related focus approved by the student’s faculty advisor	3

or

Comprehensive Examination Option:

Code	Title	Credits
CJ	Two criminal justice graduate level courses with a related focus	3
CJ	Approved by the student’s faculty advisor and a comprehensive exam	3