Courses & Degree Plans (MS)

Criminal Justice Core Courses: 12 Credits 

CRJC 501 - Criminal Justice Systems 
CRJC 521 - Foundations of Criminological Thought 
CRJC 540 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice 
CRJC 550 - Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice 

 
Criminal Justice Electives: 18 Credits or 15 Credits 

Students may take CRJC 670 up to three times with different topics. Instructor permission is required for CRJC 690 and CRJC 691. May take up to 9 semester hours outside the department (of these, a maximum of 6 hours may be transferred from another university.)  

CRJC 500 - History of Crime Control Policy
CRJC 510 - Criminal Justice Administration
CRJC 531 - Advanced Seminar in Criminological Theory
CRJC 570 - Race, Crime and Justice
CRJC 580 - Gender, Crime and Justice
CRJC 590 - Ethics in Criminal Justice
CRJC 600 - Corporate and Government Crime
CRJC 605 - Policing
CRJC 610 - Organizational Change in Criminal Justice
CRJC 620 - Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
CRJC 630 - Communities, Justice and Social Change
CRJC 640 - Qualitative Methods in Criminal Justice
CRJC 650 - Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice
CRJC 660 - Victimology
CRJC 670 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CRJC 680 - Graduate Capstone
CRJC 690 - Independent Study
CRJC 691 - Independent Study

 
Completion Options 

For more information, please contact our graduate coordinator Dr. Zahra Shekarkhar. 

Option One: Graduate Capstone (33 Credits) 

1. Four core courses (12 Credits) 
2. Six electives (18 Credits) 
3. Successful completion of CRJC 680 (3 Credits) 

Option Two: Thesis (33 Credits) 

1. Four core courses (12 Credits) 
2. Five electives (15 Credits) 
3. Thesis Courses (6 Credits) 

CRJC 698 - Thesis I 
CRJC 699 - Thesis II 
CRJC 899 - Thesis Non-Credit (if applicable)