Department of Criminal Justice

Master of Science in Criminal Justice Curriculum

Core Curriculum (18 credits)

• CRJC 500 History of Crime Control Policy
• CRJC 510 Criminal Justice Administration
• CRJC 520 Criminological Theory I: Classical and Positivist Theories
• CRJC 530 Criminological Theory II: Critical Criminology (Prerequisite = CRJC 520)
• CRJC 540 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• CRJC 550 Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice

Electives (15 credits, select 5 with approval of faculty advisor)

• CRJC 570 Race, Crime and Justice
• CRJC 580 Females, Crime and Justice
• CRJC 590 Ethics in Criminal Justice
• CRJC 600 Corporate and Government Crime
• CRJC 610 Organizational Change in Criminal Justice
• CRJC 620 Juvenile Delinquency and Justice
• CRJC 630 Communities, Justice and Social Change
• CRJC 670 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
• CRJC 660 Current Issues in Victimology (Prerequisite = CRJC 540)
• CRJC 640 Qualitative Methods in Criminal Justice (Prerequisite = CRJC 540)
• CRJC 650 Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice (Prerequisites = CRJC 540
  and CRJC 550)

Thesis (optional)

• CRJC 698 Thesis I (Prerequisites=Core courses and faculty advisor approval)
• CRJC 699 Thesis II (Prerequisites=Core courses and faculty advisor approval)
• CRJC 899 Thesis Non-credit

To fulfill electives, a maximum of 12 credit hours may be selected from graduate programs other than Criminal Justice, if the courses fit into the student’s plan of study as approved by the faculty advisor and Department Chair.