Curriculum

The M.A. Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice requires 36 hours of specified coursework. The twelve courses will be offered in the following sequence, but are subject to change:

Fall Semester
5301 – Proseminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice*
5318 – Criminal Justice Personnel Administration

Spring Semester
5350 – Theoretical Criminology*
5319 – Issues in Policing

Summer Semester
5351 – Terrorism and Crime
5353 – Criminal Justice Organizational Theory and Management

Fall Semester
5327 – Judicial and Constitutional Processes*
5342 – Ethics in Criminal Justice

Spring Semester
5381 – Crime and Public Policy
5380 – Criminal Justice Seminar

Summer Semester
5309 – Research Methods in Criminal Justice*
5310 – Statistics and Research Practices in Criminal Justice*

*Depicts a core course