Criminal Justice - MS

Semester One

• Session One:

• CJUS 510 - Seminar in Criminology Credit Hours: 3
• Administration of Justice Elective Credit Hours: 3

• Session Two:

• CJUS 500 - Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
• Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Semester Two

Session One:

• Administration of Justice Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Session Two:

• Administration of Justice Elective Credit Hours: 3
• Program Elective Credit Hours: 3

Semester Three

• Session One:

• CJUS 680 - Criminal Justice Thesis I Credit Hours: 3
• Administration of Justice Elective Credit Hours: 3

• Session Two:

• CJUS 690 - Criminal Justice Thesis II Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours Required = 33

Administration of Justice Electives: 

• CJUS 530 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice  
• CJUS 540 - Corrections  
• CJUS 550 - The Criminal Court System  
• CJUS 610 - Effective Policing Methods  
• CJUS 620 - Police Organization & Leadership  

Program Electives: 

• CJUS 520 - Quantitative Analysis  
• CJUS 560 - Juvenile Justice  
• CJUS 570 - Wrongful Convictions  
• CJUS 580 - Homeland Security  
• CJUS 590 - Community Corrections  
• CJUS 600 - Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation  
• CJUS 630 - Crime Victim Studies  
• CJUS 640 - Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System  
• CJUS 650 - Forensic Investigations  
• CJUS 660 - Capital Punishment Around the World  
• CJUS 670 - Special Topics  

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to: 

• Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between criminal justice, criminology, corrections and ethical issues that affect individuals who work in and are impacted by the field of criminal justice.  
• Apply critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills by finding data pertaining to topics in criminal justice, synthesizing that information, and incorporating it into case studies. 
• Design, and carry out, original research in the field of criminal justice 
• Analyize and interpret research data to address significant issues facing the criminal justice field.  
• Formulate factual and legal arguments supporting different positions on controversial subjects facing individuals in the field of criminal justice, and debate those arguments in written and oral presentations. 
• Develop a substantive understanding of special topics in the field of criminal justice through the use of case studies and research
• Apply knowledge of criminal justice issues and systems, to the development of potential solutions and improvements to the modern field of criminal justice.

Sample Course Sequence to Complete Program Part-Time

Semester 1 - Session 1: CJUS 510 - Seminar in Criminology  

Semester 1 - Session 2: CJUS 500 - Research Methods  

Semester 2 - Session 1: Program Elective

Semester 2 - Session 2: Administration of Justice Elective

Semester 3 - Session 1: Administration of Justice Elective

Semester 3 - Session 2: Program Elective

Semester 4 - Session 1: Administration of Justice Elective

Semester 4 - Session 2: Program Elective

Semester 5 - Session 1: Administration of Justice Elective

Semester 5 - Session 2: CJUS 680 - Criminal Justice Thesis I  

Semester 6: CJUS 690 - Criminal Justice Thesis II