Master of Science in Criminal Justice (Thesis Track)

Curriculum Outline

CRIM 590 - Directed Reading in Criminal Justice
(Required of students lacking 9 hours of undergraduate courses in Criminal Justice)

Total Hours Required for Degree:

Thirty-three (33) for the thesis track. Students who do not have the required nine (9) hours of undergraduate criminal justice hours must take CRIM 590 Directed Reading in Criminal Justice , thus they must complete either thirty-six (36) hours.

Criminal Justice Core (18 hours):

CRIM 601 - Survey of the Criminal Justice System (3 hours)
CRIM 610 - Current Legal Issues in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 615 - Theories of Criminal Behavior (3 hours)
CRIM 620 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 625 - Criminal Justice Administration (3 hours)
CRIM 699 - Ethics (3 hours)

Note:

Students must earn the grade of “B” or better in all core courses.

Thesis Track includes (6 hours):

CRIM 697 - Thesis I (3 hours)
CRIM 698 - Thesis II (3 hours)
CRIM 700 - Comprehensive Exams (0 hours)

Criminal Justice Electives (9 hours):

CRIM 533 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours)
CRIM 540 - Human Trafficking (3 hours)
CRIM 550 - Organized Crime (3 hours)
CRIM 565 - Police Community Relationships (3 hours)
CRIM 595 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 630 - Minorities and Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 635 - Juvenile Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 640 - Forensic Science (3 hours)
CRIM 645 - Comparative Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRIM 650 - Advanced Corrections (3 hours)
CRIM 655 - Advanced Law Enforcement (3 hours)
CRIM 660 - Drugs and the Criminal Justice System (3 hours)
CRIM 665 - White Collar Crime (3 hours)
CRIM 670 - Criminal Justice and the Media (3 hours)
CRIM 675 - Domestic Violence (3 hours)
CRIM 695 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)