Master of Science in Criminal Justice (Thesis Track)

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)

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 605 - Cyber Security Management for Law Enforcement (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 680 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
• CRIM 685 - Probation and Parole (3 hours)
• CRIM 695 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
• CRIM 569 - Internship in Criminal Justice (3 hours)