Master of Science in Criminal Justice (Non Thesis Track)

Curriculum Outline

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

Master of Science in Criminal Justice (Non Thesis Track) (36 hours)

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-nine (39) hours.

Criminal Justice Core (18 hours):

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

Note

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

Criminal Justice Electives (18 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 569 - Internship in Criminal Justice (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 697 - Thesis I (3 hours)
CRIM 698 - Thesis II (3 hours)