Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration

The master's degree program consists of 11 three-credit courses.  The sequence totals 33 semester hours.  Full-time students can complete the program in one calendar year (including summer sessions), while part-time students finish in two.

Students in the BS/MS program may complete up to three of these courses during their undergraduate program, finishing the remaining 8 courses once enrolled in the graduate program.

Core Requirements (6 Courses) Electives (5 Courses)

System-Wide Issues in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Management & Administration
Computers - Statistics
Professional Ethics
Research & Evaluation
Policy Paper (3 credits)

OR

Master's Thesis (6 credits)

Police Administration
Management Sciences
Organization Development
Advanced Theories or Crime
Law & Legal Policy
Organizational Crime
Penal Policy
Comparative Criminal Justice
Social Diversity
Special Problems
Supervised Readings Project