The criminal justice master’s program is a practitioner-based program offered fully online. The 30-hour program is available to students with or without previous criminal justice course work. Students have the option of seeking a Master of Science degree with a thesis or a Master of Science degree without the thesis. Students pursuing the Master of Science without the thesis option will be required to take comprehensive exams during the last trimester of their coursework. The student pursuing the Master of Science degree with the thesis option must appear in person to defend his/her thesis during the last trimester of enrollment in the program. Students accepted into the program will complete an individual plan of study ranging from 30 semester hours to 39 hours, depending on previous criminal justice course work.
MCJ 600 Administration of Justice MCJ 610 Applied Ethics MCJ 620 Seminar in Homeland Security MCJ 630 Leadership MCJ 640 Applied Research Methods MCJ 650 Human Resource Management in Criminal Justice MCJ 660 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice MCJ 670 Community Service in Criminal Justice
MCJ 605 Juvenile Delinquency MCJ 615 Advanced Criminal Investigations MCJ 625 Industrial Security MCJ 635 Civil Liberties MCJ 645 Community Corrections MCJ 655 Economics of Crime and Justice MCJ 675 Independent Study and Research
*Students pursuing a Master of Science degree without the thesis option must pass a written comprehensive exam during their last trimester of enrollment.
MCJ 600 Administration of Justice MCJ 610 Applied Ethics MCJ 620 Seminar in Homeland Security MCJ 630 Leadership MCJ 640 Applied Research Methods MCJ 650 Human Resource Management in Criminal Justice MCJ 660 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice MCJ 670 Community Service in Criminal Justice MCJ 698 and CRJ 699 Thesis (6 hrs)
Students pursuing a Master of Science degree with the thesis option must appear in person to defend their thesis during their last trimester.
