Criminal Justice Administration, MS
42-45 credit hours
The Master of Science in Criminal Justice Administration enhances the knowledge of practicing professionals who want to expand their skills in criminal justice administration. This degree is also perfect for scholar-practitioners in any field with a desire to combine existing knowledge and experience from other disciplines with criminal justice to pursue one of many careers in the criminal justice system. The accelerated curriculum integrates criminal law and theory, leadership development, global awareness, and organizational change. These foundational concepts prepare graduates for leadership roles in organizations related to the criminal justice profession and beyond.
Core Curriculum
Prerequisite Course
ICJ 51600 (Foundations of Criminal Justice) is a prerequisite course for students with non-criminal justice undergraduate degrees or no criminal justice related experience. Students accepted into the graduate program for criminal justice who do not possess a degree in criminal justice or who do not have criminal justice experience are required to take ICJ 51600 (Foundations of Criminal Justice) prior to enrolling in any of the criminal justice clusters in the program. These students may proceed with the management and/or leadership clusters prior to completing the Foundations of Criminal Justice course.
Graduate Leadership I Cluster (9) BA22
Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9
Graduate Constitutional Law Cluster (9) CJ18
| ICJ 51300 | Constitutional Law and Corrections | 3 |
| ICJ 51400 | Constitutional Law and Policing | 3 |
| ICJ 51500 | Constitutional Law and Rules of Evidence | 3 |
Graduate Administration of Justice Cluster (9) CJ19
| ICJ 50300 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| ICJ 50310 | Labor Management Relations in Criminal Justice Organizations | 3 |
| ICJ 50320 | Criminal Justice Leadership: Strategies and Practice | 3 |
Graduate Criminal Justice Research and Public Policy Cluster (6) CJ20
Capstone