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.

ICJ 51600Foundations of Criminal Justice

3

Graduate Leadership I Cluster (9) BA22

IBA 54320Leadership Theory

3

IBA 54550Leading Transformational Change

3

IBA 54720Business Ethics and Leadership

3

Graduate Management Cluster (9) BA9

IBA 54000Management and Administrative Theory

3

IBA 54100Organizational Behavior

3

IBA 54150Operations Management

3

Graduate Constitutional Law Cluster (9) CJ18

ICJ 51300Constitutional Law and Corrections

3

ICJ 51400Constitutional Law and Policing

3

ICJ 51500Constitutional Law and Rules of Evidence

3

Graduate Administration of Justice Cluster (9) CJ19

ICJ 50300Ethics in Criminal Justice

3

ICJ 50310Labor Management Relations in Criminal Justice Organizations

3

ICJ 50320Criminal Justice Leadership: Strategies and Practice

3

Graduate Criminal Justice Research and Public Policy Cluster (6) CJ20

ICJ 50400Public Policy and Criminal Justice

3

ICJ 50500Criminal Justice Research Methods

3

Capstone

ICJ 60100Criminal Justice Administration

3