2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

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2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [Archived]

Criminology and Criminal Justice M.A.

(33 credits minimum)

Research (9 credits):

CRIM 606 - Seminar: Research in Criminology 3 Credits
CRIM 699 - Master’s Thesis 6 Credits
and

PSY 604 or EPSY 612 or PA 602 or ET 607

Major (18 credits):

CRIM 640 - Ethics in Criminal Justice 3 Credits
CRIM 601 - Seminar: Criminological Theories 3 Credits
CRIM 607 - Seminar: Law and Society 3 Credits
CRIM 608 - Seminar in Law and Criminal Justice Administration 3 Credits

Choose 6 credits from the following:

CRIM 602 - Correctional Counseling 3 Credits
CRIM 603 - Seminar: Treatment Practices and Techniques in Corrections 3 Credits
CRIM 604 - Seminar: Police Problems and Practices 3 Credits
Three of these six credits may be chosen from the following courses:
CRIM 609 - Criminal Justice Organization and Management 3 Credits
PA 601 - Proseminar in Public Administration 3 Credits
PA 605 - Organizational Behavior in Public Agencies 3 Credits

Other Requirements (3 credits):

3 additional credits of graduate study inside or outside the department.

Culminating Experience:

Successful defense of the student’s thesis.