Criminal Justice, MA

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Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission into the Master of Arts degree program in Criminal Justice must meet the admission requirements of Graduate Programs. The specific program requirements are as follows. The student must have:

BA or BS in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or other closely related field.
A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or a minimum of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work completed.
A minimum grade of B in the following undergraduate courses, or their recognized equivalents:
CRIM 3263, Criminology
SOC 3383, Social Statistics
SOC 4293, Methods of Social Research

Admissions are competitive.

Application deadlines: Priority deadlines for admission and for consideration for graduate assistantship are May 1 (for Summer or Fall admission); November 1 (for Spring admission).

Requirements for the Degree

A minimum of eighteen (18) hours for the degree must be in courses numbered at the 6000 level. Up to six hours (6) may be taken outside of the department. All students must complete a thesis or non-thesis option for the degree. Students electing to complete a thesis may take six (6) hours of CRIM 670V - Thesis , with the consent of the overseeing faculty member, in lieu of a corresponding number of hours of elective courses. (Note: Receipt of credit for thesis hours is contingent upon successful completion and defense of the thesis.) Students electing to take the non-thesis option will take comprehensive exams after earning a minimum of eighteen (18) hours in the program, including CRIM 6523 - Seminar in Criminal Behavior and CRIM 6343 - Methods of Social Research .

University Requirements:

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Program Requirements:

CRIM 6233 - Criminal Justice Systems Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6343 - Methods of Social Research Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6383 - Advanced Data Analysis Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6523 - Seminar in Criminal Behavior Sem. Hrs: 3

Select eighteen hours from the following:

Other courses require approval from the Director of the MACJ program and the Chair of the Criminology, Sociology, and Geography Department.

CRIM 5313 - Seminar on Organized Crime Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6133 - Police and Society Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6403 - Seminar in Juvenile Delinquency Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6513 - Seminar in Community and Institutional Corrections Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 6653 - Special Topics Sem. Hrs: 3
CRIM 670V - Thesis Sem. Hrs: Variable (maximum of 6 hours for students selecting thesis)
CRIM 680V - Independent Study Sem. Hrs: Variable
POSC 6503 - Managing Local Government Sem. Hrs: 3
POSC 6523 - Decision Making Sem. Hrs: 3
POSC 6533 - Public Policy Analysis and Evaluation Sem. Hrs: 3
POSC 6553 - Public Budgeting and Finance Sem. Hrs: 3
POSC 6563 - Seminar in Public Administration Sem. Hrs: 3
POSC 6573 - Grant Writing and Administration Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6003 - Perspectives on Death and Dying Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6063 - Sociology of Disasters Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6073 - Sociology of Family Violence Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6113 - Seminar in Contemporary Sociology Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6123 - Aging, Law and Social Issues Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6203 - Social Psychology Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6223 - Urban Sociology Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6253 - Rural Sociology Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6263 - Terrorism as a Social Movement Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6273 - Social Organization Sem. Hrs: 3
SOC 6423 - Seminar in Race, Gender and Class Sem. Hrs: 3

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Criminal Justice, MA

Admission Requirements

Requirements for the Degree

University Requirements:

Program Requirements:

Select eighteen hours from the following:

Sub-total: 30

Total Required Hours: 30

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Criminal Justice, MA

Admission Requirements

Requirements for the Degree

University Requirements:

Program Requirements:

Select eighteen hours from the following:

Sub-total: 30

Total Required Hours: 30