Criminal Justice Degree Requirements
- These requirements apply to students entering this program in fall 2019 and thereafter. Students who enrolled earlier should consult the catalog in effect at the time they enrolled.
- Read the course descriptions.
This 33-credit program requires the following:
Core Courses (18 credits)
- CRJU 600 Ethics in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 601 Crime and Policy Development
- CRJU 604 Research Analysis for Criminal Justice
- CRJU 620 Management and Supervision in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 708 Leadership Development in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 710 Advanced Criminology
Specialization Requirements (12 credits)
Choose one of the following specializations:
Corrections
- CRJU 605 Graduate Internship
- CRJU 611 Contemporary Issues in Corrections
Choose two additional courses from the following:
- CRJU 615 Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program
- CRJU 626 Professional Communications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 633 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 676 Systems and Applications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 680 Foundations and Impact of Trauma
- CRJU 682 Trauma-informed Organizations
- CRJU 684 Responding to Trauma
- CRJU 686 Trauma Interventions and Best Practices
- CRJU 702 Contemporary Issues for Victims of Crime
- CRJU 703 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 705 A Dialogue with a Victim
- CRJU 707 Community Corrections
- CRJU 709 Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 718 Leadership in Public Safety Organizations
- CRJU 722 Strategic and Crisis Management in Criminal Justice Organizations
Courts
- CRJU 605 Graduate Internship
- CRJU 606 Contemporary Court Issues
Choose two additional courses from the following:
- CRJU 626 Professional Communications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 633 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Law Enforcement
- CRJU 680 Foundations and Impact of Trauma
- CRJU 684 Responding to Trauma
- CRJU 685 Issues in Forensics Investigation
- CRJU 702 Contemporary Issues for Victims of Crime
- CRJU 703 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 705 A Dialogue with a Victim
- CRJU 707 Community Corrections
- CRJU 709 Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
- select LAW or LEST courses (dual JD/MSCJ)
Justice Leadership
- CRJU 626 Professional Communications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 676 Systems and Applications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 718 Leadership in Public Safety Organizations
- CRJU 722 Strategic and Crisis Management in Criminal Justice Organizations
Juvenile
- CRJU 605 Graduate Internship
- CRJU 635 Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Delinquency
Choose two additional courses from the following:
- CRJU 633 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Law Enforcement
- CRJU 680 Foundations and Impact of Trauma
- CRJU 682 Trauma-informed Organizations
- CRJU 684 Responding to Trauma
- CRJU 686 Trauma Interventions and Best Practices
- CRJU 703 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 704 Best Practices in Victim Services
- CRJU 705 A Dialogue with a Victim
- CRJU 707 Community Corrections
- CRJU 709 Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
Policing
- CRJU 605 Graduate Internship
- CRJU 631 Contemporary Issues in Policing
Choose two additional courses from the following:
- CRJU 626 Professional Communications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 632 Policing Special Populations
- CRJU 633 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Law Enforcement
- CRJU 676 Systems and Applications in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 680 Foundations and Impact of Trauma
- CRJU 682 Trauma-informed Organizations
- CRJU 685 Issues in Forensics Investigation
- CRJU 702 Contemporary Issues for Victims of Crime
- CRJU 703 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 705 A Dialogue with a Victim
- CRJU 709 Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 718 Leadership in Public Safety Organizations
- CRJU 722 Strategic and Crisis Management in Criminal Justice Organizations
- CRJU 725 Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science and Systems
Victim Studies
- CRJU 605 Graduate Internship
- CRJU 702 Contemporary Issues for Victims of Crime
Choose two additional courses from the following:
- CRJU 633 Race/Ethnicity and Gender in Law Enforcement
- CRJU 680 Foundations and Impact of Trauma
- CRJU 682 Trauma-informed Organizations
- CRJU 684 Responding to Trauma
- CRJU 686 Trauma Interventions and Best Practices
- CRJU 703 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CRJU 704 Best Practices in Victim Services
- CRJU 705 A Dialogue with a Victim
- CRJU 709 Addressing Mental Health and Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
Culminating Coursework (3 or 6 credits)
Choose one.
- Capstone in Criminal Justice (CRJU 777)
OR
- Thesis (CRJU 799, 6 credits)**
Thesis Policy and Procedures
Thesis/Dissertation Binding Request Form
**NOTE: If student opts to do a thesis, then they are exempt from the internship requirement.