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Graduate Program Courses

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  • Course Number 

    Course Title* 

    Credits 

    Five core required courses: (15 credits)

    CJ 605 Criminal Justice Research

    3

    CJ 615 Theory and Practice of Police Administration

    3

    CJ 625 Contemporary Corrections

    3

    CJ 630 The Judicial System

    3

    CJ 645 The Nature of Crime

    3

    Five elective courses from the following: (15 credits)

    Since students can opt to select a specialization in an area of criminal justice, it is recommended that students take all their elective courses within that specialization of criminal justice. Students, however, are permitted to take two graduate courses (up to six credits) in the social sciences or related fields, with the approval of the Graduate Advisor.

    CJ 600 Criminal Justice System and the Urban Community

    3

    CJ 601 Grant Proposal Writing

    3

    CJ 602 Crime in a Global Context

    3

    CJ 610 The Criminal Justice Professional

    3

    CJ 611 Graduate Seminar in Criminal Justice

    3

    CJ 616 Elite Deviance

    3

    CJ 620 Operational Strategies in Police Administration

    3

    CJ 635 Seminar on Community Corrections

    3

    CJ 640 The Juvenile Justice System

    3

    CJ 650 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice

    3

    CJ 655 Police Role in Crime Prevention

    3

    CJ 660 Critical Issues in Law Enforcement

    3

    CJ 670 Supervised Professional Placement

    3

    CJ 680 Criminal Justice Management

    3

    CJ 685 Planning in the Criminal Justice System

    3

    CJ 690 Workshop in Criminal Justice Administration
    and Decision Making

    3

    Master’s Project

    CJ 671 Master’s Project

    3

    TOTAL CREDITS 

    33