Criminal Justice, BA/Criminal Justice, MS (2105)

In the first four years, students will complete the credits necessary to fulfill the bachelor’s degree requirements for the BA in Criminal Justice, including 15 graduate credits of Criminal Justice that is applied towards the master’s degree in Criminal Justice. In the fifth year, students will complete the remaining 18 credits to fulfill the 33 credits of the master’s degree.

Criminal Justice Degree Core (27 credits):

CRJ 205 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3 (Prerequisite to all upper level CRJ courses or permission of the Department Chair)
CRJ 305 - Substantive Criminal Law Credits: 3
CRJ 317 - Evidence and Procedure Law Credits: 3
CRJ 320 - Corrections Credits: 3
CRJ 325 - Critical Issues in Policing Credits: 3
CRJ 330 - Criminal Justice Criminology Credits: 3
CRJ 400 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology Credits: 3
CRJ 450 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
Capstone Course in Criminal Justice:
CRJ 490 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: 3

MS in Criminal Justice*

*Up to 15 credits of graduate coursework can be completed as an undergraduate

Required Coursework

CRJ 505 - Criminal Justice and the Constitution, 3 Credits
CRJ 510 - History of the Criminal Justice Systems, 3 Credits
CRJ 515 - Computers and Criminal Justice, 3 Credits
CRJ 620 - Professional Standard and Ethics in Criminal Justice, 3 Credits
CRJ 850 - Database Systems for Criminal Justice, 3 Credits

Elective Courses (Choose 4):

CRJ 630 - Victimology, 3 Credits
CRJ 640 - Profiling Violent Crimes, 3 Credits
CRJ 655 - Advanced Deviant Behavior, 3 Credits
CRJ 660 - Advanced Criminology, 3 Credits
CRJ 665 - Corrections, 3 Credits
CRJ 670 - Cyber Security Policy & the Law, 3 Credits
CRJ 675 - Cyber Crime Investigation, 3 Credits
CRJ 750 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice, 3 Credits
CRJ 755 - Criminal Justice and the Community, 3 Credits
CRJ 760 - Administration and Organizational Behavior in Criminal Justice, 3 Credits
CRJ 765 - Criminal Law Evidence and Ethics, 3 Credits
CRJ 820 - Forensic Health Issues, the Law, and the Criminal Justice Systems, 3 Credits
CRJ 990 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

Thesis Requirement

CRJ 950 - Criminal Justice Independent Research Project, 3 Credits
CRJ 951 - Thesis Project, 3 Credits