Graduate Catalog

Graduate Specialization in Criminal Justice

The program also offers a 12-credit specialization in Criminal Justice for graduate students who wish to combine work in another graduate field (for example, Counseling, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work) with coursework in Criminal Justice.

Specialization in Criminal Justice (12 credits)

Required Courses (6 semester hours)

CJ 503Criminal Justice Administration

3

CJ 522Criminology

3

Electives (6 semester hours)

CJ 524Sex, Drugs, and Crime

3

CJ 526Race, Ethnicity and Criminal Justice

3

CJ 528Youth Offenders

3

CJ 533Crime Over the Course of Life

3

CJ 540The Constitution & Criminal Justice?Policy

3

CJ 560Urban Crime Patterns

3

CJ 569Media & Crime

3

CJ 576Corrections

3

CJ 578Community Corrections

3

CJ 598Special Topics in Criminal Justice

3

The electives selected must be approved by the Director of Criminal Justice Programs.