Master of Science-Criminology and Criminal Justice
Thesis Track
The thesis track will prepare students who later aspire to enter a Ph.D. program by enhancing their theoretical knowledge, research, and statistical skills. In addition to 9 hours of core courses (Proseminar in CCJ, Criminological Theory, and Criminal Justice Policy), the thesis track will require 6 credits in graduate-level Research Methods and Statistics, and 6 credits for the completion of the Thesis. While the thesis will be completed and supervised by faculty within the Department of Criminal Justice, the research methods and statistics courses will be taken from other departments who already offer similar courses for their Master’s students. Communication, INSS, Public Administration, and Sociology have agreed to allow CJ students to enroll in pre-existing courses. The remaining 15 credit hours of courses for the thesis track will be taken as electives, of which 9 of those credits must be CRIJ-designated, and the remaining 6 credits may be CRIJ electives or specific courses designated in the list below.
|
Prefix and Number |
Required Courses |
21 SCH |
Semester offered |
|
CRIJ 5302 |
Research Methods in Intelligence and Criminal Justice |
3 |
EVERY FALL |
|
CRIJ 5305 |
Proseminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice |
3 |
EVERY FALL |
|
CRIJ 5310 |
Advanced Criminological Theory |
3 |
EVERY SPRING |
|
CRIJ 5315 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice Policy |
3 |
EVERY FALL |
|
CRIJ 5361 |
Statistical Analysis in Intelligence and Criminal Justice |
3 |
EVERY SPRING |
|
CRIJ 5397 |
Master’s Thesis I |
3 |
ANY SEMESTER |
|
CRIJ 5399 |
Master’s Thesis II |
3 |
ANY SEMESTER |
|
Prefix and Number |
Elective Courses (at least 9 credits must be earned from “CRIJ” designated courses on this list) |
15 SCH |
|
CRIJ 5300 |
Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration Management and Organizations |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5322 |
Seminar in Policing and Law Enforcement |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5323 |
Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation (cross-listed with INSS 5323) |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5324 |
Seminar in Courts and Sentencing |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5326 |
Correctional Policy and Management |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5328 |
Decision Making for Intelligence and CJ Professionals (cross-listed with INSS 5328) |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5331 |
Communities and Crime |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5333 |
Immigration, Crime, and CJ |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5335 |
Transnational Criminal Organizations (cross-listed with INSS 5335) |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5337 |
Drugs, Crime and Criminal Justice Policy |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5339 |
Race/Ethnicity in the Criminal Justice System |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5340 |
Seminar in Selected CJ Topics (Death Penalty, Gender and Crime, Cybercrime, White-Collar Crime)- may be repeated for credit |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5341 |
Violence and Victimization |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5343 |
Crime and Border Security (cross-listed with INSS 5343) |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5350 |
Program Evaluation and Evidence-Based Practices |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5360 |
Independent Study in Criminology and Criminal Justice |
3 |
|
CRIJ 5385 |
Graduate Study Abroad in CJ (requires International travel; travel costs extra) |
3 |
|
GEOL 5321 |
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems |
3 |
|
INSS 5303 |
Legal Issues in Intelligence and National Security |
3 |
|
INSS 5304 |
Intelligence and National Security Policies and Practices |
3 |
|
INSS 5325 |
Political Economy of Terrorism |
3 |
| INSS 5340 | Proseminar in Homeland Security | |
| INSS 5366 | Security Studies Internship | |
|
PAD 5354 |
Administrative Law and Regulation |
3 |
|
PAD 5365 |
Policy Analysis and Decision Making (note that this course has 2 prerequisites: PAD 5300 and PAD 5351 that must be met) |
3 |