CURRICULUM

 

                       Three Areas of Concentration:  (A) Law Enforcement, (B) Corrections, and (C) Juvenile Justice

                                                                     

Course

Title

Hrs

     
 

FIRST SEMESTER (FALL)

 
     
CRMJ 500 Criminal Justice Systems 3
CRMJ 505 Writing for Research in Criminal Justice 3
CRMJ 510 Criminal Justice Research Methods 3
CRMJ 600(A) Advanced Police Administration 3
CRMJ 625(B) Management & Administration in Corrections 3
CRMJ 710 Management and Administration of Juvenile Justice Systems 3
CRMJ Elective 3
     
 

Total

9 - 12
     
 

SECOND SEMESTER (SPRING)

 
     
CRMJ 510 Criminal Justice Research Methods 3
CRMJ 530 Criminal Justice Administration: Theory, Policy & Practice 3
CRMJ 605(A) Human Resource Administration 3
CRMJ 635(B) Classification and Assessment of Offenders 3
CRMJ 705 Human Resource Administration 3
     
 

Total

9 - 12
     
     
 

SUMMER SESSION

 
     
CRMJ Elective 3
CRMJ   3
  Elective  
 

Total

6
     
     
 

THIRD SEMESTER (FALL)

 
     
CRMJ 540 Applied Statistics 3
CRMJ 610(A) Community Policing 3
CRMJ 615(A) Criminal Justice Planning & Budgeting 3
CRMJ 680(B) Advanced Seminar in Corrections 3
CRMJ 685(B) Community Corrections 3
CRMJ 690 Thesis I 3
CRMJ 715 Legal and Ethical Issues in Juvenile Justice Systems 3
CRMJ 720 Advance Seminar in Juvenile Corrections 3
     
 

Total

9 - 12
     
 

FOURTH SEMESTER (SPRING)

 
     
CRMJ 695 Thesis II 3
CRMJ Elective 3
 

Comprehensive Examination

0
     
 

Total

6
     
 

FULL-TIME STUDENT CREDIT-HOUR LOAD PER SEMESTER

 
     
  First Semester  
  Second Semester  
  Third Semester  
  Fourth Semester  
     
 

Total

36

 

 

In addition, the following course will be required for all persons admitted to the program whose baccalaureate degree is not in Criminal Justice and/or who does not have previous research background:

 

CRMJ 590(G) Special Topics:           Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

 

Note:  It is recommended that students take only nine (9) credit hours per semester.  A maximum of twelve (12) credit hours may be taken per semester with special approval of the student’s advisor only.