Law and Justice, MS

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Program Description

Option A includes a comprehensive examination as the culminating experience and option B includes a thesis or research project as the culminating experience. Both options are 60 credits to complete. Option A is primarily designed for those interested in research or pursuing further graduate level work.

Core Requirements

LAJ 511 - Theories of Crime, Deviance, and Justice Credits: (4)
LAJ 516 - Organizational Leadership Credits: (4)
LAJ 520 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (4)
LAJ 524 - Policy Analysis Credits: (4)
LAJ 535 - Research Methods Credits: (4)
LAJ 536 - Statistics and Data Analysis Credits: (4)
LAJ 540 - Law and Social Control Credits: (4)

Total Core Credits: 28

Seminar Electives (select 7 of the courses below):

LAJ 541 - Race, Class, Gender, and Justice Credits: (4)
LAJ 542 - Criminal Justice History Credits: (4)
LAJ 543 - Theory and Evidence on Crime Prevention Credits: (4)
LAJ 544 - Theory and Evidence in Policing Credits: (4)
LAJ 545 - Ethical Studies Credits: (4)
LAJ 546 - Theory and Evidence in Corrections Credits: (4)
LAJ 547 - Theory and Evidence in Courts and Law Credits: (4)
LAJ 548 - Decision Making in Law and Justice Credits: (4)
LAJ 549 - Juvenile Justice Credits: (4)
LAJ 550 - Advanced Research Methodology Credits: (4)
LAJ 551 - Legal Liability for Professionals Credits: (4)
LAJ 552 - Criminal Justice Controversies Credits: (4)
Other Courses: (4 credit maximum)
LAJ 590 - Cooperative Education Credits: (1-8) (may be repeated up to 4 credits)
LAJ 596 - Individual Study Credits: (1-6) (may be repeated up to 4 credits)
LAJ 598 - Special Topics Credits: (1-5)

Seminar Elective Credits: 28

Competency Demonstration (select one of the options below):

LAJ 689 - Master’s Capstone Credits: (4) (Option A)
LAJ 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project, Study, or Portfolio Credits: (1-6) (Option B)