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 B is primarily designed for those interested in research or pursuing further graduate level work.

Core Requirements Credits: 25

LAJ 511 - Theories of Crime, Deviance, and Justice Credits: (5)
LAJ 520 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (5)
LAJ 524 - Policy Analysis Credits: (5)
LAJ 535 - Research Methods Credits: (5)
LAJ 536 - Statistics and Data Analysis Credits: (5)

Seminar Electives Credits: 30

Select 6 of the courses from the following:

LAJ 516 - Organizational Leadership Credits: (5)
LAJ 540 - Law and Social Control Credits: (5)
LAJ 541 - Race, Class, Gender, and Justice Credits: (5)
LAJ 542 - Criminal Justice History Credits: (5)
LAJ 543 - Theory and Evidence on Crime Prevention Credits: (5)
LAJ 544 - Theory and Evidence in Policing Credits: (5)
LAJ 545 - Ethical Studies Credits: (5)
LAJ 546 - Theory and Evidence in Corrections Credits: (5)
LAJ 547 - Theory and Evidence in Courts and Law Credits: (5)
LAJ 548 - Decision Making in Law and Justice Credits: (5)
LAJ 549 - Juvenile Justice Credits: (5)
LAJ 550 - Advanced Research Methodology Credits: (5)
LAJ 551 - Legal Liability for Professionals Credits: (5)
LAJ 552 - Criminal Justice Controversies Credits: (5)
LAJ 598 - Special Topics Credits: (1-5)
Other Courses: (5 credit maximum)
LAJ 590 - Cooperative Education Credits: (1-5) (may be repeated up to 5 credits)
LAJ 596 - Individual Study Credits: (1-6) (may be repeated up to 5 credits)

Competency Demonstration Credits: 5

Select one of the options below:

LAJ 689 - Master’s Capstone Credits: (5) (Option A)
LAJ 700 - Master’s Thesis, Project, Study, or Portfolio Credits: (1-6) (Option B)

Total Credits: 60

College and Department Information

Law and Justice Department
College of the Sciences

Program Outcomes
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