To graduate with the MS in Criminal Justice and Public Safety, you must complete 33 credit hours.
Requirements are broken down as follows:
- Core courses (15 credit hours)
- Concentration courses (18 credit hours)
The program allows you to choose from one of two concentrations: public safety or criminal justice.
Public Safety Concentration
As a student in this concentration, you assess public safety risks using various analysis tools, and develop plans to prepare, manage, and mitigate natural and human-made crises.
Criminal Justice Concentration
As a student in this concentration, you analyze the nature and extent of crime, critically evaluate major theories of crime, and assess the effectiveness of criminal justice systems, non–criminal justice programs, and other policies and practices that respond to crime.
DEPT./COURSE # | TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
SPEA-J 586 | Public Safety in the U.S. | 3 |
CJUS-P 501 | Proseminar: Criminal Justice I | 3 |
or | ||
SPEA-J 582 | Criminal Justice Systems | 3 |
SPEA-J 502 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | 3 |
or | ||
CJUS-P 594 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
SPEA-V 506 | Statistical Analysis for Effective Decision Making | 3 |
Or | ||
CJUS-P 595 | Data Analysis in Criminal Justice | 3 |
CJUS-P 619 | Capstone: Crime and Public Policy | 3 |
or | ||
SPEA-J 666 | Capstone: Criminal Justice Policy and Evaluation | 3 |
DEPT./COURSE # | TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
SPEA-J 501 | Evolution of Criminological Thought and Policy (Criminal justice concentration only) | 3 |
Or | ||
CJUS-P 502 | Proseminar: Criminal Justice II (Criminal justice concentration only) | 3 |
DEPT./COURSE # | TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
CJUS-P 512 | Corrections | 3 |
CJUS-P 515 | Police in Society | 3 |
CJUS-P 517 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
CJUS-P 519 | Probation and Parole | 3 |
CJUS-P 602 | Courts and Criminal Justice | 3 |
CJUS-P 623 | Violent Behavior | 3 |
CJUS-P 627 | White-Collar Crime | 3 |
CJUS-P 629 | Victimization | 3 |
CJUS-P 634 | Sentencing Theory and Practice | 3 |
CJUS-P 671 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | 3 |
CJUS-P 680 | Seminar: Issues in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | 3 |
CJUS-P 682 | Seminar on Law Enforcement and Minorities | 3 |
SPEA-J 520 | Mapping and Analysis | 3 |
SPEA-J 550 | Topics in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | 3 |
SPEA-J 588 | Law and Control in Society | 3 |
SPEA-J 587 | Criminal Violation: Problems and Characteristics | 3 |
SPEA-J 682 | Planning and Management | 3 |
DEPT./COURSE # | TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
SPEA-J 528 | Risk Analysis for Public Safety (Public safety concentration only) | 3 |
DEPT./COURSE # | TITLE | CREDIT HOURS |
CJUS-P 680 | Seminar: Issues in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | 3 |
SPEA-J 581 | Public Safety Law | 3 |
SPEA-J 520 | Mapping and Analysis for Public Safety | 3 |
SPEA-J 524 | Crisis Management for Public Safety | 3 |
SPEA-j 531 | National and Homeland Security in America | 3 |
SPEA-J 550 | Topics in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | 3 |
SPEA-J 560 | Public Budgeting and Finance | 3 |
SPEA-J 561 | Public Human Resources Management | 3 |