MS in Criminal Justice - Urban Crime Policy

Required Core Courses - 24 Credits

Criminological Theory

3

Research Methods and Data Analysis

3

The Supreme Court, U.S. Constitution, and Criminal Law

3

Perspectives on Drugs, Alcohol, and the Criminal Justice System

3

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

3

Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism

3

Public Policy Issues in Criminal Justice (Capstone course)

3

Graduate Research and Critical Analysis

1

Ethics and Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Perspective

2

Total Credit Hours:24

Electives

12 Credits- must choose any 4 classes or 2 classes and Master's Thesis

Crime Scene Investigation

3

Race, Class, and Crime in America

3

Organized Crime and Transnational Crime

3

International Perspectives on the Death Penalty

3

The Use of Deadly Force in Contemporary America

3

New York and the Great Crime Decline

3

Cyber Crime, Intelligence Systems and National Security

3

-OR

Two Elective Courses

6

and

Master's Thesis

3

Master's Thesis

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Total Credit Hours: 36