MSCJ Course Requirements
A total of 36 hours is required for the MSCJ degree in addition to successful completion of the thesis or
comprehensive exam. Students must receive a “C or better” for courses to count toward candidacy;
receiving more than 2 grades of a “C” will result in dismissal from the program.
Note: This information is for review only. In all cases, the University Catalog is the official document with
respect to degree requirements.
Required Courses: 15 hours
CRMJ 5000: Criminal Justice Proseminar (Fall only)
CRMJ 5010: Research Methods I (Fall only)
CRMJ 5020: Research Methods II (Spring only)
CRMJ 5030: Theoretical Perspectives of Crime (Fall only)
CRMJ 5040: Professional Development (Spring only)
Elective Courses: 21 hours
Elective Courses are offered according to departmental need and faculty availability.
CRMJ 5050: Criminal Justice Policy and Administration
CRMJ 5015: Social Control/Prevention
CRMJ 5060: Police and Society
CRMJ 5100r: Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CRMJ 5120: Juvenile Delinquency and the Justice System
CRMJ 5130: Cross Cultural Diversity and Crime
CRMJ 5200: Crime Analysis
CRMJ 5220: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRMJ 5250: The American Justice System
CRMJ 5260: Ethics and Crime
CRMJ 5270: Organizational Crime
CRMJ 5320: Victimology: Theory, Research, and Policy Issues
CRMJ 5340: Crime and Popular Culture
CRMJ 5370: Drugs and Crime
CRMJ 5420: Terrorism and the Criminal Justice System
CRMJ 5430: Correctional Theory and Intervention
CRMJ 5600: Internship (may take up to 6 hours)
CRMJ 5997r: Individual Studies (may take up to 6 hours)
CRMJ 5998r: Research (may take up to 6 hours)
Thesis Option:
Thesis students will only take 15 hours from the list above. Students, who plan to write a thesis must enroll
in 6 hours of CRMJ 5999r; this will count for 6 hours of the elective courses.
CRMJ 5999r: Thesis (must take 6 hours)
Note: Students may take up to 6 hours of elective credit outside of the department upon approval by the
MSCJ Graduate Coordinator.