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Criminal Justice Program Director: Walter Broughton, Ph.D. Admission Requirements || MS Criminal Justice || Minor or Specialization The graduate criminal justice program combines a strong background in criminal justice with the management skills need for an administrative position in a criminal justice agency. The program is designed for those who wish to assume, or already hold, a criminal justice management position, as well as for those who wish to pursue doctoral work elsewhere after completing their Marywood degree. Course work in the program provides: a background in American criminal justice institutions; a knowledge of the causes of delinquency and crime, the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, and the research on which this knowledge is based; an evaluation of contemporary criminal justice research and policy; experience with appropriate management tools; opportunities to communicate complex ideas orally and in writing, and to further develop analytic and critical skills. Program faculty combine strong academic credentials with substantial experience of criminal justice agencies at the state and federal levels. Classes are small, typically seminars, in which students assume responsibility with the instructor for the presentation of material. The program offers substantial opportunities for students to explore their individual interests in criminal justice and closely related fields. Financial aid, including the opportunity to work closely with program faculty as a graduate assistant, is available. The program is housed in the Department of Social Sciences, in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admission Requirements An undergraduate major in criminal justice, sociology, or a related field is recommended, but not required. (Students without an undergraduate course in criminology, delinquency, or deviance and those without an undergraduate course in statistics or social research will be asked to complete an undergraduate course before taking advanced, graduate work in these areas.) An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better is customary. A completed application must include: official, unopened transcripts from all institutions attended, including Marywood; two letters of recommendation from college or university faculty (these may be supplemented with recommendations from supervisors in a criminal justice agency); an essay discussing the applicantâs career objectives and the way in which the CJ Masters program will contribute to these objectives. Master of Science Degree in Criminal Justice 36 semester hours I. REQUIRED COURSES 21 semester hours CJ 503 Criminal Justice Administration 3 CJ 505 Financial Management 3 CJ 506 Research Theory 3 CJ 519 Administrative Law 3 CJ 522 Criminology 3 CJ 531 Management Information Systems 3 CJ 595 OR CJ 597 Thesis Criminal Justice Management Project /Internship 3 3 II. ELECTIVES* 15 semeser hours (choose five courses) CJ 524 Sex, Drugs, & Crime 3 CJ 534 Comparative Criminal Justice Policy 3 CJ 533 Crime over the Life Course 3 CJ 540 The Constitution & Criminal Justice Policy 3 CJ 573 Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children 3 CJ 576 Corrections 3 CJ 598 Special Topics in Criminal Justice 3   *Students may also elect up to two graduate courses in Business, Public Administration, Psychology, Counseling, and/or Social Work with the approval of their advisor. Graduate Minor or Specialization in Criminal Justice The program also offers a 12 credit minor or specialization in Criminal Justice for graduate students who wish to combine work in another graduate field (for example, Public Administration, Counseling, Social Work, Psychology) with course work in Criminal Justice.   Minor or Specialization in Criminal Justice I. REQUIRED COURSES 6 semester hours CJ 503 Criminal Justice Administration 3 CJ 522 Criminology 3 II. ELECTIVES*: 6 semester hours CJ 524 Sex, Drugs, & Crime 3 CJ 534 Comparative Criminal Justice Policy 3 CJ 533 Crime over the Life Course 3 CJ 540 The Constitution & Criminal Justice Policy 3 CJ 573 Physical and Sexual Abuse of Children CJ 576 Corrections 3 CJ 598 Special Topics in Criminal Justice 3 *The electives selected must be approved by the Director of Criminal Justice Programs.

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