Department: Master of Arts Crim Justice

Code Name Description
MCJ6005 Leadership in the 21st Century This course examines modern methods of leadership and administration in criminal justice organizations with a focus on problem-solving and innovation. The goals of criminal justice organizations are examined from historical, theoretical and practical...
MCJ6010 Innovative Justice Admin Recognizing that leaders and administrators of criminal justice agencies must be cognizant of social policy issues, including unintended consequences and ethical considerations of current and emerging social policies and laws, this course examines co...
MCJ6015 Methods of Inquiry in CJ This course examines how to conduct criminal justice research and how leaders can be better consumers of criminal justice research and other types of information relative to the needs of their agencies. The relationship between theory, research, and...
MCJ6020 Criminology: Theory & Appl Theories of criminology are examined from historical, empirical, and policy perspectives. Using the major criminological theories which explore crime and it's etiology, students will explore and deconstruct the strengths and weaknesses of both histo...
MCJ6025 Criminal Justice Data Analysis This course provides students with an understanding of how criminal justice research is conducted and how one systematically evaluates quantitative research reported in the criminal justice literature. Traditional data analysis, including the topical...
MCJ6030 CJ Resource Allocation As public administrators and leaders constantly face the challenging environment of scarce resources, this course focuses on the allocation of human and fiscal resources, including human resource planning (hiring, promotion, training, and assignment)...
MCJ6036 CJ Organizational Management No Description Set
MCJ6040 Capstone Project I: Foundation This course examines topical issues emerging in criminal justiceand is designed to respond to the contemporary justice environment with a focus on innovative, ethical, problem-oriented approaches to various criminal justice issues, problems, and crim...
MCJ6045 Cap Project II: Implementation This course deepens knowledge of the topical issues examined inMCJ 6040 through an analysis and/or application componentthat provide a hands-on perspective. Class projects and requirementsare selected based on the topical content in MCJ 6040and the c...
MCJ6080 Rsch Wrtng Intensive Elective This course will present a “deep dive” on a relevant contemporary criminal justice topic with a special focus on strengthening research writing. Working through the specific topic, students will learn to write a comprehensive literature review, usin...
MCJ6090 Graduate Internship Graduate students with no previous work experience in a criminal justice setting may request a placement in a criminal justice or community service setting and supervision by a graduate faculty member. Approval of MACJ Director is required.
MCJ6330 Mental Illness & CJ Admin According to best estimates, there are presently 10 times more Americans housed in jails and prisons than our nation’s mental health facilities. As such, our criminal justice system is increasingly tasked with providing services to these individuals....
MCJ6340 Restorative Justice Prin/Prac This course will explore restorative justice (RJ) principles as a method of addressing crime/harms through work with three main stakeholders in the justice process: the responsible party, the impacted party, and the community. The course will contras...
MCJ6350 Trauma-Informed Work in Jstce This course will take a trauma-informed approach to work withinthe criminal justice field, focusing on the potential for restorativeprocesses and outcomes. This work includes those who comeinto contact with the justice system (the overlapping groupso...
MCJ7000 Cap Project III: Culmination Serving as a final capstone assessment instrument, studentsassume the role of a criminal justice leader to examine employeemotivation, organizational and community culture, groupdynamics, interpersonal and public communication, and howthe ethics of m...
MCJ7100 MACJ Independent Study This course allows students to pursue particular research interest with faculty mentor that is not normally a part of the standard MCJ curriculum or a part of the ProSeminar I or II. MCJ 7100 could involve directed reading or independent research. Ap...
MCJ7500 Master's Thesis I In this first of two sequential courses, the thesis student willintegrate knowledge and understanding developed in the corecurriculum to prepare a thorough and analytic research prospectuson an appropriate thesis project topic. The prospectus willinc...
MCJ7600 Master's Thesis II: Thesis/Dfn The student will complete the thesis project begun in Master’sThesis I by initiating the individual research project, gatheringdata, sorting and identifying key variables, and integrating theirfindings within the context of the criminal justice theor...