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  Camden Graduate Catalog 2016-2018 Graduate School-Camden Criminal Justice 202 Degree Requirements  

Degree Requirements


Master of Arts in Criminal Justice

For students admitted after 2010. The program requires 30 credits of coursework with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0. The 30 credits include 9 credits of core courses, 12 credits of criminal justice electives, and 9 credits of electives from the Graduate School-Camden, Rutgers Law School in Camden, or others as approved by the graduate director.

Criminal Justice Core Courses (9 credits)
56:202:500  Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
56:202:600  Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3) 
56:202:601  Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)

Criminal Justice Elective Courses* (12 credits)
56:202:510  Criminal Justice Issues and Trends (3)
56:202:513  Criminology (3)
56:202:520  Systems of Criminal Justice (3)
56:202:521  Social Inequities in the Criminal Justice System (3)

56:202:522  Juvenile Justice (3)
56:202:529  Law and Society (3)
56:202:540  Victimology (3)
56:202:552  Community Corrections (3)
56:202:566  Violence and Abuse in Adulthood (3)
56:202:567  Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (3)
56:202:573  Violent Crime (3)
56:202:605  Gender, Crime, and Justice (3)
56:202:673,674  Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3,3)

Other Elective Courses** (9 credits)
Additional elective
Additional elective
Additional elective

Proficiency Requirements for Completing the Program
In addition to completing 30 credits, students must also write and successfully defend a thesis or pass comprehensive examinations in criminal justice policy analysis, research methods, data analysis, and a specialty area.

* This list may include other courses not regularly offered
**Course offerings in Graduate School Camden (school 56), Rutgers Law School  in Camden, and others as approved by the graduate director)

To download a copy of the M.A. in Criminal Justice Program Worksheet, please click here.


For students admitted prior to 2010. The program requires 30 credits of coursework with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.0. The 30 credits include 15 credits of core courses and 15 credits of electives in the Graduate School-Camden or the Rutgers Law School in Camden. In addition to completing 30 credits, students must demonstrate proficiency in criminal justice policy analysis, research methods, data analysis, and a specialty area by passing a comprehensive examination or completing an independent research project.

Criminal Justice Core Courses (15 credits)
56:202:500  Policy Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
56:202:600  Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3) 
56:202:601  Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
56:834:515  Introduction to Public Budgeting and Finance (3)
56:834:525  Principles of Public Management (3)

Elective Courses (15 credits from approved courses, including the following)*
56:202:510  Criminal Justice Issues and Trends (3)
56:202:513  Criminology (3)
56:202:521  Social Inequities in the Criminal Justice System (3)
56:202:522  Juvenile Justice (3)
56:202:529  Law and Society (3)
56:202:540  Victimology (3)
56:202:552  Community Corrections (3)
56:202:566  Violence and Abuse in Adulthood (3)
56:202:567  Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (3)
56:202:573  Violent Crime (3)
56:202:605  Gender, Crime, and Justice (3)
56:202:673,674  Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3,3)

* This list may include other courses not regularly offered. Courses in public administration, liberal studies, history, and social work fulfill this requirement.


Dual Master of Arts/Master of Public Administration

Refer to the Dual-Degree Program section for information on the dual M.A./M.P.A. program.

To download a copy of the M.A./M.P.A. Program Worksheet, please click here.

 
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