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  School of Criminal Justice 2014–2016 Master of Arts Program Master's Program Requirements  

Master's Program Requirements

Students must complete at least 30 credits to earn a master of arts degree (M.A.) from the School of Criminal Justice. Students must complete at least 15 required credits. Students will have 15 credits of electives to create a concentration. Master's students have the option to take a 3-credit fieldwork course (internship) after completing 9 credits of required courses. All students must enroll in the Master's Project Seminar class in the last semester of the program. This course is the capstone class for the M.A. program. Students will complete a comprehensive research paper as a requirement for the seminar.

Required Courses (Credits)

27:202:525            Justice, Law, and Policy (3) 

27:202:528            Problem Analysis (3)

27:202:529            Planning and Evaluation (3)

27:202:541            Foundations of Scholarship (3)

27:202:553*           Master's Project Seminar (3)

Elective Courses (15)

Total Credits = 30

Note: Students entering the program without a criminal justice or related undergraduate degree should enroll in Theories of Crime and Criminality 27:202:511 within the first two semesters of the program.
 
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