2011-2012 Archived Catalog Information

Master of Science in Crime and Justice Studies/MPA
The MSCJS/MPA Program is designed for the public safety professional. This 18-course program consists of 10 MPA courses and 8 CJ courses. You must meet the admission requirements of each program. Upon completion of your study, you will have earned two degrees. 

MSCJS/MPA Admission

To be reviewed for admission you must:

•meet the entrance requirements for both the MPA and the MSCJS programs
•apply for the joint program during the first year of matriculation
•Your degrees will be awarded when you have fulfilled all degree requirements for both degrees. 


Curriculum
This 18-course program consists of 7 required MPA courses, 3 MPA electives, 4 required Crime and Justice Studies courses, and 4 Crime and Justice Studies electives.

MPA Required Courses (21 Credits)
(select two)
PAD 711 Foundations of Public Service and Administration 
PAD 712 Information Based Management
PAD 717 Organizational Change
PAD 718 Leadership Strategies for an Interconnected World
PAD 815 Nonprofit Management

(select two)
PAD 713 Managing Financial Resources
PAD 813 Admin. Strategies of Local Government
PAD 819 Grant Writing and Management
PAD 822 Public Management Information Systems
PAD 847 Nonprofit Financial Management

(select two)
PAD 716 Managing Human Resources
PAD 838 Ethics in Public Service 
PAD 842 Workplace and Labor Law
PAD 850 Alternative Dispute Resolution

Required MPA Capstone:
PAD 890 Strategic Management

MPA Elective Courses¹
Select any three (3) PAD courses².

¹ Please note that you must complete 30 credits hours in the Institute for Public Service; PAD and CJS electives are not interchangeable

²Students with no professional public management experience must take:
PAD 859 Public Service Internship (this will count as an elective) If you take CJ 786/787, you do not need to take PAD 859 and can take an additional MPA elective

CJS Required Courses (12 Credits/4 Courses)
CJ 681 Crime and Communities
CJ 701 Seminar in Crime and Justice Studies
CJ 702 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CJ 709 Qualitative & Quantitative Analysis

CJS Electives (12 Credits/4 Courses)
CJ 657 Perspectives on Drug Policy
CJ 683 Policing in America
CJ 685 Seminar in Corrections
CJ 686 Seminar in Juvenile Justice
CJ 687 Justice and the Community Courts
CJ 688 Restorative Justice
CJ 691 Intimate Violence and Sexual Assault
CJ 692 Criminal Justice Policy
CJ 694 Critical Victimology
CJ 695 Special Topics in Crime and Justice Studies 
CJ 704 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice
CJ 705 Race, Class, Gender and Justice
CJ 708 Ethical Issues in the Criminal Justice Profession
CJ 783 Practicum in Criminal Justice I
CJ 784 Practicum in Criminal Justice II
CJ 786 Internship in Criminal Justice I
CJ 787 Internship in Criminal Justice II
CJ 910 Independent Study in Criminal Justice