The MSCJS/MPA Program is designed for the public safety professional. This 18-course program consists of 10 MPA courses and 8 CJ courses.  Upon completion of your study, you will have earned two degrees. 

Curriculum
This 18-course program consists of 6 required MPA courses, 4 MPA electives, 4 required Crime and Justice Studies courses, and 4 Crime and Justice Studies electives. 

MPA Required Courses (18 credits/6 courses)
PAD 711 Foundations of Public Service & Administration
PAD 713 Managing Financial Resources
PAD 716 Managing Human Resources
PAD 717 Organizational Change
PAD 718 Leadership for an Interconnected World
PAD 890 Strategic Management

MPA Electives (12 credits/4 courses)

Choose any four (4) PAD 800 or 900 level elective courses

Students must complete 30 credits hours in the Institute for Public Service; PAD and CJ electives are not interchangeable

Students with no professional public management experience must take:
PAD 859 Public Service Internship (This will count as an elective.) Students who take CJ 786/787 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 Crime and Justice Policy
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 Crime and Justice Policy 
CJ 694 Critical Victimology 
CJ 695 Special Topics in Crime and Justice Studies 
CJ 704 Legal Issues in Crime and Justice Studies 
CJ 705 Race, Class, Gender and Justice 
CJ 708 Ethical Issues in the Criminal Justice Profession 
CJ 783 Practicum in Crime and Justice Studies I 
CJ 784 Practicum in Crime and Justice StudiesII 
CJ 786 Internship in Crime and Justice Studies I 
CJ 787 Internship in Crime and Justice StudiesII 
CJ 910 Independent Study in Crime and Justice