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M.S. in Criminal Justice

(for those who advanced to candidacy prior to August 2008)
30 Units

I. Required Courses (all six of the following courses totaling 18 units)
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
CRIM 581

Theories of Crime and Causation and Prevention (3)

CRIM 404 or equivalent undergraduate-level criminological theory course.

CRIM 582

Advanced Statistic for Criminal Justice Research (3)

CRIM 303 and CRIM 480 or equivalent undergraduate-level statistics and social scientific research methods courses.

CRIM 583

Advanced Criminal Justice Research Methods (3)

CRIM 303 and CRIM 480 or equivalent undergraduate-level statistics and social scientific research methods courses.

CRIM 584

Professional Literature (3)

Restricted to Criminal Justice masters students; all other students must have consent from Graduate Advisor.
CRIM 695

Thesis or Project I (3)

Advancement to Candidacy.

CRIM 698 Thesis or Project I (3) Advancement to Candidacy.
II. Electives (four elective courses totaling 12 units)
Course Number Course Name
Course Number

Course Name
CRIM 300-Level or 400-Level with asterisk (*)
or 500-Level or 600-Level Non-Core Course

Elective (3)

CRIM 300-Level or 400-Level with asterisk (*)
or 500-Level or 600-Level Non-Core Course

Elective (3)

500-Level or 600-Level Non-Core Course

Elective (3)

500-Level or 600-Level Non-Core Course

Elective (3)