Criminal Justice

The M.S. in Criminal Justice trains law enforcement personnel through an interdisciplinary focus. The program prepares students through the core curriculum and allows for specialty training though various tracks. This facilitates choice for students and fosters the development of specialized expertise. The program requires successful completion of thirty-six hour program that includes core courses, specialty track, and electives.

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences offers two specialization tracks:
  1. Community Solutions and Partnership
  2. Conflict and Crisis Management

The curriculum consists of:

Core Courses (12 credits)

  • CJI 510 Survey Issues in Criminal Justice
  • CJI 520 Social Administration of Criminal Justice
  • CJI 530 Legal Issues in Criminal Justice
  • CJI 540 Program Evaluation in Criminal Justice

Electives (9 Credits)

Specialty Track Courses (15 credits)
Community Solutions and Partnership

  • CJI 6610 Community Systems
  • CJI 6620 Communication Strategies
  • CJI 6630 Community Mediation and Facilitation
  • CJI 6640 Community Policing and Peacebuilding
  • CJI 6650 Strategic Community Planning and Partnerships

Conflict and Crisis Management

  • CJI 6910 Violence Prevention
  • CJI 6920 Human Factors
  • CJI 6930 Community Mediation & Facilitation
  • CJI 6940 Law Enforcement Conflict & Crisis Negotiation
  • CJI 6950 Law Enforcement Hostage/Barricade Management

Please visit the Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) website at http://www.cji.nova.edu/ for more information.