The
University of Massachusetts Lowell is pleased to announce that its
Master's Degree in Criminal Justice, which has been named one of the best
in the country, is now available entirely online. Students enrolled in the
program complete a total of 11 courses (33 credits). The core curriculum
consists of five required courses dealing with theory, research,
scholarship, quantitative analysis, and criminal justice administration.
Students choose another six courses from a list of electives, allowing
them to focus their studies on areas that are best suited to their own
particular career goals and objectives.
The Online Master's Degree in Criminal Justice serves four types of
students: a) those seeking a master's degree as a prerequisite for entry
into the criminal justice field; b) those currently in service in the
criminal justice system who wish to broaden their skills and obtain
job-related knowledge and expertise; c) those currently in the criminal
justice system seeking to specialize and/or work in some other area of the
system; and d) those currently in the system or pre-service who wish to
obtain the training and expertise necessary to meet the growing need for
teaching criminal justice.
UMass Lowell's Master's Degree in Criminal Justice is designed to meet the
changing needs of the criminal justice community. By promoting an
integrated, academically rigorous, and empirically oriented curriculum,
the program helps working criminal justice professionals, and those
planning on entering the field, develop the repertoire of professional
skills necessary to better manage their current positions, assume
leadership roles and/or continue doctoral training in criminal justice.
Master's Degree in Criminal Justice - Curriculum Outline
Total Number of Courses Required for the Master's Degree in Criminal
Justice: 11
Total Number of Credit Hours Required for the Degree: 33
Criminal Justice Required/Core Courses
Total Required: 5
1) 44.501 Foundations of Criminal Justice Scholarship (3cr)
OR 44.570 Criminal Justice Management and Planning
OR 44.573 Law and Public Policy
2) 44.503 Administration of Criminal Justice (3cr)
3) 44.521 Criminological Theory (3cr)
4) 44.580 Quantitative Research (3cr)
5) 44.590 Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3cr)
Criminal Justice Elective Courses:
Choose 6 electives from the following list of online courses:*
44.526 Domestic Terrorism and Hate Crimes (3cr)
44.549 Terrorism/Counter-Terrorism (3cr)
44.542 Criminal Profiling (3cr)
44.543 Forensic Psychology (3cr)
44.545 Criminal Mind and Behavior (3cr)
44.546 Mental Health & Criminal Justice (3cr)
44.560 Gender, Race & Crime (3cr)
44.567 Overview of Homeland Security (3cr)
44.563 Substance Abuse (3cr)
44.622 Intimate Partner Violence (3cr)
44.623 Child Maltreatment (3cr)
44.646 Sex Offenses and Offenders (3cr)
44.691 Directed Study (3cr)
*Note: A larger selection of elective courses is available with courses held
on-campus and at corporate locations, for those students who are
interested in taking a mix of on-campus and online courses. Call
978-934-4106 or send an email to
CJGradAdvisor@student.uml.edu for the
extended list of
on-campus courses. Additional electives may be available online at a
later date. Check back periodically for program updates.
For Additional Information on this program, visit:
http://www.uml.edu/college/arts_sciences/criminal/grad_programs.html
To Register for a Course
Call UMass Lowell Continuing Studies at 1 (800) 480-3190
To Apply into the Degree Program
Visit the Graduate Admissions website for a graduate degree application form
at http://www.uml.edu/grad or call 1 (800) 656-GRAD
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