佛罗里达国际大学

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) is a research degree designed for students pursuing a doctorate degree, a career in academia, or applied research. This program is limited to students with a 3.2 GPA or higher in upper-division coursework. MSCJ is available onsite and online.

Degree Credit Requirements

The Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice requires 36 credit hours (12 courses). All students entering the program are required to complete five courses (15 credits) of core requirements, four electives (12 credits) in criminal justice, and three courses (9 credits) in general electives.

Core Requirements

Five core courses (15 credits):

CCJ 6025 Criminological Theory

CCJ 6705 Research Methods in Criminal Justice

CCJ 6706 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice

CCJ 6676 Transnational Crime and National Security

CCJ 6485 Criminal Justice Policy Analysis (Pre-requisite: 24 credits of criminal justice courses)

Criminal Justice Electives

Four courses (12 credits). All elective credits must be earned at the graduate level in criminal justice (i.e., course numbers of 5000 and higher with the prefixes CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJJ, CJL, DSC):

College teaching preparation: Students interested in college teaching should complete the Graduate Teaching Certificate Program offered by the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and CCJ 6926 Teaching Practicum in Criminal Justice.

Doctoral studies preparation: Advanced students intending to enroll in a doctoral degree program should complete CCJ 6915 Supervised Research.

Internship: Students interested in gaining practical experience within the criminal justice field should complete CCJ 5946 Internship in Criminal Justice.

General Electives

Students must select three additional elective courses (9 credits). These courses may be taken outside of criminal justice if no credits have been transferred in from another degree program or included in a joint degree program. All courses taken from outside fields must be relevant to criminal justice and approved by the Graduate Advisor. All elective credits must be earned at the graduate level (i.e., course numbers of 5000 and higher).