丹佛科罗拉多大学和健康科学中心丹佛市区分校

Master of Criminal Justice Provides students interested in a comprehensive professional graduate education in criminology and criminal justice with an in-depth understanding of existing structures, practices, and challenges.

The MCJ program prepares students to administer, analyze, evaluate and facilitate improvements in the rationality and responsiveness of the criminal and juvenile justice systems. Research design capability is emphasized alongside skills required for analyzing empirical data and innovating in crime control and prevention. Students who advance through the program acquire strategies and skills necessary for promoting individual, organizational and social change.

The Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ) program is designed for students interested in comprehensive professional graduate education in criminology and criminal justice. It is intended to provide an in-depth understanding of existing structures, practices, and challenges within this field of study.

Areas of Concentration

Crime Analysis

A student may choose to complete a concentration in crime analysis studies as part of the MCJ program. The analytic skills learned in this concentration are not industry-specific and easily can be transferred to non-criminal justice and criminology related fields. Students must complete five courses, for a total of 15 credit hours.

Disasters, hazards and emergency management

A student may choose to complete a concentration in disasters, hazards and emergency management as part of the MPA or MCJ program. This concentration provides advanced education in the management of emergencies, hazards, disasters, and community resilience. The DHEM program is designed to meet the needs of students who wish to work, or are currently working, in the field of natural and man-made hazards, community resilience, and, emergency management. Students must complete 12 credit hours to earn the concentration.

Emergency management and homeland security

A student may choose to complete a concentration in emergency management and homeland security as part of the MPA or MCJ program. This graduate concentration provides advanced education in the management of emergencies, hazards, disasters and homeland security. Students completing the concentration will have the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and manage a broad range of hazards and disasters, and to understand the policy environment in which emergency management occurs. A total of 12 credits in needed to complete the concentration.

Gender-based violence

A student may choose to complete a concentration in gender-based violence studies as part of the MPA or MCJ program. The gender-based violence program of study provides an interdisciplinary perspective on crime, the formulation of laws and codes, and the criminal legal system and its intersection with gender and violence. Students participate in a required combination of intensive in-person and online hybrid courses that meet periodically throughout a two-year period.

Nonprofit Management

The concentration in Nonprofit Management prepares students to become innovative and critical thinkers in the areas of nonprofit organizational management and public policy, with a unique approach that bridges theoretical knowledge with real-world experience. As students prepare for their careers or advancement in their current positions, they gain insight into the interdependence between the nonprofit, public and for-profit sectors. Graduates are able to span the boundaries of these three sectors to assess community needs, navigate the realm of public policy, and strategically and effectively manage organizations that ultimately benefit society. Students must complete 12 credit hours to earn the concentration.