Criminal Justice - M.S.
New York State Registered Program Code: 31635
New York State Registered Program Code: 31634 (Dual BS/MS)
HEGIS Code: 2105.00 {Police Law Enforcement and Corrections}
Molloy Program of Study Code: MSCRJ
Molloy Program of Study Code: MSCRD (Dual BS/MS) {Code phased out - Dual students coded as MSCRJ}
Prerequisites:
Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice or Bachelor's degree in another field and permission of the Director of Criminal Justice Program.
Graduate students will be able to:
- Identify, critically analyze, and evaluate current criminal justice theories.
- Identify, explain, and assess judicial review and Constitutional rights.
- Describe the scientific method and evaluate criminal justice research and policy.
- Summarize ethical theories and apply those theories to specific situations.
- Compare and contrast democratic principles and apply them to specific criminal justice situations.
- Use written and oral communication skills to demonstrate high level of understanding of a major topic in criminal justice
Requirements
Core Courses (15 credits required):
| CRJ 5010 | Modern American Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5020 | Constitutional Law and Legal Issues | 3 |
| CRJ 5030 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5040 | Ethics and Morality in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5990 | Master's Thesis Seminar | 3 |
Criminal Justice Electives (18 credits):
Any 5000-level CRJ course or transferred by the Associate Dean of Program.
| CRJ 5100 | Violence in American Society | 3 |
| CRJ 5110 | Criminal Justice and Technology | 3 |
| CRJ 5120 | Domestic and International Terrorism | 3 |
| CRJ 5130 | Modern Law Enforcement | 3 |
| CRJ 5140 | Survey of International Justice Systems | 3 |
| CRJ 5150 | Advanced Criminal Justice Internship | 3 |
| CRJ 5151 | Advanced Criminal Justice Internship II | 3 |
| CRJ 5160 | Advanced Research Methods and Statistics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5170 | Ideology, Socioeconomics and Politics of Crime and Terrorism | 3 |
| CRJ 5180 | Modern Correctional Systems | 3 |
| CRJ 5190 | Police Policy | 3 |
| CRJ 5200 | Advanced Criminal Law and Procedure | 3 |
| CRJ 5210 | Civil Liberties Versus National Security | 3 |
| CRJ 5220 | Civil Liability in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5230 | Criminal Justice and the Supreme Court | 3 |
| CRJ 5240 | Military and International Law | 3 |
| CRJ 5300 | Women and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5310 | Legal Dimensions of Criminal Behavior | 3 |
| CRJ 5330 | Nature of Crime | 3 |
| CRJ 5340 | Race, Diversity and Crime | 3 |
| CRJ 5350 | Police Personnel Issues | 3 |
| CRJ 5360 | Policing the Police | 3 |
| CRJ 5370 | Compstat and Crime Numbers | 3 |
| CRJ 5410 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CRJ 5420 | Feminist Criminology | 3 |
| CRJ 5430 | Police Corruption and Integrity | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 33