Public Administration with a Concentration in Criminal Justice Administration (MPA)

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The primary objective of the concentration in Criminal Justice Administration is to provide advanced education in administration and policy anaylsis to persons already employed in agencies in the criminal justice system. The educational needs of those with specialized, technical, or liberal arts degree, and others with limited or outdated training in administration are addressed. Designed to serve those seeking to update knowledge to deal with the more complex and numerous tasks facing professionals in the criminal justice system, the concentration includes study of contemporary developments in criminal justice administration, most notably the interdependence between preprosecutorial and post-prosecutorial agencies and functions and the close relationship between administration and policy.

Requirements

Thirty-six credits, as follows:

A. Core Courses (12 credits)

Note

With consent of the program director, up to six credits in the following courses may be applied to the program:

Public Administration with a Concentration in Criminal Justice Administration (MPA)

Requirements

A. Core Courses (12 credits)

B. Administrative Functions and Processes (12 credits)

C. Analytical Methods (9 credits)

D. Applied Research or Applied Experience (3 credits)

Note