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 analysis 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 The educational needs of those with specialized, technical, or liberal arts degree, and others with limited or outdated training in administration are addressed.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-nine to forty-two credits as follows:

A. Core Courses (30 credits)

B. Concentration Requirements (9 credits)

CRJ 588 - Corrections: A Critical Perspective (3).
PUB 530 - Criminal Justice Policy (3).
PUB 532 - Policing Contemporary Society (3).

C. Internship (0-3 credits)

PUB 590 - Internship (3). (Can be waived by advisor if student has has 2 or more years of public sector experience)

Note

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