Criminal Justice M.A.

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Degree Requirements — 34 Credits

Degree Requirements

Required Major Core Credits — 19 hours

CRJ 531	Seminar in Law & Society	3
CRJ 550	Organization and Management of Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 560	Seminar in Criminology and Crime Policy	3
CRJ 580	Advanced Research Methods for Criminal Justice	3
CRJ 582	Statistics for Criminal Justice Research	3
CRJ 610	Criminal Justice Planning, Policy, and Change	3
LIB 550	Library Research in Criminal Justice	1

Elective Credits — 15 hours

Select one of the elective options from the list below:

Thesis Option: Complete 6 credit hours of CRJ 669 (Thesis), 6 credit hours of CRJ-prefix courses at the 500-level or above, and 3 credit hours at the 500-level or above from any department. Students must have at least a 3.5 GPA in their graduate program in order to be approved for this option.

Capstone Project Option: Complete 3 credit hours of CRJ 967 (Capstone Project), 6 credit hours of CRJ-prefix courses at the 500-level or above, and 6 credit hours at the 500-level or above from any department. Students who choose this option will complete an applied project in consultation with an agency.

Comprehensive Examination Option: Complete 9 credit hours of CRJ-prefix courses at the 500-level or above and 6 credit hours at the 500-level or above from any department. Students who choose this option must take the written comprehensive examination in the semester in which they graduate and must be registered for UNC credit that semester.