Legal Studies Specialization

Core Courses

• CRJ 530 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Administration 3 credit hours *
• CRJ 550 - Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Administration 3 credit hours
• CRJ 560 - Public Policy Making in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
• CRJ 565 - Leadership Applications in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours **
• CRJ 590 - Applied Project in Criminal Justice Administration 6 credit hours ***  

Legal Studies Courses

• CRJ 551 - Legal Issues in Criminal Justice Agencies II 3 credit hours
• CRJ 552 - Criminal Advocacy and Judicial Procedure 3 credit hours
• CRJ 553 - Fundamentals of Civil Litigation 3 credit hours

Elective Courses (choose three)

• CRJ 500 - Special Topics 3 credit hours
• CRJ 501 - Terrorism in Israel 3 credit hours
• CRJ 502 - Hostage Negotiations Phase I & II 3 credit hours
• CRJ 503 - Preventing Terrorist Attacks 3 credit hours
• CRJ 505 - Intro to Behavioral Science in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
• CRJ 509 - Insights into Criminal Behavior 3 credit hours
• CRJ 510 - Criminal Sexual Behaviors 3 credit hours
• CRJ 512 - Investigative Methodologies of Violence 3 credit hours
• CRJ 520 - Contemporary Issues in Community Corrections 3 credit hours
• CRJ 521 - Offender Treatment Methodology 3 credit hours
• CRJ 522 - Corrections Issues and Trends 3 credit hours
• CRJ 523 - Correctional Leadership 3 credit hours
• CRJ 525 - Criminal Justice Policy Research and Evaluation 3 credit hours
• CRJ 526 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice I 3 credit hours
• CRJ 527 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice II 3 credit hours
• CRJ 535 - Management of Human Resources in Criminal Justice Agencies 3 credit hours
• CRJ 540 - Planning and Financial Management in Criminal Justice Agencies 3 credit hours
• CRJ 545 - Introduction to Forensic Science 3 credit hours
• CRJ 546 - Advanced Forensic Science 3 credit hours
• CRJ 547 - Forensic and Medicolegal Death Investigation 3 credit hours
• CRJ 548 - Crime Scene Investigation and Management 3 credit hours
• CRJ 554 - Human Behavior & the Judiciary 3 credit hours
• CRJ 555 - Information Resource Management for Criminal Justice Management 3 credit hours
• CRJ 570 - Future Studies in Criminal Justice 3 credit hours
• CRJ 573 - Analytical Understanding of Interviews & Interrogation 3 credit hours
• CRJ 575 - Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice Administration 3 credit hours
• CRJ 581 - Impact of Terrorism on Homeland Security 3 credit hours
• CRJ 582 - Management of Critical Incident Operations 3 credit hours
• CRJ 583 - Risk Identification and Assessment 3 credit hours
• CRJ 584 - Psychological Aspects of Critical Incidents 3 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 36

Note:

*In the Online Program only, CRJ 530 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Administration  is a prerequisite for all courses.

**In the Online Program only, CRJ 565 - Leadership Applications in Criminal Justice  has a prerequisite of CRJ 530 - Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Administration  .

***CRJ 590 - Applied Project in Criminal Justice Administration  is a pass/fail course and will be offered only three times per year (Fall I, Spring I, and Summer I) over 15 weeks. It will blend all students together regardless of where they have been taking previous courses. This course will not require students to attend University Campus. Contact with the professor will be during scheduled class meetings via a toll-free conference call, VTT (video conferencing), and/or Zoom.