Department: MSCJS

Code Name Description
CJA-510 Found. of Criminology & CJ No Description Set
CJA-520 Foundations of Administration No Description Set
CJA-530 Foundations of Research No Description Set
CJA-602 Agency Administration Survey of concepts and methods of management as applied to provide administration and criminal justice system agencies. Offered every third term.
CJA-604 Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Survey of criminal law, including the development of substantive criminal law under the United States Constitution. Historical consideration of landmark civil rights events in American history. Examination of the judicial opinions related to the crim...
CJA-605 Criminology The study of the factors associated with crime and criminality, as organized and integrated by explanatory scientific theories.
CJA-606 Research Methods Examines research methods applicable to resolving issues in public administration and criminal justice system components; focuses on applying social-scientific and scientific approaches to problem solving. Offered during Spring and Fall terms and sh...
CJA-608 Organizational Change & Innova No Description Set
CJA-609 Productivity & Public Admin No Description Set
CJA-610 Law Enforcement Examines historical development, current changes, and future trends regarding police procedures and practices with some attention to relationships with other public agencies. Emphasis on critical issues and applying technology to police service and v...
CJA-612 Corrections Management & Admin Examines basic elements of correctional administration, management, and treatment of corrections. In-depth look at correctional management, its many components and day-to-day operations. Addresses budget constraints, personnel, inmate health, the e...
CJA-614 Victimology No Description Set
CJA-616 Pol. Environement of Public Sv No Description Set
CJA-620 Program Planning & Evaluation No Description Set
CJA-630 Corrections Examines basic elements of correctional administration, management, and treatment of incarcerated individuals. An in-depth look at budget constraints, personnel, inmate health, the effect of the Disability Act on facility design, rehabilitation, corr...
CJA-640 Underwater Forensic Investigat Focuses on the scientific protocol that can and should be applied to “underwater crime scenes”. Methods and techniques for the location, recovery, and handling of submerged evidence will be covered. Dive certification is not required to participate...
CJA-680 Special Topics Seminar on selected issues concerning public administration, offenders, victims, and/or the criminal justice system.
CJA-682 Workshop No Description Set
CJA-697 Practicum No Description Set
CJA-698 Individual Research Advanced individual research on a selected topic. Full graduate student status plus approval of instructor and Program Director required. Credit/No credit grading. May be repeated a maximum of 6 credits.
CJA-699 Thesis No Description Set
CJA-700 Infamous Crimes & Criminals No Description Set
CJA-702 Corp Crime & Gvt Reg Bus No Description Set
CJA-704 Forensic Science Examines role of scientific and medical specialists in analysis of criminal evidence, conducting scientific criminal investigations, drug detection, and violent unnatural deaths.
CJA-705 Forensic Psychology Study of criminal behavior from a psychological perspective, looking at the criminal offender as embedded in and influenced by multiple systems within the psychosocial environment. Review of contemporary research, theory, and practice concerning the...
CJA-706 Managing Criminal Investigations Description and analysis of historical, contemporary and projected future techniques and procedures used in apprehending criminals. An emphasis is placed on administrative techniques for managing large-scale investigations that involve multiple agenc...
CJA-708 Terrorism and Justice Examination of terrorist organizations, activities, methodology, and the threats posed to a free society. Historical study of national and international terrorist organizations and leaders. Focus is upon the application of knowledge to policy choices...
CJA-720 Drug Policy & the CJ Systems No Description Set
CJA-722 Inmate Rights This course is an examination of the laws focusing on the process whereby a defendant is sentenced to and incarcerated in the correctional systems of the United States.
CJA-724 Organized Crime No Description Set
CJA-725 Cybercrime & Digital Security This course provides an overview of cybercrime and the digital law enforcement practices put in place to respond to them. The course will focus on the types and extent of current cyber crimes, how the justice system responds to these crimes, the vari...
CJA-730 Juvenile Justice System No Description Set
CJA-732 Juvenile Probation No Description Set
CJA-735 Trauma & Crisis Intervention This course is designed to prepare students to understand the nature of crisis, trauma, and disasters, including the appropriateness of individual and team responses. It will utilize crisis intervention and suicide prevention strategies, to understan...
CJA-740 Cmty Correction, Probation, Pa Analysis of current techniques for probation, parole, after-care supervision and related services. Offered every Fall term.
CJA-750 Intn' Criminal Justice Systems No Description Set
CJA-751 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice A series of lectures that critically examine the ever changing and current controversial issues relating to criminal justice. Emphasis will focus on corrections, crime, the judicial system, law enforcement, and social justice.
CJA-752 CJ SYS.of Pac.Isl.Nat.&As.Cnt No Description Set
CJA-760 Contemporary Issues Study of current criminal justice or public administration issues selected by the instructor.
CJA-761 Inmate Reentry & Reintegration No Description Set
CJA-762 Women & the CJ System No Description Set
CJA-764 Racial Minorities& the CJ Sys No Description Set
CJA-766 Ethics in Criminal Justice& Public Admin Examines values expressed in the criminal justice system and public administration through customs, laws, and practices, and their impact on the quality of justice.
CJA-770 Crisis (Hostage) Negotiations Provides basic theory and practice of crisis negotiation. Explores psychological underpinnings of crisis situations and the role of responding law enforcement personnel.
CJA-771 Intro to Homeland Security No Description Set
CJA-772 Tech for Homeland Security No Description Set
CJA-773 Asymmetric Conflict No Description Set
CJA-774 Critical Infrastructure No Description Set
CJA-775 Startegic Planning for Hls No Description Set
CJA-776 Law and Hls No Description Set
CJA-777 Intel. for Hls No Description Set
CJA-778 Psy. of Fear Mngmt No Description Set
CJA-780 Criminal Evidence Covers criminal evidence rules pertaining to kinds and degrees of evidence, procedures for admitting or excluding evidence, witnesses and privileged communications, the hearsay rule and its exceptions, and judicial notice, burdens of proof and presum...
CJA-781 Courtroom Evidence No Description Set
CJA-782 Principles of Criminal Case No Description Set
CJA-790 Research Methods & Data Analytics Overview of research methods with a focus on survey research, development, and data analysis. Emphasis is placed upon sampling, the development and analysis of questions, and the interpretation and reporting of research findings.
CJA-791 Seminar in Criminal Justice Studies/Cap Students will focus on examining the integrated parts of all branches of government under the criminal justice lens, including policies, procedures, trends, etc. Students will also complete exit materials for assessment of the graduate program and th...
CJA-795 Internship This course provides students with the opportunity to observe and participate in criminal justice system operations by providing a structured internship experience within a criminal justice or related setting. Student internship placements may includ...
CJA-797 Internship No Description Set
CJA-799 Thesis No Description Set
CJA-ELECT Transfer Elective No Description Set
CJA604 Constitutional Law & Civil Rights Survey of criminal law, including the development of substantive criminal law under the United States Constitution. Historical consideration of landmark civil rights events in American history. Examination of the judicial opinions related to the...
CJA605 Criminology The study of the factors associated with crime and criminality, as organized and integrated by explanatory scientific theories.
CJA610 Law Enforcement Examines historical development, current changes, and future trends regarding police procedures and practices with some attention to relationships with other public agencies. Emphasis on critical issues and applying technology to police service...
CJA630 Corrections Examines basic elements of correctional administration, management, and treatment of incarcerated individuals. An in-depth look at budget constraints, personnel, inmate health, the effect of the Disability Act on facility design, rehabilitation, c...
CJA680 Special Topic: Seminar on selected issues concerning public administration, offenders, victims, and/or the criminal justice system.
CJA705 Forensic Psychology Study of criminal behavior from a psychological perspective, looking at the criminal offender as embedded in and influenced by multiple systems within the psychosocial environment. Review of contemporary research, theory, and practice concerning...
CJA706 Managing Criminal Investigations Description and analysis of historical, contemporary and projected future techniques and procedures used in apprehending criminals. An emphasis is placed on administrative techniques for managing large-scale investigations that involve multiple...
CJA708 Terrorism and Justice Examination of terrorist organizations, activities, methodology, and the threats posed to a free society. Historical study of national and international terrorist organizations and leaders. Focus is upon the application of knowledge to policy ch...
CJA725 Cybercrime and Digital Security This course provides an overview of cybercrime and the digital law enforcement practices put in place to respond to them. The course will focus on the types and extent of current cyber crimes, how the justice system responds to these crimes, the...
CJA735 Trauma & Crisis Intervention This course is designed to prepare students to understand the nature of crisis, trauma, and disasters, including the appropriateness of individual and team responses. It will utilize crisis intervention and suicide prevention strategies, to und...
CJA751 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice A series of lectures that critically examine the ever changing and current controversial issues relating to criminal justice. Emphasis will focus on corrections, crime, the judicial system, law enforcement, and social justice.
CJA766 Ethics in CJ & Public Administration Examines values expressed in the criminal justice system and public administration through customs, laws, and practices, and their impact on the quality of justice.
CJA790 Research Methods & Data Analytics Overview of research methods with a focus on survey research, development, and data analysis. Emphasis is placed upon sampling, the development and analysis of questions, and the interpretation and reporting of research findings.
CJA791 Capstone Students will focus on examining the integrated parts of all branches of government under the criminal justice lens, including policies, procedures, trends, etc. Students will also complete exit materials for assessment of the graduate program a...
CJA795 Seminar in Criminal Justice This course provides students with the opportunity to observe and participate in criminal justice system operations by providing a structured internship experience within a criminal justice or related setting. Student internship placements may i...