• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The purpose of the Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice is to broaden and enhance each student’s ability to understand, analyze and evaluate issues that confront the American criminal justice system. The objectives of the program’s core coursework are (a) the analysis of personnel situations in light of standard personnel processes applying major personnel laws and regulations to situations arising in criminal justice organizations; (b) demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of criminal law and procedures as evidenced by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions; (c) critically evaluate the scholarly evidence considering the effectiveness of various crime control policies employed by the police, the courts, and the correctional system with both juvenile and adult offenders; and (d) explain situations in criminal justice and criminal behavior by applying various criminological theories; and (e) demonstrate an ability to appropriately apply various research designs and methodologies in criminal justice situations. Specific institutional objectives of the program are as follows:

• to prepare students to fulfill a need in American society for professional law enforcement personnel and competent criminal justice administrators by providing educational programs that develop each student’s problem solving skills in ways that prepare the student to address the issues that arise in the dynamic and evolving criminal justice field;
• to develop each student’s ability to synthesize and apply knowledge of the critical theories and concepts in the field of criminal justice in his/her problem solving analysis;
• to develop each student’s ability to identify and develop alternative solutions to problems that confront the modern criminal justice system based on his/her knowledge of current theories and concepts;
• to develop each student’s ability to evaluate and appropriately choose solutions to problems that confront the criminal justice system;
• to develop each student’s ability to effectively communicate the results of his/her analysis.
• to provide students who seek administrative and managerial positions in the field of criminal justice with the credentials to qualify for those positions;
• to provide an appropriate program of graduate study for students who are interested in research in the field of criminal justice and in advanced graduate study.

Degree Requirements

Students completing the degree program with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, a grade of “B” or better in CJ 6650 Research Methods for Criminal Justice and for Non-Thesis option students a grade of “B” or better in CJ 6690 Capstone for Criminal Justice or for Thesis Option students successful defense of the master’s thesis, will be eligible to be awarded the degree of Master of Science in Criminal Justice. If the student makes a “D” or “F in a core course, the course must be retaken. If the student makes a “D” or “F” in an elective course, the course may either be retaken or another elective taken in its place.

Curriculum

The Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a 30 (non-thesis option) or 36 hour (thesis option) program. Students may select the Security Studies Concentration. All courses offer three semester hours of credit.

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Arts and Sciences

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university with a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 (4.0 scale) or a 3.0 grade point average on the last 30 semester hours. English proficiency minimums: official TOEFL test overall score 70 or official IELTS test score 6.0 bands overall.

课程信息

学制：全日制(30 小时)

学费：US$15,300.00 (¥ 97,337) /年

开学时间：2022八月11日

申请截止日期：预计在November 2022

留学地点：Troy UniversityTROY,Alabama,36082, United States

学制：在线/远程学习(30 小时)

学费：USD $494 per credit hour. Out-of-State Residents attending Alabama Campuses (Troy, Dothan, Montgomery, and Phenix City) who also enroll in online courses will pay two times.

开学时间：2022八月9日

申请截止日期：预计在November 2022

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