Administration
of Justice

Criminal Justice for the 21st Century

Master of Science

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Program Competencies

  1. Exercise critical thinking strategies, including reasoning, problem solving, analysis, and evaluation and apply them to defined criminal justice issues.
  2. Demonstrate flexible thinking while maintaining a results-oriented outlook.
  3. Develop advanced written and verbal communication skills.
  4. Incorporate the use of technology and computer-based research in a variety of applications that are necessary for modern criminal justice practitioners.
  5. Recognize the relationships between the theoretical and practical approaches to the study of criminal justice that are associated with the explanations of crime and criminal behavior.
  6. Foster an environment that encourages students to actively engage in research and critically evaluate, synthesize, and analyze information that is necessary in the decision making process.
  7. Design and interpret research in criminal justice.
  8. Develop an understanding of the professional, ethical, social, and legal issues that challenge the criminal justice system.
  9. Respond to a rigorous, challenging, and comprehensive curriculum that will deliver the learning experiences necessary to prepare participants to succeed as scholarly practitioners in their chosen endeavor.
  10. Demonstrate a commitment to self-directedness, self-discipline, and lifelong learning in the field of criminal justice.
  11. Recognize how personal choices, attitudes, behaviors, and the ability to work in teams affect self and others in a professional environment.
  12. Apply the principles associated with a pluralistic society to increase respect for our multicultural society in the administration of justice.

This information applies to students who enter this degree program during the 2008-2009 Academic Year. If you entered this degree program before the Fall 2008 semester, please refer to the academic catalog for the year you began your degree program.