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Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice


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Dr. Harvey McMurray, Chair
301 Albert N. Whiting Criminal Justice Building
Department Telephone:  (919) 530-5204
Fax:  (919) 530-5195
Email:  hmcmurray@nccu.edu

The Master of Science degree in Law Enforcement and Corrections is designed to develop students and practitioners with skills to promote the administration of justice, crime prevention and control in a diverse and global society.  The Master of Science degree is a dual track program, whereby students can be admitted into the traditional track where they will be required to complete all course work including a thesis or they can be admitted into the professional track where the student will be required to complete all coursework to include field placements as well as a portfolio. Concentrations are offered in Law Enforcement, Corrections and Juvenile Justice.  The program will equip criminal justice students with critical and analytical skills to assume roles in management, supervision and research and to better understand contemporary issues.  Degree requirements are as follows:

  1. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
  2. At least 30 semester hours of criminal justice courses.
  3. Departmental major requirements - complete the following:

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