M.S. Degree RequirementsThe M.S.-CJC degree requires successful completion of 30 credit hours of graduate work. Within these 30 hours, students may elect to complete a thesis or pursue the non-thesis option.A core of six courses is required of all students. The required courses include: Required Courses: Hours CJC 5501 Proseminar to the Criminal Justice System 3 CJC 5580 Policy and Decision Making in Criminal Justice 3 CJC/SOC 5516 Intermediate Quantitative Methods (Statistics) 3 CJC 5518 Advanced Theoretical Criminology 3 CJC/SOC 5510 Sociological Research Methods I 3 -or- CJC/SOC 5511 Sociological Research Methods II 3 In addition, one of the following courses is required: CJC 5551 Seminar in Policing 3 CJC 5570 Contemporary Corrections and Correctional Policy 3 CJC 5575 Correctional Rehabilitation and Treatment 3The required graduate courses in statistics, research methods and theory demand completion of prerequisite courses in these areas from the student's undergraduate work. Those who have not had such courses may be required to take the preprequisite course(s) prior to enrolling in the graduate course. Beyond the required courses, students must complete an additional 12 hours of academic work. This work may include thesis hours, courses in independent directed studies, classes from the CJC curriculum, or courses from other disciplines. The content of those 12 hours of study will reflect the student's choice with respect to thesis or non-thesis options. Those electing to write a thesis as part of their graduate work can receive up to 6 hours credit (CJC 5599) for preparation of the thesis. In addition to writing the thesis students must successfully complete an oral defense of that thesis before their supervisory committee. The research topic of the thesis will address some issue of specific interest to the student. Through courses, literature review, and analyses conducted in developing the thesis, students are expected to become proficient in their specific thesis topic area. Those electing the non-thesis option will take coursework and directed studies related to a cognate area. Their 12 hours of study beyond the required courses will address the area of specialization, or cognate area, selected by the student. There are five possible cognate areas from which to choose:
Students must complete at least 3 hours of graduate work each semester (fall and spring) in order to maintain their standing in the program. At minimum, a 3.0 GPA must be attained in all work offered for graduate credit. Students should consult the General Graduate Academic Regulations and Information section of the UMKC catalog for regulations that apply to all graduate students.
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