Students pursuing a master’s degree in administration of justice and homeland security take a minimum of 12 courses (36 credits).
Required courses:
- Research Methods
- Constitutional Issues in the Justice System
- Theories of Justice
- Management Issues in the Justice System
- Terrorism and Transnational Crime
- Public Policy in Global Environment
- Homeland Security: National Incident Management System
- Global and Social Issues in Justice (capstone)
Students choose an area of concentration or select electives from any of the graduate programs (with approval from the program director) to develop an individualized program of study that meets their personal and professional goals.
Approved electives for those not selecting an area of concentration include:
- Law and Human Behavior
- U.S. Intelligence
- Cyber Threat Analysis
- Cyber Threat Management
- Cyber Terrorism
- Drug Recognition for Homeland Security Partners
- Budget Realities and Grant Opportunities
- Cultural Competency
- Challenges to Counter-Terrorism
- Analytics Methodologies
- Comparative Justice Systems
- High Tech Crimes
- Special Topics
- Independent Study
- Internship
- Thesis
- Justice and Order in International Relations
- Management and Organizational Theory
- Labor Relations
- Human Resources
- Business Foresight and Futuring
Concentration in Leadership in Justice
In addition to the required courses listed above, students take Cultural Competency and Budget Realities and Grant Opportunities, along with two of the following:
- Special Topics (with permission from the program director)
- Leading Holistically
- Introduction to Holistic Leadership Perspectives
- Management and Organizational Theory
- Labor Relations
- Human Resources
- Business Foresight and Futuring
Concentration in Cybersecurity and Intelligence
In addition to the required courses listed above, students take U.S. Intelligence and High Tech Crimes, along with two of the following:
- Cyber Threat Analysis
- Cyber Threat Management
- Cyber Terrorism
- Challenges to Counterterrorism
- Analytics Methodologies
- Special Topics (with permission from the program director)