Curriculum
On-Campus or On-site
The Master of Science in Administration of Justice may be earned by taking courses on campus or by participating in specially designed programs, if available, on-site at the workplace. If a business, agency or organization is interested in sponsoring an on-site program, a representative should contact the Graduate Program Director for additional information. Some courses are available online.
Five-Year Program
Salve Regina University offers an accelerated program of study that leads to both a bachelor's and a master's degree within five years. This program is designed for the University's highly motivated, academically talented and qualified undergraduates with a recommended grade point average of 3.30 or higher. Current undergraduates must complete the application process by March 15 of the junior year.
Undergraduate students considered for the five-year program are conditionally accepted into the master's program and must take four graduate courses (12 credits) during their senior year. Of these 12 credits, six are applied to the undergraduate degree. Recommended graduate courses for two of the four in the senior year are: ADJ 505: Constitutional Issues in Law Enforcement: Constitutional Law and Civil Liability and ADJ 521: Management Issues in Law Enforcement. Final program acceptance is contingent upon successful completion of the undergraduate degree and four graduate courses in the senior year. The total number of credits required to complete the five-year program is 152 and 24 of the credits are graduate credits taken in the fifth year.
Master of Science in Administration of Justice
Program Requirements
Following the completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits) and all degree requirements, the Master of Science in Administration of Justice is conferred.
Prerequisite Courses
There are no prerequisite courses necessary to enter the Master of Science in Administration of Justice program.
Students must successfully complete 12 courses totaling 36 credits to earn the master's degree. All students must complete the curriculum as follows:
Justice Theory (Two Courses/6 Credits)
Two courses are required from the following list:
- ADJ504: Social and Ethical Issues: A Global Perspective (3 credits)
- ADJ506: Theories of Justice (3 credits)
- INR511: Philosophical Foundations of Politics (3 credits)
- ADJ518: Public Policy and the Justice System (3 credits)
- INR571: International Human Rights (3 credits)
Justice Process (Four Courses/12 Credits)
Students must take the following two courses:
- ADJ505: Constitutional Issues in Law Enforcement: Constitutional Law and Civil Liability (3 credits)
- ADJ521: Management Issues in Law Enforcement (3 credits)
In addition, students choose two other courses from the following list:
- INR552: Terrorism and Transnational Crime (3 credits)
- INR572: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies: Prevention and Responses (3 credits)
- ADJ575: Comparative Justice Systems (3 credits)
- ADJ576: High Technology Crime (3 credits)
Research (One Course/3 Credits)
- ADJ500: Research Methods (3 credits)
Electives (Five Courses/15 Credits)
Students must complete five elective courses from any of the courses listed above or below:
- ADJ581: Special Topics (3 credits)
- ADJ590: Thesis (6 credits)
- ADJ591: Independent Study/Research (3 credits)
- ADJ598-9: Internship I and II (3 credits)
- INR512: Justice and Order in International Relations (3 credits)
- INR516: Identity, Harmony, and Conflict (3 credits)
- INR534: Environmental Justice (3 credits)
- INR562: International Organizations and the Law (3 credits)
- MGT501: Management and Organizational Theory (3 credits)
- MGT509: Human Resources Management (3 credits)
- MGT555: Organizational Development (3 credits)
- MGT560: Labor Relations (3 credits)
- MGT567: Creative Problem Solving (3 credits)
- RHB505: Foundations for Rehabilitation Counseling: History, Principles, Laws and Ethics (3 credits)
- RHB510: Counseling and Personality Theory (3 credits)
- RHB523: Cultural and Psychosocial Aspects of Disability (3 credits)
- RHB527: Substance Abuse Counseling and Rehabilitation (3 credits)
- RHB540: Medical and Psychological Aspects of Disability (3 credits)
