華盛頓州立大學

The program is designed to develop and enhance the student’s knowledge of criminal Justice; expand and develop a student’s analytical and assessment skills; and further develop their facility with oral and written communication and with research.

The program is flexible and provides a superb basis for entry into graduate work at the doctoral level or applied work in criminal justice agencies. Approximately 70% of our M.A. graduates are employed in applied settings while the balance have pursued teaching and research careers.

The Program offers two tracks toward the completion of the Master’s Program:

Conventional track and;
Master’s with a Certificate in Global Justice and Security.

Conventional Track

The Conventional Track requires the completion of 28 hours (9 courses) of graded course credit. Six hours (two courses) of senior level undergraduate course work may be allowed, by approval of the student’s Committee and the Graduate School, toward the completion of the 28 hours graded course work. In addition, students must complete at least 4 hours of Crm J 702 credits. Crm J 702 credits, which are evaluated as pass or fail only, represent efforts by students engaged in independent study and the preparation of the M.A. final non-thesis exam. This makes for a minimum of 32 credit hours total.

Student Learning Outcomes:

All graduates will be able to:

Disciplinary Proficiency: Students will be generally knowledgeable about criminal justice policy and criminological theory.
Assessment location: CRMJ 530, CRMJ 555, DEJ course
Diversity Knowledge: Students will understand how history, structures of power and privilege, and cultural, social, and economic forces affect criminal justice and criminological outcomes.
Assessment location: DEJ course
Methodological Competence: Students will be competent in the basics of criminal justice and criminological research, including research design and rudimentary quantitative analysis.
Assessment location: CRMJ 520, 522, and 540
Proficient Communication: Students will become capable communicators in terms of research according to professional standards in both written and oral formats.
Assessment location: All written coursework and oral presentations

Student Opportunities:

Opportunities to assist with teaching and research, faculty collaboration.

Career Opportunities:

Federal law enforcement, secret service, IRS, Immigration and Customs, Homeland Security, corrections, police and corrections planning and analysis.