The Online Master's Degree in Criminal Justice is comprised of 31 credit hours. All master’s in criminal justice online degree candidates complete a Common Core coursework, one Specialization, and a Capstone Project.
Required Common Core courses have a ** designation.
Core Courses – 18 Credit Hours Required
- CROL 531 Foundations in Justice Administration**
- CROL 532 Criminological Theories in Justice Administration
- CROL 533 Research, Design and Analysis**
- CROL 534 Statistical Applications in Justice Admin**
- CROL 535 Ethical Issues in Justice Admin**
- CROL 536 Human Resource Management
- CROL 537 Leadership Fundamentals
- CROL 538 Legal Issues in Justice Administration
**Required Courses
Specialization Courses - 12 Credit Hours Required
Completion of four (4) courses (12 credit hours) from the following Specializations:
- Law Enforcement
- Corrections
- Homeland Security
- Juvenile Justice
- Criminal Psychology
- Addiction Studies
- Cybersecurity
- Digital Forensics
- Criminal Justice Education and Leadership
- CROL 662 KLEC Law Enforcement Manager Training
- CROL 663 Criminal Justice Training and Education
- CROL 664 Criminal Justice Training and Education II
- CROL 665 KLEC Executive Decision Making
- CROL 667 KLEC Fundamental Leadership
- CROL 677 Applied Leadership
- CROL 681 Proseminar in Criminal Justice
- CROL 635 Legal and Ethical Issues in Homeland Security
- CROL 636 Critical Issues in Homeland Security