About the Program
Mission
- The program focuses on contemporary issues in criminal justice management and the challenges facing the criminal justice sector of contemporary government.
- As a graduate degree, its mission is to develop leaders in the criminal justice professions.
Design
- The program consists of 10 graduate courses, 33 credits.
- 5 core courses, which must be taken in sequence
- 5 electives
- The program is designed for students to take 2 courses a term, over 5 terms.
- It is best to begin the program in the fall semester. Fall entry allows students to take one core class and one elective each term.
- Students can also begin in the spring semester. Spring entry requires students to take 2 core courses in their third term and 2 electives in their fifth term.
- Students should avoid beginning the program in the summer. Students beginning in the summer will require 6 terms to complete the program. If they have financial aid, they will need to skip the fourth term. If financial aid is not involved, they may elect to take 1 elective in the fourth term and one core course in the fifth or sixth term.
- Not following the correct pattern for the term of entry, or not passing a course with a B (3.0) can cause significant delay and problems with completion.
- All courses are online; most courses combine the online delivery with several traditional class sessions on campus.
- Dates of the on-campus sessions, usually scheduled on Saturdays, are provided at least 2 months in advance. Students are assisted in details of registering and progress toward graduation by a graduate academic advisor, Diane Lewis: dlewis@sar.usf.edu or 941-359-4217
- Students in the program are also mentored on issues related to career objectives by a faculty advisor, who is assigned to each accepted student. The program is designed for students to take 2 courses a term, over 5 terms.
The Curriculum
- Courses cover major ideas, issues, theories, and research in the field of Criminal Justice Administration.
- Emphasis on development of theoretical reasoning and research skills, as well as the application of theory to practice.
- A carefully constructed "core" of courses, leading students through
the "real
world" experience of creating and presenting a grant proposal, develops the
competencies needed by those with administrative responsibility in public
agencies.
| MACJA Course Plan for Fall 2012 through Summer 2014 | |||
| Fa 2012 | CORE 1 (year 1): | CCJ 6932 | Current Issues in Criminal Justice Administration |
| CORE 4 (year 2): | CCJ 6706 | Quantitative Analysis | |
| ELECTIVE (all): | PAD 5807 | Urban and Local Government | |
| Sp 2013 | CORE 2 (year 1): | CCJ 6705 | Research Methods |
| CORE 5 (year 2): | CCJ 6935 | Capstone Course | |
| ELECTIVE (all): | CCJ xxxx | New Course TBA | |
| Su 2013 | CORE 3 (all): | CCJ 6118 | Theories of Criminal Behavior |
| ELECTIVE (all): | CCJ 6935 | Drugs and Crime | |
| Fa 2013 | CORE 1 (year 1): | CCJ 6932 | Current Issues in Criminal Justice Administration |
| CORE 4 (year 2) | CCJ 6706 | Quantitative Analysis | |
| ELECTIVE (all): | PAD 6041 | Ethics and Public Service | |
| Sp 2014 | CORE 2 (year 1): | CCJ 6705 | Research Methods |
| CORE 5 (year 2): | CCJ 6935 | Capstone | |
| ELECTIVE (all) | CCJ 6935 | Policing in the Post 9/11 World | |
| Su 2014 | CORE 3 (all): | CCJ 6118 | Theories of Criminal Behavior |
| ELECTIVE (all): | CCJ 6935 | Human Resources & Criminal Justice Administration | |
| Fa 2014 | BEGIN REPEAT of TWO-YEAR CYCLE | ||
Resident Faculty
Adjunct Faculty
- Dr. William Blount
- Prof. Jason Chapman
- Dr. Carl W. Hawkins
- Dr. Robert Lee
- Dr. Wendy Owens
- Prof. Jeremy Rasmussen
Faculty may not be teaching every term