Curriculum

    Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ)
30 Total Credit Hours 

On-campus program:

Choice of completing a specialization (forensic investigation or victims and offenders) is only available to on-campus students. Students are not required to complete a specialization. Online program: Online students complete the required courses and elective courses made available in our part-time online program.

Required or Core Courses (18 credit hours): Must complete all 6 courses.
CRJU 6010 Criminal Justice Processes and Institutions
CRJU 6020 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
CRJU 6030 Data Analysis and Interpretation in Criminal Justice
CRJU 6050 Nature of Crime
CRJU 6400 Criminal Justice Policy Analysis 
CRJU 6510 Seminar in Criminal Justice Ethics   

Specialization Courses (12 credit hours):Choose 4 courses from one of the following specializations. 
Note: Listed below are courses that have been offered as approved specialization courses in recent years. Online students and on-campus students not completing a specialization may choose from these courses to satisfy their elective hours.   

Forensic Investigation
CRJU 6100 Seminar in Contemporary Policing
FORI 5400 Law, Evidence, and Procedure in Forensic Science
FORI 6250  Exploitation Crime
FORI 6300 Cold Case Investigation 

 OR   

Victims and Offenders   

CRJU 6150 Seminar in Contemporary Juvenile Justice 
CRJU 6200 Seminar in Contemporary Corrections
CRJU 6220 Treatment and Assessment 
CRJU 6500  Race, Gender, and Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
CRJU 6820 Topics: Victimology
FORI 6250  Exploitation Crime   

Capstone or Culminating Experience

  □ Plan I – Requires the writing and defense of a thesis.
                CRJU 6990: Thesis research (3 credit hours required) 

   □ Plan II – Requires completing a portfolio that is formally submitted in your final semester of study.   

Students can satisfy the capstone or culminating experience requirement by completing a thesis (Plan I) or portfolio (Plan II). The default assumption is that a student will complete a portfolio (Plan II) to satisfy this degree requirement.

Please let the graduate coordinator (Eric Cooke emcooke@bgsu.edu) know if you have interest in completing a thesis.