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Criminal Justice, Administration of Justice Concentration, MS

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Department: Criminal Justice 

The Administration of Justice concentration focuses on the organizational structure of criminal justice agencies and their jurisdictional authority on the local, state and federal levels. It also examines issues relevant to administrators of criminal justice agencies, including organization and planning, leadership, conflict management, and problem solving.

 

Learning Outcomes   

Admission Requirements

  • A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 based upon four years of course work
  • GRE scores required for applicants with a GPA below 3.5
  • Three appropriate letters of recommendation, with preference given to academic letters of reference
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work
  • Expanded Personal Statement of goals, purpose and motivations

Bridgewater State University offers students enrolled in the BS in Criminal Justice program the opportunity for early acceptance into the MS program. Click here  for more information about the early acceptance program.

For more information, contact the program coordinator.

Program of Study

 

Core courses (18 credits)

 

Concentration courses (9 credits)

 

Exit requirement (6 credits)

 Students may select a thesis or non-thesis option.

Thesis option

 

Non-thesis option

  • A comprehensive examination, which should be attempted in the last semester of the student’s program. Please see the Graduate Academic Policies  section of this catalog for additional information regarding comprehensive examinations.
     
  • Plus six credits, selected from the following courses:

Total minimum credits: 33

 

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