Texas A&M International University

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
THESIS PLAN

MAJOR CURRICULUM - CRIMINAL JUSTICE			21 SCH

Required courses:
CRIJ	5303	Law and Criminal Justice
CRIJ	5315	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CRIJ	5320	Advanced Methods of Social Research
CRIJ	5330	Seminar in Criminological Theory

Three courses chosen from:
No more than one course at the 4000-level
CRIJ	4320	Women and Criminal Justice
CRIJ	4340	Special Issues in Criminal Justice
CRIJ	5305	Seminar on the Administration of Criminal Justice
CRIJ	5325	Seminar in Corrections
CRIJ	5326	Seminar on Police Practices
CRIJ	5340	Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice
CRIJ	5345	Critical Issues in Criminal Justice Policy

MINOR CURRICULUM¹			9 SCH
Three graduate courses from one discipline at least two of which must be
at the 5000-level

THESIS			6 SCH
Twenty-four hours must be completed prior to
to enrollment in CRIJ 5398 and CRIJ 5399

CRIJ	5398	Thesis
CRIJ	5399	Thesis

TOTAL 36 SCH

¹Select from HIST/MPA/PSCI/PSYC/SOCI/SPAN.

No more than six hours at the 4000-level may be applicable to the degree.