Mansfield University Home PageOur program consists of 18 semester hours of required core courses and 21 semester hours of electives. The required core courses cover the major areas of criminal justice administration. Elective courses represent areas of particular interest (i.e.. Organized Crime, Violent Criminal Behavior, Serial Murder, Criminal Law, etc. Many of our courses are offered under "Special Topics."
For more information on Criminal Justice Administration, visit the undergraduate catalog.
For course descriptions, Click here.
Program Requirements
- CIS 1103 - Introduction to Microcomputers (May also satisfy General Education requirements)
- CJA 1100 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJA 2200 - Survey of Policing
- CJA 2201 - Survey of Corrections
- CJA 3324 - Judicial Criminal Process
- CJA 3395 - Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System
- CJA 4490 - Senior Seminar
- CJA XXXX - Criminal Justice Administration Electives Credits: 21
- PSC XXXX - Political Science Elective Credits: 3 (May also satisfy General Education Requirements)
- PSY XXXX - Psychology Elective Credits: 3 (May also satisfy General Education Requirements)
- SOC XXXX - Sociology Elective Credits: 3 (May also satisfy General Education Requirements)
Electives
- CJA 3276 - Criminology
- CJA 3301 - Industrial Security
- CJA 3354 - Criminal Law
- CJA 3355 - Evidence and Criminal Procedure
- CJA 3357 - Correctional Strategies
- CJA 4401 - Advanced Industrial Security
- CJA 4450 - Internship
- CJA 4453 - Police Organization and Administration
- CJA 4475 - Serial Murder
- CJA 4496 - Selected Topics
- CJA 4497 - Independent Study
