Criminal Justice Management Certificate

The Criminal Justice Management Certificate program is designed for students and working professionals who want to increase their knowledge and develop competencies in the areas of criminal causality, criminal law, police management, policy and/or correctional settings. The program will assist students in developing management skills that will be applicable in criminal justice agencies or in a graduate program at the master's or doctoral levels.

The program is offered in a special one-weekend-per-month format. Additionally, students who complete six (18 semester hours) of the courses and earn a master's in sociology degree will be qualified to teach both sociology and criminal justice at the community college level. Criminal Justice Certificate courses can be used to meet the electives of the Master's Degree in Sociology, but cannot be used as substitutes for core course requirements in that program.

Students completing the certificate will need to complete any four of the classes listed below, and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA.

Criminal Justice Certificate Courses:

• CJ 514 Family Violence
• CJ 530 Seminar in Crime and Delinquency
• CJ 531 Contemporary Issues in Criminal Law
• CJ 568 Seminar in Corrections
• CJ 597 Special Topics (may be repeated when titles change.)
  
  

  Special Topics Examples:

  • Drugs and Society
  • Police Civil Liability
  • Police Management
  • Teaching Sociology & Criminal Justice
  • Terrorism