Administration of Justice and Homeland Security (M.S.)
Students must successfully complete 12 courses totaling 36 credits to earn the master's degree. All students must complete the curriculum as follows:
Required Courses
There are eight (8) required courses in the administration of justice and homeland security program. These courses are as follows:
Code | Title | Credits |
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CJC-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
CJC-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
CJC-518 | Public Policy in the Global Environment | 3 |
CJC-521 | Managment Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
CJC-524 | Homeland Security & Incident Management | 3 |
CJC-536 | Cultural Competetency | 3 |
CJC-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
Total Credits | 24 |
Area of Concentration or Approved Electives
Students may either choose an area of concentration (leadership in justice, cybersecurity and intelligence, or digital forensics) or select electives from any of the graduate programs (with the approval of the graduate program director) to develop an individualized program of study that meets their personal and professional goals. Recommended electives for those not selecting an area of concentration are listed below:
Code | Title | Credits |
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CJC-514 | Law and Human Behavior | 3 |
CJC-519 | US Intelligence | 3 |
CJC-526 | Principles of Digital Forensics | 3 |
CJC-529 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
CJC-530 | Cyberthreat Analysis | 3 |
CJC-531 | Cyberthreat Management | 3 |
CJC-535 | Budget Realities & Grant Opportunities | 3 |
CJC-537 | Network Forensics | 3 |
CJC-543 | Cyber Intelligence | 3 |
CJC-545 | Mobile Forensics | 3 |
CJC-546 | Insider Threat | 3 |
CJC-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
CJC-579 | Advanced Persistent Threat (APT):Tactic Techniques, and Procedures (TTP'S) | 3 |
CJC-581 | Special Topics | 3 |
CJC-598 | Internship | 3 |
HCA-530 | Cybersecurity and Resiliency in Healthcare | 3 |
HLL-519 | Introducing Dynamic Leadership Perspectives | 3 |
HLL-520 | Leading Holistically: Developing Cross- Cultural Awareness | 3 |
INR-512 | Justice and Order in International Relations | 3 |
MGT-502 | Managing in a Global Economy | 3 |
MGT-509 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
MGT-554 | Business Foresight and Futuring | 3 |
MGT-558 | Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | 3 |
*Other electives may be allowed with permission of the graduate program director.
Cybersecurity and Intelligence Concentration
This program is designed to respond to the interests, knowledge requirements, and needs of professionals in cybersecurity, intelligence, and law enforcement in the private sector and at the local, regional, state and international levels. Professionals in this field require an education that prepares them for global challenges that impact cybersecurity and intelligence at home and abroad. It is necessary for professionals in this field to have an understanding of the advancing technological world and its immense impact on the global community.
This program includes attention to counterterrorism training in such areas as information technology, terrorist groups, domestic terrorism, high tech crimes, intelligence gathering, and financial investigative techniques. To support this effort, practical problems will be discussed with emphasis on enhanced cooperation with law enforcement at the international, federal, state, local, and tribal levels. A commitment to technical report writing and analytical thinking is a consistent priority that is based upon the needs of professionals in these fields.
Program requirements for this concentration are completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits), which includes the eight core classes for the Master of Science Degree, two required courses listed below for this concentration, and two electives selected from the list below. Upon completion, the Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security with a concentration in Cybersecurity and Intelligence is conferred.
The concentration in Cybersecurity and Intelligence highlights theory, policy, and problems in this emerging field. Special topics courses are designed to enable students to stack credentials and certifications which will be helpful in the competitive field of cybersecurity and intelligence.
Code | Title | Credits |
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Required Courses | ||
CJC-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
CJC-519 | US Intelligence | 3 |
or CJC-543 | Cyber Intelligence | |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Principles of Digital Forensics | ||
Cyberthreat Analysis | ||
Cyberthreat Management | ||
Cyberterrorism | ||
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT):Tactic Techniques, and Procedures (TTP'S) | ||
Special Topics (with permission of graduate program director) | ||
Cybersecurity and Resiliency in Healthcare | ||
Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Digital Forensics Concentration
The concentration in Digital Forensics encompasses an array of skills including acquiring, extracting, and analyzing data that is necessary for criminal investigation and civil litigation. In addition to criminal and civil investigations, forensic science plays a major role in intelligence and counterterrorism matters. As a concentration area in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security, Digital Forensics expands on students' knowledge from core classes, instructs them on analyzing and documenting data, and helps them develop necessary skills for utilizing networks, servers, and analysis tools. The content of these classes is constantly updated to maintain relevancy in the evolving world of global technology and to best serve students in attaining their career goals.
The concentration in Digital Forensics will enable students to satisfy all of the following concentration objectives:
- To acquaint students with computer network architecture, proper evidence collection and storage, and federal rules and criminal codes;
- To understand how foreign state sponsored threat actors target certain institutions and companies;
- To introduce students to network traffic analysis, web log analysis, malware reverse engineering, and cyber infrastructure analysis;
- To instruct each student on how to navigate networks, servers, and mass data as well as how to utilize common digital forensic tools.
Program requirements for this concentration are the completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits), which includes the eight core classes for the Master of Science Degree, two required courses listed below for this concentration, and two electives selected from the list below. Upon completion, the Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security with a concentration in Digital Forensics is conferred.
Students must complete the courses below:
Code | Title | Credits |
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CJC-526 | Principles of Digital Forensics | 3 |
CJC-529 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Network Forensics | ||
Mobile Forensics | ||
Insider Threat | ||
Special Topics (with permission of graduate program director) | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Leadership in Justice Concentration
A practitioner of justice faces many challenges in this field, which is constantly evolving. Professionals in the justice field are being asked to reduce and manage crime while facing budget cuts, protecting the public, improving community perceptions, and organizing agencies and departments in a collaborative environment. They must draw upon their knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity and ethical values, and lead in a way that reflects those values and strengthens their organizations. The concentration in Leadership in Justice focuses on innovative leadership practices at the forefront of this profession applicable in a challenging multicultural, technological, and collaborative environment.
Program requirements for this concentration are the completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits), which includes the eight core classes for the Master of Science Degree, two required courses listed below for this concentration, and two electives selected from the list below. Upon completion, the Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security with a concentration in Leadership in Justice is conferred.
Students must complete the courses below:
Code | Title | Credits |
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HLL-520 | Leading Holistically: Developing Cross- Cultural Awareness | 3 |
CJC-535 | Budget Realities & Grant Opportunities | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Special Topics (with permission of graduate program director) | ||
Introducing Dynamic Leadership Perspectives | ||
Managing in a Global Economy | ||
Human Resources Management | ||
Business Foresight and Futuring | ||
Cybersecurity and Resiliency in Healthcare | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Degree Plan for M.S. in Administration of Justice
M.S. in Administration of Justice
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CJC-536 | Cultural Competetency | 3 |
CJC-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Online in Fall) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Lecture in Spring) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Online in Spring) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
CJC Elective |
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Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CJC Elective | 3 | |
CJC Elective | 3 | |
CJC Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-521 | Managment Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
CJC Elective |
||
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
Cybersecurity and Intelligence Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CJC-536 | Cultural Competetency | 3 |
CJC-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
Select one of the folowing: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Online in Fall) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
Select one of the folowing: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Lecture in Spring) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Online in Spring) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
CJC Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective |
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Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CJC-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
CJC Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Cyber Intelligence | ||
CJC Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective |
||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-521 | Managment Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
US Intelligence | ||
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
Digital Forensics Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CJC-536 | Cultural Competetency | 3 |
CJC-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Online in Fall) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Lecture in Spring) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Online in Spring) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Take any Second Year courses here to improve progress toward degree | ||
Credits | 0 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
CJC-526 | Principles of Digital Forensics | 3 |
CJC Digital Forensics Elective | 3 | |
CJC Digital Forensics Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-521 | Managment Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
CJC-529 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
CJC-518 | Public Policy in the Global Environment | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
Leadership in Justice Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
CJC-536 | Cultural Competetency | 3 |
CJC-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Online in Fall) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
CJC-521 | Managment Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Constitutional Issues (Lecture in Spring) | ||
Homeland Security & Incident Management (Online in Spring) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Take any Second Year courses here to improve progress toward degree | ||
Credits | 0 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
HLL-520 | Leading Holistically: Developing Cross- Cultural Awareness | 3 |
CJC Leadership in Justice Elective | 3 | |
CJC Leadership in Justice Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
CJC-518 | Public Policy in the Global Environment | 3 |
CJC-535 | Budget Realities & Grant Opportunities | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 36 |