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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ADJ-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
ADJ-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
ADJ-518 | Public Policy in the Global Environment | 3 |
ADJ-521 | Management Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
ADJ-524 | Homeland Security: The National Incident Management System | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency | 3 |
INR-552 | Terrorism & Transnational Crime | 3 |
ADJ-563 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 3 |
Total Credits | 24 |
Area of Concentration or Approved Electives
Students may either choose an area of concentration (leadership in justice, cybersecurity and intelligence and 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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ADJ-514 | Law and Human Behavior | 3 |
ADJ-519 | US Intelligence | 3 |
ADJ-526 | Principles of Digital Forensics | 3 |
ADJ-529 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
ADJ-530 | Cyberthreat Analysis | 3 |
ADJ-531 | Cyberthreat Management | 3 |
ADJ-533 | Drug Recognition for Homeland Security Partners | 3 |
ADJ-535 | Budget Realities and Grant Opportunities | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency | 3 |
ADJ-537 | Network Forensics | 3 |
ADJ-543 | Cyber Intelligence | 3 |
ADJ-545 | Mobile Forensics | 3 |
ADJ-546 | Insider Threat | 3 |
ADJ-547 | Malware Basics | 3 |
ADJ-565 | Analytic Methods | 3 |
ADJ-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
ADJ-579 | Advanced Persistent Threat (APT): Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP's) | 3 |
ADJ-581 | Special Topics | 3 |
ADJ-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 not limited to the field of law enforcement and justice 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 current and future skill requirements.
Program requirements and curriculum following the completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits), which includes the selection of four electives from the list below and all degree requirements, 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 focuses on the conceptual aspects of what steps need to be taken so that managers can lead and interact in a technological environment and bridge the communication gap between management and technicians. The concentration in cybersecurity and Intelligence highlights theory, policy, and problems in this emerging field. Developing 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 | ||
ADJ-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
ADJ-519 | US Intelligence | 3 |
or ADJ-543 | Cyber Intelligence | |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Principles of Digital Forensics | ||
Cyberthreat Analysis | ||
Cyberthreat Management | ||
Cyberterrorism | ||
Challenges to Counterterrorism | ||
Analytic Methods | ||
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT): Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTP's) | ||
Special Topics | ||
Cybersecurity and Resiliency in Healthcare | ||
Management of Cyber Opportunities and Threats | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Digital Forensics Concentration
A concentration in digital forensics is offered. Digital Forensics encompasses an array of skills including acquiring, extracting, and analyzing data that is often useful for criminal investigation and civil litigation cases. In addition to criminal and civil investigations, it also plays a major role in intelligence and counterterrorism matters. As a concentration area in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security, Digital Forensics would expand on student's knowledge from core classes, instruct them on analyzing and documenting data, and help them develop necessary skills for utilizing networks, servers, and analysis tools. As with this and with our other programs at Salve, a deliberate evaluation of relevancy in the constantly changing world of global technology will shape the syllabus of each course in this program to best serve the students and their career placement.
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.
Students must complete the courses below:
Code | Title | Credits |
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ADJ-526 | Principles of Digital Forensics | 3 |
ADJ-529 | Advanced Digital Forensics | 3 |
Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Network Forensics | ||
Mobile Forensics | ||
Insider Threat | ||
Malware Basics | ||
Special Topics (as available for relevant technical advancements) | ||
Total Credits | 12 |
Leadership in Justice Concentration
A concentration in leadership in justice is offered. A practitioner of justice faces many challenges in this field, which is changing dramatically. Professionals in the justice field are being asked to reduce and manage crime while facing budget cuts, protecting the public, and organizing agencies and departments in a collaborative environment.
Leaders in the justice field must reshape departments that have been highly centralized, over-specialized, and conventional in their approach to solving community issues and problems. They must draw upon their knowledge and skills to establish and maintain a high standard of integrity and ethical values.
Following the completion of an approved program of 12 courses (36 credits), which includes the eight required courses and four electives from the list below, a Master of Science in Administration of Justice and Homeland Security with a concentration in leadership in justice will be conferred.
The concentration in leadership in justice focuses on strategic management in a multicultural, technological, and collaborative environment.
Students must complete the courses below:
Code | Title | Credits |
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ADJ-535 | Budget Realities and Grant Opportunities | 3 |
HLL-520 | Leading Holistically: Developing Cross- Cultural Awareness | 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 | |
ADJ-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Online in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Online in Spring) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Lecture in Spring) | ||
ADJ-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
ADJ-521 | Management Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Elective |
||
Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ADJ-524 | Homeland Security: The National Incident Management System | 3 |
ADJ Elective | 3 | |
ADJ Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Elective |
||
ADJ Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
Cybersecurity and Intelligence Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ADJ-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency | 3 |
INR-552 or ADJ-563 |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime or Criminal Justice Research Methods |
3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
INR-552 or ADJ-563 |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime or Criminal Justice Research Methods |
3 |
ADJ-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
ADJ-521 | Management Issues in the Justice System | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective |
||
Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ADJ-524 | Homeland Security: The National Incident Management System | 3 |
ADJ-576 | High Technology Crime | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Cyber Intelligence | ||
ADJ Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective |
||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
ADJ-518 or ADJ-519 |
Public Policy in the Global Environment or US Intelligence |
3 |
ADJ Cybersecurity and Intelligence Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |
Digital Forensics Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ADJ-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Online in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Online in Fall) | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Online in Spring) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Lecture in Spring) | ||
ADJ-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Digital Forensics Elective |
||
Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ADJ-524 | Homeland Security: The National Incident Management System | 3 |
ADJ-526 or ADJ-529 |
Principles of Digital Forensics or Advanced Digital Forensics |
3 |
ADJ Digital Forensics Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
ADJ-526 or ADJ-529 |
Principles of Digital Forensics or Advanced Digital Forensics |
3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Digital Forensics Elective |
||
ADJ-521 | Management Issues in the Justice System (Online) | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Total Credits | 39 |
Leadership in Justice Concentration
First Year | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
ADJ-505 | Constitutional Issues | 3 |
ADJ-536 | Cultural Competency (Online) | 3 |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Lecture in Fall) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Online in Fall) | ||
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Terrorism & Transnational Crime (Online in Spring) | ||
Criminal Justice Research Methods (Lecture in Spring) | ||
ADJ-506 | Theories of Justice | 3 |
ADJ-521 | Management Issues in the Justice System (Online) | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Summer | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Leadership in Justice Elective |
||
Credits | 3 | |
Second Year | ||
Fall | ||
ADJ-524 | Homeland Security: The National Incident Management System | 3 |
HLL-520 | Leading Holistically: Developing Cross- Cultural Awareness | 3 |
ADJ-535 | Budget Realities and Grant Opportunities | 3 |
Credits | 9 | |
Spring | ||
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Public Policy in the Global Environment | ||
ADJ Leadership in Justice Elective |
||
ADJ Leadership in Justice Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 6 | |
Total Credits | 36 |