Dec 05, 2024  
2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2024-2025 University of Wyoming Catalog

Criminal Justice Concentration within the M.P.A.


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The Master of Public Administration Program with Criminal Justice Concentration is a professional degree designed for current and future leaders in the criminal justice field.

Plan B (Non-Thesis)


A criminal justice concentration within the master of public administration program is offered by the Criminal Justice program. Students wishing to enroll in the M.P.A. with criminal justice concentration must first be admitted into the M.P.A program. See M.P.A. program admissions requirements for specific details.

The M.P.A. with criminal justice concentration curriculum consists of 39 credits including: 24 hours of core credit; criminal justice (4) courses; and one additional approved elective course. Students may complete the degree within two years full-time or approximately three-four years part-time. Courses are offered through distance education, which allows students to complete their degree in their community while working full-time.

Students entering the M.P.A. Program are expected to possess basic computer literacy, and to have access to a computer for such purposes as communicating with professors via e-mail, receiving M.P.A. Program memos, conducting research on the Web, retrieving articles from course documents libraries, working on course projects, and for conducting interactive/ electronic class discussion.

Students must maintain a graduate GPA of 3.000.

Criminal Justice Concentration Courses


Required Criminal Justice Concentration Courses


Elective Criminal Justice Concentration Courses


*Students with little or no administration and/or criminal justice professional experience must enroll in CRMJ 5500  as one of their electives. 

(students must select two of the following courses)

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