Master of Science in Criminology (online)
http://epps.utdallas.edu/crim/
Faculty
Professors: Bruce Jacobs, Alex Piquero, Nicole Leeper Piquero, James
Marquart, John L. Worrall
Associate Professors: Denise Boots, Tomislav Kovandzic,
Lynne Vieraitis
Assistant Professors: J.C. Barnes, Nadine Connell, Robert Morris
Clinical Professors: Elmer Polk
Clinical Assistant Professors: Timothy Bray, Sarah Maxwell
Mission
The Mission of the
Master of Science in Criminology program at the University of Texas at Dallas
is threefold, to:
1. Deliver
high-quality education to a diverse body of students regarding the etiology,
control, and variation of law-breaking across space and time.
2. Serve local,
regional, and national communities through professional development programs,
public policy analyses and evaluation research, program and policy design, and
as a forum for new ideas and approaches to the study of crime.
3. Advance the
understanding of criminology through a multidisciplinary mix of theoretical and
applied research, as well as to provide a forum for new ideas
and approaches to the study of crime.
Objectives
The Master of
Science in Criminology provides students with a coherent yet intellectually
challenging degree that prepares them to conduct interdisciplinary research
among the many aspects of criminology and criminal justice, varying with
individual interests and areas of specialty. Graduates of the M.S.
program will be competent to teach at the community college and at the
University level as adjunct lecturers. Graduates will also be ready to enter
into analytic and administrative posts within a vast array of research and
policy institutions, criminal justice organizations, and in the private sector.
Facilities
Students have access
to the computing facilities in the School of Economic, Political and Policy
Sciences and the University’s Computing Center. The School has two computing
laboratories which have over 50 computers that are network linked and equipped
with major social science software packages, including E-Views, R, Rats, SPSS
and STATA. A computerized geographic information system, the Lexis Nexis Database, and WestLaw are also available for student use.
The University’s Computing Center provides personal computers and UNIX
Workstations. Many important data and reference materials are also available
online via the library’s and School’s
memberships in numerous organizations.
Prerequisites
For the Master of Science in Criminology,
students with an undergraduate degree in Criminology or a related field will
have the necessary academic foundation to begin their graduate coursework (See
the Graduate Program Handbook which is posted on the EPPS Website for more
information on Prerequisites and Transfer Policies at http://epps.utdallas.edu/crim).
Program of Studies
Policy
Each student admitted
to a graduate program will have a specific program of studies agreed upon in
consultation with the Graduate Studies Committee or graduate advisor for
Criminology per the degree plan for the program. A complete Program of Studies
Form will be filed in and approved prior to the student’s registration for
his/her 19th semester credit hour to be counted toward a master’s degree.
Analytical
Paper Writing Requirement (MS in Criminology)
All Doctoral track students must complete a
writing requirement while enrolled in the MS Program. Student must take a
minimum of six enrollment hours of CRIM 6V98,complete an analytical research
paper and present their findings in a colloquium setting to be eligible for
graduation with the MS.
Non-Writing
Requirement for the MS in Criminology
MS
students on a terminal track who do not wish to be considered for admission
into a doctoral program have the option of taking 6 hours of any graduate
classes as electives in lieu of the writing requirement.
Coursework
and Credit Hours
30
Hours of Coursework:
CRIM
6300: Proseminar in Criminology
CRIM
6303: Etiology of Crime and Criminality
CRIM
6310: Delinquency and Juvenile Justice
CRIM
6311: Crime and Justice Policy
CRIM
6313: Corrections
CRIM
6314: Policing
CRIM
6317: Courts
CRIM
6348: Drugs and Crime
EPPS
6310: Research Design I
EPPS
6313: Introduction to Quantitative Methods
AND:
6
hours of graduate electives (online, in any program or school)
OR 6 hours of CRIM 8V01 (for independent study project—directed by a faculty
member)
Total Hours: 36