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master of science in criminal justice.

The UNO School of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. The degree program emphasize criminal justice research, theory, planning and administration.

The Master of Science degree is a 36 credit-hour non-thesis program. This degree program offers the student a choice of either the standard Master of Science curriculum or a Master of Science with an option in Public Administration or a Master of Science with an option in Counseling. The Public Administration Option is especially recommended for administrators or future administrators within the criminal justice system. The Counseling Option is designed for those who wish to work with juvenile and adult offenders in the criminal justice system.

To earn the Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice, the student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements:

general degree requirements.

required core courses (12 credit hours).

8010 The Nature of Crime
8020 Seminar in Administration of Justice
8030 Criminal Justice Research Theory and Methodology
8950 Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice

* All courses, except 8000, carry three hours credit. The required courses must be taken within the first 18 hours of graduate course work.

elective criminal justice courses (12 credit hours).

Student selects four (4) courses with advisor approval.

8030 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
8040 Seminar in Police and Society
8050 Seminar in Corrections
8060 Seminar in the Criminal Court System
8070 Seminar in Criminal Law and Procedure
8080 Seminar in Juvenile Justice
8090 Seminar in Theoretical Criminology
8100 Criminal Justice Organization, Administration, and Management
8110 Criminal Justice Planning and Change
8120 Independent Study in Criminal Justice and Criminology
8130 Seminar in Women and Crime
8180 Criminal Justice Internship
8190 Independent Study
8200 Special Problems in Criminal Justice
9000 Theory 2 and Theory Construction
9010 Seminar on Law and Social Control
9030 Seminar on Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
9040 Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice System
9090 Special Programs in Research Methods (either quantitative or qualitative)
9110 Seminar on Police Organization and Management
9120 Seminar on Police Effectiveness
9130 Advanced Research Topics in Policing
9150 Special Topics in Criminal Justice Research
9160 Seminar in Community Based Correctins
9170 Seminar in Institutional Corrections
9180 Seminar in Court Processing and Sentencing
9200 Seminar on Violent Crime and Criminal Behavior
9980 Directed Readings

Both 8000 and 9000 level electives will be open to Master of Science studies.

required (12 credit hours).

MS Students will be required to successfully complete the four (4) required classes for 12 credit hours.

electives (12 credit hours).

MS students will be required to successfully complete four (4) Criminal Justice electives for 12 credit hours.

elective cognate courses (9 credit hours).

In consultation with an advisor, the student selects four (4) courses in a related field. Suggested fields include, but are not limited to: Business Administration, Ssychology, Political Science, and Sociology for 9 credit hours.

capstone project course (3 credit hours).

MS students will be required to successfully complete the Capstone Project Course for 3 credit hours.

criteria for admission.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections are required for admission. An admission decision will not be made without these scores. For additional information on the GRE, please visit: http://www.gre.org.

unconditional admission.

Admissions and graduate requirements meet the guidelines set by the Graduate College. An applicant will be unconditionally admitted to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program if the following conditions are met:

Possesses a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Has earned a B average; or both a 3.00 overall grade point average for the last two years of undergraduate work and a 3.00 or B average in undergraduate major.

Presents at least 18 semester hours of Criminal Justice courses or related courses that meet the requirements of the current department undergraduate curriculum.

Has completed a basic statistics course, a research methods course, and a minimum of 15 hours in the Social Science area.

Has a combined score on verbal and quantitative sections of GRE of at least 850.

provisional admission.

An applicant will be provisionally admitted to the Criminal Justice Graduate Program if the following conditions are met:

Possesses a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution (if the institution is nonaccredited, 12 UNO graduate credit hours must be successfully completed before the student is eligible for admission to candidacy).

Has not completed all of the undergraduate prerequisite course requirements for admission to graduate study.

Has not less than a 2.75 overall grade point average for the last two years of undergraduate work and not less than a 2.75 grade point average in undergraduate major.

Has a combined score on verbal and quantitative sections of GRE of at least 800.

Upon recommendation of the Criminal Justice Graduate Program Committee.

forms.

Recommendation for Graduate Admission

for more information.

For more information about the application process and requirements visit the Graduate College website.

For answers to individual questions, please contact Dr. Robbin Ogle, Director of Graduate Studies,
(402) 554-2610 .

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public administration option.

To earn the Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice, Public Administration Option, the student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements.

required core courses (12 credit hours).

electives in criminal justice (12 credit hours).

required public administration courses (9 credit hours).

8050 Survey of Public Administration     or
8440 Seminar in Organization Development in Public Agencies

8400 Public Budgeting     or
8480 Seminar in Public Financial Administration

8410 Public Personnel Management      or
8460 Public Personnel Administration (if credit has been earned in PA 4410)

8420 Introduction to Public Organizations

capstone project course (3 hours).

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counseling option.

To earn the Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice, Counseling Option, the student must satisfactorily complete the following course requirements.

required core courses (12 credit hours).

electives in criminal justice courses (12 credit hours).

required counseling courses (6 credit hours).

8030 Practices (3 credit hours)
8110 Human Development and Psychosocial Interventions (3 credit hours)
8020 Introduction to Counseling (1 credit hour)

elective counseling courses (3 credit hours).

8016 Child Abuse and Neglect (3 credit hours)
8200 Theories (3 credit hours)
8226 Career Development (3 credit hours)
8250 Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations (3 credit hours)
8270 Group Techniques in Guidance (1 credit hour)
8370 Group Counseling Theory and Practice (2 credit hours)

capstone project course (3 credit hours).