Justice Studies

Course Structure

1. ["The Department of Justice Studies at San Jos\xc3\xa9 State University, California, offers a full-time two-year or part-time three-year Master\'s program drawing upon criminology, criminal justice, sociology, political sciences, psychology, law and history.", \'Areas of teaching and research in the Department include criminal justice & criminology; policing; law & society; human rights; policy evaluation; juvenile justice; immigration; punishment & society; race theory; history; forensic science.\', "The Master\'s program, with its emphasis on theory, history, policy evaluation, research and comparative analysis, prepares students for careers in criminal justice administration, public institutions, grassroots community organizations and nonprofit agencies, as well as for doctoral programs and research positions in public agencies.", "Each student must take a core curriculum of 18 units (JS 201, 202, 203, 204, 207 and 211). The thesis option requires six thesis units, plus 12 elective units; the non-thesis option requires completion of JS 297, plus 15 units of elective units. Elective courses must be 200-level courses in the department. Subject to graduate coordinator approval, two graduate courses in other departments on campus may be taken as electives, if the student demonstrates their relevance to the student\'s program of study and/or career goals in Justice Studies. Undergraduate courses may not count toward the 36 units of required graduate course work. Students who are academically or administratively disqualified from the program, will generally not be readmitted."]