Concentration
in Criminal Justice
Program Description
The Justice Studies Program at Fort Hays State University
is an interdisciplinary liberal arts program which emphasizes cognitive
skill, while preparing the student for promotions, transfers and
basic careers in law enforcement, corrections, courts, juvenile
justice, and security. Criminal justice, as a field of inquiry,
focuses on the philosophical, theoretical and practical applications
of justice and on the resolution of conflict within society. The
program offers a broad liberal arts education which focuses on
the cultivation of analytical and creative thought, and the ability
to communicate effectively in a 21st century workplace and social
environment.
Within the mission of the Justice Studies Program,
it is our goal for students to create, acquire and transfer knowledge
for purposes
of growth and responsibility as vested citizens and workers in
their respective communities. We also feel it is important to integrate
adult learners, at any stage in their lives or careers, into the
FHSU student-community. Faculty and students in the Justice Studies
Program are central to this growth and positively share experiences,
working together to foster team building and reaching out to each
other to develop unique, innovative experiences that lead to lifelong
learning. We welcome you to Fort Hays State University and invite
you to become part of the “Justice Studies community!”
Admittance Requirements
The applicant must also meet the admittance requirements
for the MLS degree: at least a 2.50 GPA in the last 60 hours of
a Bachelor's degree.
Program Curriculum
Students completing their MLS degree in this concentration
will have the following notation on their transcripts: "Liberal
Studies (Criminal Justice)"
Every student
is required to take the 10 hours of
Core Classes. These include:
- IDS 801 Introduction to Graduate Liberal Studies
- IDS 802 Ways of Knowing in Comparative Perspective
- IDS 803 Origins and Implications of the Knowledge
Society
- IDS 804 Information Literacy
Every student completing a concentration in Justice
Studies will take 18 credit hours from the following list
of courses (or other substitutions as deemed appropriate by advisor):
- JUS 610 Criminal Justice Organizational
Structures
- JUS 615 Contemporary Criminological Theory
- JUS 620 Advanced Criminal Justice Research
Methods
- JUS 640 Workplace Violence
- JUS 670 Independent Study in Justice Studies
- JUS 675 Seminar: Justice Leadership
Pro-Seminar
- JUS 675 Seminar: World Criminal Justice Systems
- JUS 675 Seminar: Critical Issues in Justice
Studies
Additionally, every student
shall take a 3 hour culminating
experience (one of the following):
- JUS 600 Internship in Criminal
Justice
- JUS 675 Seminar: Advanced Research Project
- IDS 899 Thesis in Liberal Studies
Finally, every student will complete
a comprehensive examination in the final semester of his or her
course of study. No attendance will be required for the examination.
The examination will be given as an independent, comprehensive
paper encompassing at least eight hours of study and writing
on specific questions given to the student. These questions
will cover the field of criminal justice.
Contact Art
Morin now to see if the Master of Liberal Studies concentration
in criminal justice could be right for you. Once you have been admitted
to the MLS concentration in criminal justice, please follow the
MLS Checklist
and carefully read The
MLS Student Handbook.
For
more information, contact:
Art Morin, Director of
the Master of Liberal Studies Program
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Davis Hall 206
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS 67601
(785) 628-5950
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