Management Master's Degree
Criminal Justice Management

Total Credits Required: 36

• Required Core Courses: 12
• Required Specialization Courses: 21
• Required Capstone Course: 3

Core Courses

• Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615)
• Organizational Theory and Behavior(6 Credits, MGMT 630)
• Financial Decision Making for Managers(3 Credits, MGMT 640)
• Statistics for Managerial Decision Making(3 Credits, MGMT 650)
• Strategic Management Capstone(3 Credits, MGMT 670)

Alternate Course

• Organizational Theory(3 Credits, MGMT 610) and Organizational Behavior(3 Credits, MGMT 615) may be taken in lieu of Organizational Theory and Behavior(6 Credits, MGMT 630).

Specialization Courses

• Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System(3 Credits, CJMS 600)
• Perspectives in Law Enforcement Management(3 Credits, CJMS 610)
• Issues in Correctional Administration(3 Credits, CJMS 620)
• Seminar in Security Management(3 Credits, CJMS 630)
• Criminal Justice Intelligence Systems and Approaches(3 Credits, CJMS 640)
• Legal Aspects within the Criminal Justice System(3 Credits, CJMS 650)
• Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership(3 Credits, CJMS 660)

• The substitutions listed above are the only ones possible. 
• Note that a minimum grade of B must be earned in each undergraduate course for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level. 
• Eligible credits must have been completed no earlier than two years before the beginning of graduate studies. 
• Admission requirements and time limits for degree completion apply to all applicants. 
• Contact an academic advisor for details on eligibility.

• Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615) must be taken within the first 6 credits of study.
• Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMGC(0 Credits, UCSP 615) may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
• Organizational Theory and Behavior(6 Credits, MGMT 630) (or Organizational Theory(3 Credits, MGMT 610)) must be taken within the first 6 credits.
• Financial Decision Making for Managers(3 Credits, MGMT 640) should not be attempted simultaneously with MGMT 650!id)).
• Specialization courses should be taken in the order listed.
• Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System(3 Credits, CJMS 600) must be taken as the first specialization course.
• Issues in Criminal Justice Leadership(3 Credits, CJMS 660) must be taken after all specialization and core courses (except MGMT 670).
• You must complete 24 credits of program coursework, including all core and research methods courses, before enrolling in Strategic Management Capstone(3 Credits, MGMT 670).

Accelerated Pathway

If you completed your undergraduate degree at UMGC with coursework in criminal justice, an accelerated pathway between UMGC undergraduate and graduate programs in criminal justice allows you to reduce your total coursework for a related graduate degree by up to 6 credits.

The following undergraduate-to-graduate course substitutions will be accepted for a maximum of 6 credits in our master's degree program in management with a criminal justice management specialization.

• Issues in Criminal Justice
  (3 Credits, CCJS 495) substitutes for Critical Analysis of the Criminal Justice System
  (3 Credits, CJMS 600)
• Correctional Administration
  (3 Credits, CCJS 497) substitutes for Issues in Correctional Administration
  (3 Credits, CJMS 620)

The substitutions listed above are the only ones possible. Note that a minimum grade of B must be earned in each undergraduate course for the credits to be accepted at the graduate level.