Center for Lifelong Learning
Graduate Programs
The Master of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice Management in Correctional Administration offers unique educational and career opportunities for professionals in the criminal justice field and other related fields. The curriculum is designed to provide the necessary preparation for career advancement to those working in corrections as well as to those working in other fields who would benefit from a Master's degree. Guided by the mission of Mount Aloysius College to serve the community at large, the program has a social justice focus that advances the following four core values:
| Course Number | Course Title |
Credits |
| CR 501 |
Rationales for Corrections: Punishment, Justifications, and Implementations |
3 |
| CR 502 |
Organizational Leadership |
3 |
| CR 503 |
Correctional Policy and Planning |
3 |
| CR 504 |
Law and Administration in Correctional Settings: Authority, Restraints, Procedure |
3 |
| CR 511 |
Seminar in Contemporary Correctional Issues |
3 |
| CR 512 |
The Constitutional Rights of Adults and Juveniles in Correctional Settings |
3 |
| CR 513 |
Social Science Research |
3 |
| Total credits in core | 21 |
| Course Number | Course Title |
Credits |
| CR 506 |
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure |
3 |
| CR 507 |
Corrections in its Comparative and International Settings |
3 |
| CR 508 |
Juvenile Law |
3 |
| CR 509 |
Seminar in Correctional History |
3 |
| CR 510 |
Community Corrections and Restorative Justice | 3 |
| CR 605 |
Human Resource Management |
3 |
| CR 610 |
Financial Management |
3 |
| CR 618 |
Ethical Issues in Administration |
3 |
| CR 620 |
The Psychopathology of the Criminal Mind |
3 |
| Total credits in elective | 9-15 |
| Course Number | Course Title |
Credits |
| CR 699 |
Thesis |
6 |
| Total credits for thesis option | 6 |
Students choosing the thesis option must take nine (9) credits of electives. Students choosing the non-thesis option must take fifteen (15) credits of electives.
| Total credits for degree | 36 |
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