Department of Sociology and
Criminal Justice
Oglethorpe
Hall, Room 219
Telephone: (404) 880-6659
Graduate Information
Sociology
Program (Graduate)
Admission Requirements
The Department
of Sociology and Criminal Justice admits applicants to the program
with previous academic preparation in general education, humanities,
social sciences, and natural sciences and who demonstrate a promise
of completion of studies leading to the Master of Arts degree.
Degree Requirements
In addition
to the general requirements of Clark Atlanta University, a candidate
for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology must complete a
minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of course work in sociology,
which may include departmentally approved courses in related
disciplines.
Included in
the 30 hours are required core courses (18 hours):
- CSCJ 501 Sociological
Theories
CSCJ 502 Criminological Theories
CSCJ 503 Research Methods I
CSCJ 504 Research Methods II
CSCJ 505 Statistics I
CSCJ 603 Statistics II
A minimum of
nine (9) hours of course work from the following electives:
- CSCJ 520 Urban
Society and Culture
CSCJ 521 Population and Society
CSCJ 531 Social Psychology
CSCJ 553 Criminology and the Criminal Justice System
CSCJ 555 Medical Sociology
CSCJ 559 Deviant Behavior
CSCJ 562 Social Stratification
CSCJ 563 The Family
CSCJ 564 Gender Roles and Society
CSCJ 565 Sociology of Education
CSCJ 575 Cultural and Social Anthropology
CSCJ 579 Cultural and Ethnic Relations
CSCJ 580 Environmental Racism
CSCJ 587 Urban Ethnography
Passing of a reading examination
in French, German, or Spanish; or passing a noncredit course
in computer science (MAT 503).
The satisfactory completion and defense of a thesis [CSCJ 805;
three (3) semester hours]
OR
The satisfactory completion of a practicum [CSCJ 519; three (3)
semester hours] with an assigned agency for a minimum total of
480 hours AND passing a written comprehensive examination consisting
of Sociological/Criminological Theories and Research Methods.
*A passing evaluation of this examination must be obtained within
three (3) attempts. The student must have completed a minimum
of twenty-seven (27) semester hours and have a cumulative grade
point average of 3.00 before receiving eligibility to take the
examination.
Note: The following courses consisting of fifteen (15)
semester hours must be among the twenty-seven (27) completed
hours for examination eligibility:
CSCJ 501 Sociological Theories
CSCJ 502 Criminological Theories
CSCJ 503 Research Methods I
CSCJ 504 Research Methods II
CSCJ 505 Statistics I
CSCJ 603 Statistics II
Criminal Justice Program (Graduate)
Admission
Requirements
Candidates
seeking admission to the Graduate Program of Criminal Justice
must meet the general requirements of the University and of the
School of Arts and Sciences. Students must have taken the Graduate
Record Examination Aptitude Test and should have a broadly based
background in the social and behavioral sciences. Applicants
must have a grade point average of 3.0 in their area of specialization.
The undergraduate major should include at least one course in
criminal justice theory. At the discretion of the Departmental
Graduate Committee, deficiencies in the above areas may be removed
by other course work in the graduate program. Persons admitted
into the Program without an undergraduate degree or experience
in Criminal Justice will be required to take undergraduate prerequisites
(6 to 9 semester hours) as deemed appropriate by the department.
Degree Requirements
The minimum requirements for the Master of Arts degree in Criminal
Justice is thirty-six (36) semester hours with:
- The satisfactory
completion of the following core courses consisting of twenty-seven
(27) hours -
- CSCJ 501 Sociological
Theories
CSCJ 502 Criminological Theories
CSCJ 503 Research Methods I
CSCJ 505 Statistics I
CSCJ 514 Law Enforcement Administration
CSCJ 516 Judiciary System: Court System
CSCJ 517 Correctional Systems
CSCJ 518 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice System
CSCJ 603 Statistics II
- The satisfactory
completion of six (6) semester hours from the following elective
courses -
CSCJ 520 Urban Society and Culture
CSCJ 526 Selected Topics Seminar in Sociology and Criminal Justice
CSCJ 571 International Criminality, National Security, and Terrorism
CSCJ 579 Cultural and Ethnic Relations
CSCJ 582 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
- The satisfactory
completion and defense of a thesis [CSCJ 805; three (3) semester
hours]
(OR)
- The satisfactory
completion of a practicum [CSCJ 519; three (3) semester hours]
with an assigned criminal justice agency for a minimum total
of 480 hours.
Passing a written
comprehensive examination consisting of Criminal Justice Theory
and Research Methods.
A passing evaluation
of this examination must be obtained within three (3) attempts.
The student must have completed a minimum of twenty-seven (27)
semester hours and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00
before receiving eligibility to take the examination.
Note: The following courses
consisting of fifteen (15) semester hours must be among the twenty-seven
(27) completed hours for examination eligibility:
- CSCJ 501 Sociological
Theories
CSCJ 502 Criminological Theories
CSCJ 503 Research Methods I
CSCJ 505 Statistics I
CSCJ 518 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice System
Plan for
Master of Arts in Criminal Justice
First Year
1st Semester (9 hours)
Completion of all conditional requirements (if applicable)
CSCJ 501 Sociological Theories
CSCJ 503 Research Methods I
CSCJ 505 Statistics I
2nd Semester (9 hours)
CSCJ 502 Criminological Theories
CSCJ 518 Delinquency and Juvenile System
CSCJ 603 Advanced Statistics
Second Year
3rd Semester (9 hours)
CSCJ 514 Law Enforcement Administration
CSCJ 516 Judiciary System
CSCJ 517 Correctional System
4th Semester (9 hours)
CSCJ 519 Practicums
CSCJ (Elective*)
CSCJ (Elective*)
- *Other utility
courses include:
CSCJ 500 Administration of Criminal Justice
CSCJ 613 Independent Study
CSCJ 801 Thesis Consultation
CSCJ 805 Thesis Research
Ideally, the student's first
and third semesters are fall semesters. The second and fourth
semesters are spring semesters. Given that certain courses are
only taught during certain semesters, the suggested sequence
of courses has been constructed with this in mind. If a student
enters into the master's program in a semester other than the
fall, he/she must be aware that some courses may have prerequisites.
Therefore, the prerequisite must be completed (which may be the
next year) before the course currently offered can be taken.
Also, students with conditional admission may not be able to
complete all course requirements in four semesters because of
the contingency requirements (usually developmental courses).