Currently, ASU-MPA
offers one area of specialization, the
Certificate in Criminal Justice.
The main theme of the Certificate
in Criminal
Justice is to
tie theory directly to the skills needed
by officers in the
field, whether corrections, probation
or law enforcement. Courses taken by
students are drawn from public administration/political
science and criminology/sociology programs.
A total of five courses (15 credit hours)
will be taken for the certificate, with
two courses taken from each of the departments
and one core course provided by the Department
of Criminology, Sociology and Geography.
The one “core course” that
all students must take is:
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SOC 6233 |
Criminal
Justice Systems |
| Choose
two criminology/sociology courses: |
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SOC 6523 |
Seminar
in Criminal Behavior |
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SOC 6403 |
Seminar
in Juvenile Delinquency |
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SOC 6513 |
Seminar
in Community and Institutional
Corrections |
| |
SOC 6133 |
Police
and Society |
| Choose
two public administration/political
science courses: |
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POSC 6113 |
Intergovernmental
Relations |
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POSC 6123 |
Urban
Politics |
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POSC 6153 |
The Supreme
Court, Politics and the Law |
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POSC 6503 |
Managing
Local Government |
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POSC 6513 |
Administrative
Law |
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POSC 6523 |
Decision
Making |
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POSC 6573 |
Grant
Writing |
Upon completion of the coursework, the
student must present an updated version
of a paper from one of the five courses
taken and defend it orally in front of
a committee composed of the Director
of the MPA Program, the Director of the
Criminology Program and the professor
from the class for which the paper was
written. The committee will pass or fail
the paper on a consensus opinion. If
the paper is failed, the student must
make corrections to the paper on the
basis of committee comments and retake
the oral examination within one semester.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Patrick
Stewart, Associate
Professor of Public Administration, M.P.A.
Coordinator
and Advisor
Phone: 972-
Office: POSC
Email: pstewart@astate.edu
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