Program Information

Major: ADJ
Degree: MS
Unit: GA

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Graduate studies in the Department of Justice Administration provide students with advanced social and behavioral science skills as well as a detailed and thorough understanding of crime, criminal justice and related processes.  Graduates of this program are prepared to continue advanced studies in criminal justice or other social sciences and to assume mid and upper-level leadership positions within criminal justice programs and agencies.

The interdisciplinary nature of the program maintains the dynamic posture that allowed this crime related discipline to emerge and to mature quickly and successfully. Graduate students are given latitude in choosing elective courses in the Master of Science in the Administration of Justice.  Elective courses related to the student's program of study are selected from the resources of the entire University. Courses in social work, public administration, law, business, and various departments of the College of Arts and Sciences are possible electives that the student and his or her advisor may consider. With proper selection, the electives can complement the core criminal justice courses and produce a balance, interdisciplinary program which is tailored to meet specific professional and career goals.

• 36 - hour curriculum (11-12 classes).
• Students may transfer in 6 -12 credit hours from other accredited universities.
• Students may be admitted conditionally pending receipt of all application materials.
• Students may have the GRE requirement waived upon evidence of successful completion of 12 hours of graduate credit from an accredited program.
• Classes offered year round.
• Degree may be completed in three intensive enrollment semesters.
• Professional student advisers available to assist in degree planning
• Graduate of the Southern Police Institute, Administrators Officers Course, graduate track have completed 12 hours (33%) of this graduate degree.

The combination of three elements, the degree programs, the Southern Police Institute and the National Crime Prevention Institute, makes the program in Justice Administration a unique blend of theory and practice.

• The Southern Police  Institute, one of the oldest, most respected police management and administration educational program in the United States.


• The National Crime Prevention Insitute, the only center in the country devoted exclusively to training and educating crime prevention and loss prevention specialist and managers.

The degree is offered in two formats, our traditional on campus classes and also via the internet.  Students may choose either format or a combination of both methods of delivery.

Admissions

Anyone seeking admission to the Graduate School, University of Louisville, for purposes of pursuing the Master of Science in the Administration of Justice must provide the following:

• Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed.  The minimum requirement for admission is the Baccalaureate degree or its equivalent.
• Two letters of recommendation from individuals who can speak to the applicant's academic or professional capabilities.
• Scores on the General Test Section of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
• An original eassy identifying the applicant's background, professional interest and goals and the applicant's motivation and potential for graduate work.
• Complete application for admission to the Graduate School, University of Louisville  at http://graduate.louisville.edu/apply
• $50.00 application fee, check or money order made payable to the University of Louisville.

The faculty in Justice Administration consider applications and supporting materials and recommend a disposition.  The minimum requirements for admission to degree status are a grade point average of at least 2.75 on a 4-point scale in senior-college courses and at least 900 on the combined verbal and quantitative scores of the GRE as well as a positive evaluation of the letters of recommendation and essay.

For more information, contact:

Kim Hendricks
Academic Counselor
Justice Administration
Phone: 502-852-0373
e-mail: Request Information

*Only the professional paper option is offered to 100% online students.

Curriculum

Departmental Faculty

Deborah G. Keeling
Professor
Chair

Gennaro F. Vito
Professor
Vice-Chair & Graduate Coordinator

J. Price Foster
Professor

Richard A. Tewksbury
Professor

William F. Walsh
Professor

Terry D. Edwards
Associate Professor

Elizabeth L. Grossi
Associate Professor

Geroge E. Higgins
Associate Professor

Thomas W. Hughes
Associate Professor
Director, Southern Police Institute

Viviana Andreescu
Assistant Professor

Wesley Jennings
Assistant Professor

J. Eagle Shutt
Assistant Professor

Geatha Suresh
Assistant Professor

Alex Ferguson
Associate Director, Southern Police Institute

J. Sterling Grant
Lecturer

Theresa C. Hayden
Lecturer

Michael Losavio
Lecture

B. Edward Campbell
Emeritus

Ronald M. Holmes
Emeritus