Document N: Course and Program Development:
IMPACT AND APPROVAL SIGNATURES
See Course and Program Development Policy and Procedures (www.ubalt.edu/provost) for instructions.
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CPACONTACT NAME: Heather L. Pfeifer PHONE: x5292 DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: School of Criminal Justice
PROPOSED SEMESTER OF IMPLEMENTATION:
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springDATE PREPARED: 8/1/13 YEAR: 2014
TYPE OF ACTION:
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otherACTION BEING REQUESTED (select one category, either Course Actions or Program Actions):
OCOURSE ACTIONS ®PROGRAM ACTIONS
Original Subject Code/Course Number: Original Program Title:
Master of Science in Criminal Justice Original Course Title:
Select one or multiple actions from one of the lists below (review the list ofnecessary documents and signatures):
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1. Experimental Course.
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2. Course Title 3. Course Credits 4. COllrse Number S. Course level 6. Pre- and Co-Requisite 7. COllrse Description 8. New Course 9. Deactivate Course 22. OtherADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (check all appropriate bOKes of documents included; review the list ofnecessary documents):
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summary proposal (0) CJ course definition document (P) CJ full five-page MHEC proposal (Q)IMPACT REVIEW (review the list of necessary signatures):
[J impact statement attached
APPROVAL SEQUENCE (review the list of necessary signatures):
E. University Faculty Senate (Chair)
F. University Council (Chair)l
, G. Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
H. President
I. Board of Regents (notification only)
J. Board of Regents (approval) B. General Education (for No.7, 8)
C. Final Faculty Review Body Within Each School (Chair)
D. Dean
K. MHEC (notification only)
L. MHEC (approval)
Required only if the University's mission is changed by the M. Middle States Association notification
action
1 University Council review (for recommendation to the president or back to the provost) shall be limited to curricular or academic policy issues
that may potentially affect the University's mission and strategic planning, or have a significant impact on the generation or allocation of its financial resources.
Document 0: Course and Program Development: SUMMARY PROPOSAL
See Course and Program Development Policy and Procedures (www.ubalt.edu/provost) for instructions.
SCHOOL:
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LAW OMSBo
CASCONTACT NAME: Heather l. Pfeifer PHONE: x5292
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION: School of Criminal Justice DATE PREPARED: 8/1/13 PROPOSED SEMESTER OF IMPLEMENTATION: (!)fall
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spring YEAR: 2014ACTION BEING REQUESTED (select one category, either Course Actions or Program Actions):
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COURSE ACTIONSo
PROGRAM ACTIONSOriginal Subject Code/Course Number: Original Program Title:
Master of Science in Criminal Justice
Original Course Title:
Select one or multiple actions from one of the lists below (review the list
of
necessary documents and signatures): 1. Experimental Course,
2. Course Title 3. Course Credits 4. Course Number 5. Course Level 6. Pre- and Co-Requisite 7. Course Description 8. New Course 9. Deactivate Course 22. Other tI' -II 10. PrCljram Requirements -,.
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11a. Undergraduate Specialization (24 credits or fewer)
lIb. Master's Specialization (12 credits or fewer) 11c. Doctoral Specialization (18 credits or fewer) 12. Minor (add or delete)
13. Closed Site Program 14. Program Suspension 1S. Program Reactivation
16a. Certificate Program tUG/G) exclusively within existing degree program
16b. Certificate Program (UG/G) outside of or across degree programs (12 or more credits) 17. Off-Campus Delivery of Existi~ Pr~ams I
18a. Undergraduate Concentration (exceeds 24 credits)
18b. Master's Concentration (exceeds 12 credits) I
18c. Doctoral Concentration (exceeds 18 credits) I
19. Program Title Change I
20. PrQlilram Termination 21. New Degree Program
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22. OtherI
For changes to existing courses:
OLD TITLE SUBJECT CODE/COURSE NO. CREDITS
DESCRIBE THE REQUESTED COURSE/PROGRAM ACTION (additional pages may be attached if necessary):
Modify the MSCJ program requirements as follows:
a) Require 39 credit hours for all students (currently the degree requires 36-39 credits, depending on whether a student completes a thesis)
b) Increase the core course requirements to 18 credits (was 15 credits); add two NEW core courses (CRJU 601: Crime and Policy Development; CRJU 708: leadership Development in Criminal Justice); elimination of two core courses (CRJU 501: Professional Skills in Criminal Justice; CRJU 711: CJ Planning/Systems Application)
c) Eliminate the breadth requirement (which requires students to take one course in each of following areas: poliCing, courts, corrections)
d) Modify the specialization requirement to require students complete 9 credit hours in their selected specialization (e.g., poliCing, courts, corrections, juvenile justice, victim studies). One of the specialization classes MUST be the "Contemporary Issues" course (e.g., CRJU 606: Contemporary Court Issues; CRJU 611: Contemporary Issues in Corrections; CRJU 631: Contemporary Issues in Policing; CRJU 608: Contemporary Issues in Juvenile Justice; CRJU 702: Contemporary Issues for Victims of Crime)
e) Require all MSCJ students who are NOT working in the field to complete an internship; Students who are working in the field are waived from this requirement and will instead be required to take an additional elective
f) Eliminate the comprehensive exams
g) Require all MSCJ students to complete EITHER a capstone project (NEW course: CRJU 777: Capstone) or a Thesis. NOTE: Students would still be required to qualify to write a thesis.
SET FORTH THE RATIONALE FOR THIS PROPOSAL:
The competition in Criminal Justice graduate degree programs has been increasing in recent years as more traditional and online programs are being offered. Currently, two other USM schools offer a Masters in Criminal Justice (University of Maryland, College Park; Coppin State University), and when reviewing their curriculum, all three programs significantly overlap in their content and focus. Interestingly, despite the dynamiC nature of the field of criminal justice, none of the programs really embrace an "applied" focus in its curriculum. Therefore, to be more competitive we want to amend our program by providing students with additional opportunities to learn the type of applied skills they can readily use in the field, as well as strengthen their analytical and critical thinking skills. With UB's stated mission of "Knowledge that Works," we feel such modifications would help our program to stand apart from our competitors and most importantly, enable our students to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it in the workplace.
Summer 2010
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Impact Statement From the Office of University Relations
M.S. in Criminal Justice:
Changes to Program Requirements and Course Descriptions
General Impact:
Please be advised that any programmatic changes are likely to affect recruitment and
other publications as well as Web content produced and/or managed by the Office of
University Relations that contain this type of specific academic information.
Please inform Catherine Leidemer (cleidemer@ubalt.edu or 410.837.6164)
of
any:
• proposed changes that receive final approval
• planned implementation timelines
• communications needs, whether print or electronic, related to promoting a
new programmatic offering. This request should be made well in advance to
allow these new materials to be produced in time for initial recruitment.
The timing of the final approval for these changes will be a determining factor in our
ability to incorporate the new information in a timely fashion in any relevant materials
that are on our production schedule. As a general guideline, the Office of University
Relations should be notified of any programmatic changes to a scheduled recruitment
publication at least two months prior to printing.
Specific Feedback:
Please be advised that these changes will necessitate edits to the following:
• the M.S. in Criminal Justice Web pages, including the descriptive narrative on the
landing page, the degree requirements page and the course descriptions page
(Presumably, these will be handled by the new director of college
communications. )
• the M.S. in Criminal Justice graduate program insert (An update and reprint will
be necessary, as the program's total number of credits and structure has
changed.)
• the graduate catalog.
Question: The specialization courses area indicates a requirement of three courses,
including one called "Contemporary Issues in [Specialization]." We didn't see these
among existing courses nor among the newly proposed courses. Will these be coming
through curriculum?
Summary of Proposed Programmatic Changes to MSq Program
OLD CURRICULUM
~~-NEW CURRICULUM
Core Courses
5 core courses (15 credits)
CRIU 602: Research Techniques in
CJ
CRJU 603:
CJ
Statistics
CRJU 610: Administration ofJustice
CRIU 710: Advanced Criminology
CRIU 711:
CJ
Planning & Systems Application
6 core courses (18 credits)
CRIU 601: Crime and Policy Development
CRJU 602: Research Techniques in
CJ
CRIU 603:
CJ
Statistics
CRJU 610: Administration ofJustice
CRIU 708: Leadership Development in
CJ
CRIU 710: Advanced Criminology: Theory to Practice
Breadth Courses
3 courses
(9
credits) one course in
each of the
following areas: Policing, Courts/Law,
Corrections
None
Specialization Courses (e.g'
lPolicing, Courts/Law,
Corrections, juveniles, Victim
Studies)
2 courses
(9
credits)
3 courses
(9
credits)
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