Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Master of Public Administration

Governors State University

The College of Arts and Sciences joint degree program was designed in response to students’ demand for a degree program that would broaden student’s skills and knowledge by combing the core of these two programs thus allowing students to have a comparative advantage in the job market. Students who graduate with this joint degree will graduate with two master’s degrees (one in Public Administration and the other in Criminal Justice). The Public Administration program offers students the tools and technical skills for working in the public sector. This includes such courses as human resource administration, public planning, and public budgeting. The Criminal Justice program focuses more on the skills, knowledge, and abilities to work effectively in organizations and positions, to effectively develop, implement, and evaluate system and organization change and reform initiatives. By so doing, the program builds upon a criminal justice and public policy program with the addition of a social justice emphasis.

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