Master of Science in Justice
Administration and Leadership
Faculty
Professors: James W. Marquart, John Worrall
Associate Professors: Tomislav
Kovandzic, Lynne Vieraitis
Assistant Professors: Robert Morris, Denise Paquette-Boots
Clinical Assistant Professors: Timothy
Bray, Sue
Freedman, Robert Hicks, Sarah Maxwell,
Elmer Polk, Laurie Ziegler
Mission
The Mission of the Master of Science in Justice
Administration and Leadership program at the University of Texas at Dallas is
to:
1. Deliver high-quality education to working
professionals who in turn will examine the role of leadership within criminal
justice organizations.
2. Prepare students to evaluate and apply
relevant research findings on leadership and personnel management to lead,
influence and manage others in an increasingly diverse workforce and work
environment.
3. Advance the understanding of the
consequences of change within criminal justice organizations, and lead and
manage personnel in periods of organizational change.
4. Prepare students to apply relevant
techniques of conflict resolution and negotiation when confronted with conflict
in criminal justice and related organizations.
Objectives
The Master of Science in Justice
Administration and Leadership and Leadership provides students with a coherent
and intellectually challenging degree that prepares a new generation of leaders
to manage and administer
criminal justice and other social service organizations. The program will deliver an innovative and
integrated curriculum that connects such key components of leadership as
organizational behavior, organizational change, policy analysis, research
design and program evaluation, and conflict resolution to prepare students for
leadership positions.
Facilities
Students have access to the computing
facilities in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences (or EPPS), the
University’s Computing Center, and computing facilities in the School of
Management (or SOM). EPPS has two
computing laboratories which have over 50 computers that are network linked and
equipped with major social science software packages, including E-Views, R,
Rats, SPSS and STATA. A computerized geographic information system, the Lexis
Nexis Database, and WestLaw are also available for student use. The
University’s Computing Center provides personal computers and UNIX
Workstations. Many important data and reference materials are also available
online via the library’s and School’s memberships in
numerous organizations.
Graduate
Assistantships
Graduate teaching and research
assistantships will not be available.
Admissions Requirement
The
University’s general admission requirements are discussed here.
Prerequisites
For the Master of Science in Justice
Administration and Leadership, students with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology,
Public Administration, and general business will have the necessary foundation
for the master’s degree. Students who
lack this foundation should complete the following undergraduate courses at
UT Dallas or their equivalents at another institution: CRIM 3303 Advanced
Criminology, CRIM 3303 Advanced Criminal Justice, CRIM 3304 Research Methods in
Crime and Justice Studies, SOC 3305 Introduction to Social Statistics. Prospective students with concerns about
their preparation for Justice Administration and Leadership program are
encouraged to consult with the program coordinator.
Degree
Requirements
The
University’s general degree requirements are discussed here.
Students seeking a Justice Administration
and Leadership degree must complete 35 semester credit hours of coursework in
the program. The Core curriculum
involves 35 hours, including 9 hours of research methods and statistics, 14
hours in organizational dynamics and dispute resolution, and 12 hours of
independent research to satisfy a writing requirement. Students must achieve at least an overall
grade point average of 3.0 to graduate.
Core
Courses
CRIM
5310 Research Design
CRIM 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
SOC 6352
Evaluation Research Methods
OB 6336
Motivational Leadership in Organizations
OB 6301
Organizational Behavior
OB 6331
Power and Politics in Organizations
OB 6332
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
OB 6337
Coaching as a Leadership Style: The Science and Practice of Influencing
Behavior
Research Project Requirement (12 credit
hours)
CRIM6v98 Analytical Writing 1 (the initial 6
hours will involve research problem specification, literature review, and
research design
CRIM6v99 Analytical Writing 2 (the final 6
hours involves data analysis, policy discussion, and presentation)