International Crime and Justice, Master of Arts
Program Director: Professor Gohar Petrossian
The Master of Arts in International Crime and Justice reflects the College’s commitment to the internationalization of criminal justice education and builds on the strengths of our undergraduate degree in international criminal justice by opening the possibility of graduate education in this field. Indeed, this is the first program of this nature in the United States. The MA in International Crime and Justice combines advanced substantive knowledge of international crime challenges and domestic and international responses, with analytic and research techniques in an interdisciplinary framework. It aims to produce graduates with a truly global outlook on criminal justice, a moral commitment to international justice, and professional competence in the increasingly multicultural workforce.
This program may also be completed fully online.
Degree Requirements
The program requires 36 credits of coursework. Students must choose from among the thesis track, internship track, and comprehensive evaluation track. The thesis track is available to students who maintain a 3.5 GPA and have received a grade of A- or better in ICJ 715.
Required Courses
| ICJ 700 | International Crime and Justice Theory | 3 |
| ICJ 701 | Illegal Markets and Economic Justice | 3 |
| ICJ 702 | Comparative CRJ Systems | 3 |
| ICJ 703 | International Criminal Law | 3 |
| ICJ 704 | Crime, Justice, and Cultural Struggles | 3 |
| ICJ 706 | Transnational Crime | 3 |
| ICJ 715 | Applied Research Methods in International Crime and Justice | 3 |
| ICJ 770 | Capstone Course in International Crime and Justice | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Electives
Electives may be selected from the themed lists below or from any of the graduate courses offered at John Jay and CUNY, subject to the approval of the graduate program director. The groupings below do not imply tracts or specializations, but rather themes that are recurrent in the study of International Crime and Justice. Students may use their 12 elective credits to complete courses toward the Advanced Certificate in Transnational Organized Crime Studies or Terrorism Studies, or students can take a combination of different electives chosen from the list of approved electives below.
Students who have completed 15 credits and have a GPA of 3.5 or above are eligible to take the following electives: Internship (6 credits) and Thesis I/Thesis II (6 credits). The thesis elective is taken over a two semester sequence as ICJ 791 and ICJ 792. The internship course (ICJ 780) is an online course that is accompanied by a mandatory 280 hours in an internship site. Placements in internship sites are arranged at the initiative of the student in consultation with the Center for Career and Professional Development and the program director. Students interested in the internship elective should start their search for an internship site at least one semester in advance. Students are encouraged to pursue one or more internships during their graduate studies, even if they are not taking the internship elective course, potentially as an Independent Study (3 credits).
| ICJ 780 | Internship Course | 6 |
| ICJ 791 | International Crime and Justice Thesis I | 3 |
| ICJ 792 | International Crime and Justice Thesis II | 3 |
International Criminology
International Law Enforcement and Crime Control
| CRJ 739 | Crime Mapping | 3 |
| CRJ 759 | Comparative Police Administration | 3 |
| CRJ 797 | Homeland Security and International Relations | 3 |
| CRJ 798 | Homeland Security and Terrorism | 3 |
| PAD 718 | International Public Policy and Administration | 3 |
| PAD 746 | Comparative Public Administration | 3 |
| PAD 772 | International Inspection and Oversight | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
Total Credit Hours: 36