Course Information

Required Courses

The Master of Arts in International Criminal Justice requires 36 credits consisting of eight required core courses (24 credits) and four electives (12 credits; see the list of courses below).

• ICJ 700    International Crime and Justice Theory    
• ICJ 701    Illegal Markets and Economic Justice    
• ICJ 702    Comparative CRJ Systems    
• ICJ 703    International Criminal Law    
• ICJ 704    Crime, Justice and Cultural Struggles    
• ICJ 706    Transnational Crime    
• ICJ 715    Applied Research Methods in International Crime and Justice    
• ICJ 770    Capstone Course in International Crime and Justice

Electives may be selected from the list below or from any of the graduate courses offered at John Jay and CUNY, subject to the approval of the graduate program director

In addition, students may use their 12 elective credits to complete courses toward the Advanced Certificate in Transnational Organized Crime Studies (ACTOCS) or Terrorism Studies or 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).

Approved Electives

Current List of ICJ Electives (updated September 1, 2024)

International Crime & Justice Courses

• ICJ 705               Human Rights and Counterterrorism
• ICJ 725               Environmental Crime
• ICJ 726               Drug Trafficking             
• ICJ 728               History of Genocide  
• ICJ 729               Organized Crime: An International Perspective            
• ICJ 730               Human Trafficking      
• ICJ 735               Gender Justice for Conflict Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence         
• ICJ 750               Special Topics in International Crime and Justice       
• ICJ 755               Terrorism and Transnational Crime    
• ICJ 760*              Information Technology and Cybercrime *also offered as SEC760)       
• ICJ 762               Corruption and the Global Economy
• ICJ 765               Intelligence in National Security and Policing  
• ICJ 780               Internship Course (6 credits)
• ICJ 791               International Crime and Justice Thesis I           
• ICJ 792               International Crime and Justice Thesis II         
• ICJ 794               International Crime and Justice Independent Study
• ICJ 798               Faculty-Mentored Research in International Crime and Justice

Criminal Justice Courses

• CRJ 713             White-Collar Crime   
• CRJ 727*             Cybercriminology  *also offered as FCM727       
• CRJ 739             Crime Mapping             
• CRJ 744             Terrorism and Politics  
• CRJ 746             Terrorism and Apocalyptic Violence  
• CRJ 759             Comparative Police Administration   
• CRJ 784             Organized Crime          
• CRJ 789             Violence Across the Globe     
• CRJ 797             Homeland Security and International Relations           
• CRJ 798             Homeland Security and Terrorism      

Human Rights Courses

• HR 701               International Human Rights: Organizations and Institutions 
• HR 711               Human Rights and Humanitarianism
• HR 712               Civil and Political Rights and Civil Liberties   
• HR 713               Economic, Social and Cultural Rights  

Public Administration Courses

• PAD 718            International Public Policy and Administration
• PAD 746            Comparative Public Administration   
• PAD 772            International Inspection and Oversight             

Psychology Courses

• PSY 705             Victimology   
• PSY 729             Terrorism         
• PSY 746             Empirical Profiling Methods  
• PSY 705             Victimology   
• PSY 729             Terrorism         
• PSY 746             Empirical Profiling Methods  

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Schedule Your Courses

On campus courses meet two hours per week during the fifteen-week fall or spring semester, and more often if offered during winter or summer.

Online courses are generally offered intensively in 8 week sessions, termed 8W1 and 8W2, during academic semesters. Summer and winter offerings are shorter.

Students who have not take undergraduate statistics must complete it during their first year and prior to enrolling in ICJ715 (Applied Research Methods in International Crime and Justice).  This requirement may be satisfied by taking Statistics 250 at the college. These credits will not count towards your graduate degree, and you may take the course pass/fail.

Military/veteran students are encouraged to consult with Military and Veterans Services.

Students will receive a program handbook with all the necessary information to complete the program successfully.