{"id":312,"date":"2022-07-28T15:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T20:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/?post_type=program&#038;p=312"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:10:50","slug":"mscj-mpa","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/mscj-mpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Justice and Criminology MS \/ Public Administration MPA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\">\n\t<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t\t\n\n<section id=\"program-intro\" class=\"uwm-u-pt-80 uwm-u-pb-40\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"intro-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<header class=\"page-header\">\n    <h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n        Criminal Justice and Criminology MS \/ Public Administration MPA                    <div class=\"program-degree size-h3 uwm-u-mt-20\">MS, MPA<\/div>\n            <\/h1>\n<\/header>\n  \n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Students in the criminal justice master&#8217;s and public administration MPA program learn how to analyze criminal justice policy and effectively manage public agencies and programs.<\/p>\n\n\n    <div id=\"program-details-jump\">\n        <a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--s\" href=\"#program-details\" rel=\"\">Jump to Program Details <i class=\"uwm-u-pl-10 fa-solid fa-arrow-down\"><\/i><\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n\n\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-u-mt-50\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Type<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>Master&#8217;s<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                    <div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-offset--2\">\n                <h2 class=\"size-h6 uwm-u-my-10 uwm-u-pt-10 uwm-u-border--top\">Program Format<\/h2>\n                <p class=\"size-h4 uwm-u-mt-0\">\n                    <strong>On Campus, Online<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"intro-sidebar\" class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n\n        <div class=\"uwm-mini-rfi uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--shadow\">\n            <div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\">\n                <div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n                    <div class=\"uwm-p-card--title\">Request Information<\/div>\n                    <div id='form_15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea'>Loading&#8230;<\/div>                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left uwm-u-mt-40\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/applygrad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply Now<\/a>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--gold uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cost-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cost<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<script async='async' src='https:\/\/admissions.uwm.edu\/register\/?id=15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea&amp;output=embed&amp;div=form_15c2a295-9f7c-4c2d-acd4-4db0beb065ea'>\/**\/<\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\t    <section id=\"program-highlights\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80 uwm-bg-gray\">\n        <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div id=\"program-highlights-content-testimonial\" class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-expand-your-knowledge\">Expand Your Knowledge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This collaborative program provides students with theoretical and practical exposure to evolving professional practice in the field of criminal justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students acquire a deep understanding of criminal justice systems, fiscal control, quantitative analysis, organization management, decision analysis, and a working understanding of government institutions and legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This program is offered part time and full time. Most classes are online. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--6 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--testimonial-compact uwm-u-mb-40\"><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>I chose the Master\u2019s in Criminal Justice and Public Administration in order to prepare myself to be a top administrator in my field. I have applied for several\u00a0chief\u2019s jobs for multiple departments throughout the country and was a finalist several times. This would not be possible without 51ÁÔÆæ. I am extremely proud to have completed this program.<\/p><\/blockquote><div class=\"uwm-p-card--profile\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2026\/03\/warren-allen.jpg\" alt=\"Professional headshot of Black male Milwaukee Police Department captain.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption class=\"uwm-p-card--attr\"><strong>Warren Allen<\/strong><em>Alum and Retired Milwaukee Police Department Captain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"program-details\" class=\"uwm-u-py-80\">\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"details-main\" class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-tabs\" data-tabs-prefix-class=\"uwm-p-tabs\"><ul class=\"uwm-p-tablist\" data-hx=\"h2\"><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-5935-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">About<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-5935-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Requirements<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-5935-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li><li class=\"uwm-p-tablist--item\"><a href=\"#tab-5935-advising\" class=\"uwm-p-tablist--link\">Advising<\/a><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent\">\n<div id=\"tab-5935-about\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>Contemporary public officials are required to make complex choices and implement programs and policies within difficult financial, legal, political and organizational constraints. More than ever, it is important that administrators be able to work with a variety of people, both within and outside the public sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professional education thus encompasses fiscal control, quantitative analysis, organization management, decision analysis, and a working understanding of government institutions and legal procedures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-5935-requirements\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<p>The total credits for the coordinated criminal justice master&#8217;s and MPA program would typically be completed in both programs at the same time, rather than one program after the other. Students will take 30 credits for the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/academics\/criminal-justice-ms\/\">MS in Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology<\/a> and a minimum of 39 credits for the MPA. Degrees will be awarded simultaneously. A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements for an individual program in order to receive a degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the coordinated MS\/MPA program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-track-a\">Track A <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with significant public or nonprofit sector work experience may, at the discretion of the MPA director, have the Public Service Administrative Internship course (Pub Adm 921) waived. Students seeking placement in this track will need to meet with the MPA director to discuss this possibility and will be required to provide documentation of current public or nonprofit sector work experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-track-b\">Track B <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with no significant public or nonprofit sector work experience are required to enroll in and successfully complete the Public Service Administrative Internship course (Pub Adm 921). As part of the requirements for this course, Track B students are required to obtain, with the assistance of the MPA director, one or more internships in either the public or nonprofit sector while enrolled in the MPA program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-time-limit\">Time Limit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students in the coordinated MS\/MPA degree program must complete all degree requirements within seven years of the first enrollment semester as a degree student.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-5935-curriculum\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-master-of-science-in-criminal-justice-amp-criminology\">Master of Science in Criminal Justice &amp; Criminology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table><thead><tr><th>Required Courses<\/th><th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>CRM JST 773: Criminological Perspectives<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CRM JST 743: Proseminar: Administration of Criminal Justice Systems<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CRM JST 756: Proseminar: Analysis of Criminal Justice Research<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CRM JST 713: Measuring Crime and Analyzing Crime Data<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CRM JST 920: Criminal Justice Master&#8217;s Capstone Seminar<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Electives<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select 12 additional credits within the criminal justice &amp; criminology program.<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select 3 additional credits with the consent of the student\u2019s advisor.<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>3<\/strong>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-master-of-public-administration\">Master of Public Administration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"uwm-c-table uwm-c-table--stripe\"><table><thead><tr><th>Required Courses<\/th><th>Credits<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>BUS ADM 738: Human Resource Management<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 763: Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 769: Analyzing and Evaluating Public Policies and Programs<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select one of the following:<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUSMGMT 709: Predictive Analytics for Managers<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 792: Decision-Making for Nonprofit and Public Organizations<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>CRM JST 756: Proseminar: Analysis of Criminal Justice Research<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select one of the following:<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUS ADM 441: Diversity in Organizations<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUS ADM 443: Special Topics in Human Resources Management<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUS ADM 737: Managerial Decisions and Negotiations<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Capstone<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 959: Capstone Seminar in Public Administration<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>General Public Administration<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select three of the following:<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BUSMGMT 724: Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 400: Ethics and Responsibility in Public Administration<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADMN\/URBPLAN 630: Budgeting and Finance in the Public Sector<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 750: Public Administration Risk and Analysis<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM\/POL SCI 914: Seminar in Intergovernment Relations<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 958: Seminar in Public Administration<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 965: Municipal Management<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Concentration<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Select 12 credits in CRM JST.<\/td><td>12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Internship<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>PUB ADM 921: Public Service Administrative Internship<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>42<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total Degree Credits for Master of Public Administration: 45-51 credits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total credits for the coordinated program would typically be completed in both programs at the same time, rather than one program after the other. A student not completing the requirements for the coordinated degree program would need to complete all requirements for an individual program in order to receive a degree.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"tab-5935-advising\" class=\"uwm-p-tabcontent--pane\"><div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"32\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/directory\/sheeran-alyssa\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/socialwelfare\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/608\/2022\/08\/Alyssa-Sheeran-257x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of female criminal justice professor wearing a 51ÁÔÆæ-branded zip up.\" 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