"Fast-Track" Master's in Criminal Justice at Roanoke Higher Education Center
Radford University’s Department of Criminal Justice is pleased to announce the inception of its “fast track” graduate program leading to a Masters’ of Science in Criminal Justice. This program is specifically designed to meet the needs of working criminal justice professionals throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, with all classes held on the weekends.
This program will hold classes at Radford University’s state of the art classrooms in the Roanoke Higher Education Center in downtown Roanoke. Using a cohort-style of instruction (a group of students who will start and finish the program together), the program will officially start with a limited enrollment (20 students per cohort) for the Spring semester in January, 2006. Each class will meet one weekend per month, and there will be two classes offered each semester. This schedule will allow a student to complete the Master’s degree in twenty-four months with full-time attendance.
Using a week-end meeting format, students will attend class on Friday evening from 6:30 PM until 9:30 PM and on Saturday from 8:00 AM until 3:00 PM. Classes will be augmented with web-based instructional materials and students will have reading and writing assignments to complete between class meetings. Faculty will be available between classes for consultation and assistance via both the web-based technology and email. Each class will meet in Roanoke a total of five times per semester at the Roanoke Higher Education Center.
For further information, you may email Dr. Mary Atwell, the Criminal Justice Graduate Coordinator, at matwell@radford.edu .
Admissions. Students interested in the Master’s in Criminal Justice program must first complete an application for graduate study at Radford University. Further information can be found at Radford University’s College of Graduate and Extended Education website. Prospective students can submit an application on-line at this site, plus find information about Financial Aid and tuition and fees. Radford University will work with employers who wish to use a purchase order to cover a student’s tuition.
Lodging. There are several budget hotels in the immediate area which offer government rates. The graduate coordinator will work with students who wish to share a room and a list of suggested hotels will be provided to accepted students.
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Fall 2007
CRJU 660 Issues in Criminal Justice
CRJU
691 Public Policy and Criminal Justice
