Juvenile Justice, PhD
Doctorate of Juvenile Justice Degree Program Requirements
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| Necessary for admission, not counted in program hours | ||
| JJUS 5312 | Foundations of Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| JJUS 5376 | Theories of Delinquency | 3 |
| JJUS 5394 | Research Methods | 3 |
| JJUS 5396 | Applied Statistical Methods and Computing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
| Required Support Courses | ||
| JJUS 7165 | Seminar in Professional Development | 1 |
| JJUS 7392 | Advanced Research Methods I | 3 |
| JJUS 7395 | Advanced Research Methods II | 3 |
| JJUS 7396 | Advanced Statistical Techniques I | 3 |
| JJUS 7397 | Advanced Statistical Techniques II | 3 |
| Required Substantive Courses in Juvenile Justice | ||
| JJUS 7311 | Juv Just Issu Pract | 3 |
| Select 6 additional credit hours from the list of courses below: | 6 | |
| Comparative Juvenile Justice Systems:A Cross Cultural Perspective 1 | ||
| Seminar on Juvenile Corrections 1 | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Juvenile Justice | ||
| Seminar on Juvenile Processing by Police and Courts 1 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Juvenile Justice 1 | ||
| Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 1 | ||
| Required Delinquency Theory Courses | ||
| JJUS 7367 | The Juvenile Offender and Youth Gangs | 3 |
| JJUS 7389 | Advanced Seminar in Crime and Delinquency Theory | 3 |
| JJUS 7388 | Youth Victimization | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| Comparative Juvenile Justice Systems:A Cross Cultural Perspective 1 | ||
| Management and Administration | ||
| Seminar on Juvenile Corrections 1 | ||
| Drugs, Youth and Society | ||
| Qualitative Methods in Social Sciences | ||
| Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Juvenile Justice 1 | ||
| Special Topics in Juvenile Justice | ||
| Seminar on Juvenile Processing by Police and Courts 1 | ||
| Legal Aspects of Juvenile Justice 1 | ||
| Prevention and Treatment of Crime and Delinquency | ||
| Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation 1 | ||
| Dissertation - Total Hours | 18 | |
| Dissertation | ||
| Dissertation I | ||
| Dissertation II | ||
| Dissertation III | ||
| Dissertation IV | ||
| Total Hours | 61 | |
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These courses can be used in either Substantive Courses in Juvenile Justice or as an elective course.
Caution: while the course is usable in two areas (Juvenile Justice and Electives), be sure you do not place a course in more than one area and follow the course schedule to determine which areas you should fill first.
Doctorate of Juvenile Justice Degree Sequence
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall - Semester 1 | Hours | Spring - Semester 2 | Hours |
| JJUS 7392 | 3 | JJUS 7311 | 3 |
| JJUS 7396 | 3 | JJUS 7395 | 3 |
| JJUS 7367 | 3 | JJUS 7397 | 3 |
| Total | 9 | Total | 9 |
| Total Hours: 18 | |||
| Second Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall - Semester 1 | Hours | Spring - Semester 2 | Hours |
| JJUS 7165 | 1 | JJUS 7388 | 3 |
| JJUS 7389 | 3 | Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 |
| Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 | Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 |
| Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 | ||
| Total | 10 | Total | 9 |
| Total Hours: 19 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall - Semester 1 | Hours | Spring - Semester 2 | Hours | Summer | Hours |
| Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 | JJUS 8391 | 3 | JJUS 8392 | 3 |
| Substantive Course in Juvenile Justice or Elective (select one from list) | 3 | JJUS 8392 | 3 | JJUS 8393 | 3 |
| JJUS 8393 | 3 | JJUS 8394 | 3 | ||
| Total | 6 | Total | 9 | Total | 9 |
| Total Hours: 24 | |||||
| Name | Unit |
|---|---|
| Total Semester Credit Hours: 61 |
Marketable Skills
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Ph.D. Juvenile Justice
Degree Skills
- Effective application of juvenile delinquency theories
- Critical analysis and problem-solving
- Management and leadership of workforce and clients
- Effective research design
- Policy development and program evaluation
- Ability to work with diverse individuals and communities with issues related to juvenile justice and social justice
Concentration Skills
- Empirical research (data collection, analyses, and scientific publication)
- Specialists in knowledge related to Criminal Justice and Juvenile Justice
- Ideological adaptability with evolving knowledge
Co-curricular and Extracurricular Skills
- Time management
- Teamwork
- Pedagogical effectiveness
- Academic assessment
- Good judgment and work ethic
- Cultural competency and awareness of diversity issues
- Resourcefulness