CARACTERISTICAS TECNICAS DE LA OBRA FISICA

The PhD program in criminal justice is organized around five components:

A core of required courses in theory and research on the criminal justice system and the nature of crime;

A core of required courses on research methods and statistical analysis; Elective courses in criminal justice and related fields;

Comprehensive examinations, and A dissertation.

The PhD in criminal justice requires a minimum of 93 graduate hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. This includes up to 30 hours earned in a master's degree. Satisfactory completion of a teaching practicum is also required.

Admission Requirements - Doctor of Philosophy

Admission to the program will be governed generally by the requirements specified by the University of Nebraska at Omaha's Graduate College. In addition to the basic requirements established by the Graduate College, the department of Criminal Justice will require the following:

An earned Master of Arts or Master of Science degree in criminal justice from an accredited institution will be required for unconditional admission into the program.

Applicants with a master's degree in an allied field (sociology, political science, public administration, etc.) and who lack substantial course work in criminal justice may be granted provisional admission. They will be granted unconditional admission upon successful completion of 18 hours of criminal justice courses from the core curriculum.

Outstanding applicants who have completed a baccalaureate and wish to be considered for the doctoral program may be provisionally admitted but must first complete the requirements for the Master of Arts degree prior to unconditional admission into the PhD program.

A combined score of at least 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative portions of the Graduate Record Examination is required. Students demonstrating exceptional academic potential may be

considered with a GRE score of less than 1,000.

Applicants must present at least two letters of reference from academics.

Applicants must present a statement of intent, not exceeding five typewritten, double spaced pages, describing the applicant's prior education, relevant professional experience, career goals, and the specific relationship of the PhD degree to the achievement of these goals.

International students seeking admission to the program must meet UNO Graduate Faculty requirements governing the admission of international students.

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The Criminal Justice Doctoral Admission Committee will make recommendations for student admissions during the spring semester. Newly admitted students will begin taking courses in the fall semester of each year. If more students than the department can reasonably handle apply for admission in any given year, the Committee will admit those most qualified.

Course Work

Both 8000 and 9000 level courses are offered by the department. The 8000 level courses can be taken by both Master's and doctoral level students. The 9000 level courses will be taken

primarily by doctoral students.

A maximum of six hours of dual level courses (4---/8--6) can be included in the program of study. A maximum of seven hours of directed readings (CJUS 9980) can be included in the program of study. All course work must be completed within three years from the time a student's program of study is approved by the Dean for Graduate Studies. All students will be required to complete all courses listed in the two core areas. Students also will take elective courses in criminal justice or related fields.

The following section gives the details of course work for the PhD in criminal justice:

Core Area I

Theory and Research on the Criminal Justice System and the Nature of Crime Required Courses (15 hours)

CJUS 8010 Seminar on the Nature of Crime

CJUS 8020 Seminar on the Administration of Justice CJUS 9010 Seminar on Law and Social Control CJUS 9020 Seminar on the Theories of Crime

CJUS 9030 Seminar on Minorities and the Criminal Justice System

Core Area II

Research Methods, Statistical Analysis, and College Teaching Required Courses (15 hours)

CJUS 8030 Research Methods in Criminal Justice

CJUS 8950 Statistical Applications in Criminal Justice and Public Affairs (also listed as PA 8950)

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CJUS 9800 Advanced Research Design (also listed as PA 9800) CJUS 9700 Teaching at the College Level

Elective Courses (43-48 hours)

CJUS 8040 Seminar on Police and Society CJUS 8050 Seminar on Corrections

CJUS 8060 Seminar on the Criminal Court System CJUS 8070 Seminar on Law and Criminal Procedure CJUS 8080 Seminar on the Juvenile Justice System CJUS 8090 Seminar on Theoretical Criminology

CJUS 8100 Criminal Justice Organization and Management CJUS 8110 Criminal Justice Planning and Change

CJUS 8120 Independent Study in Criminal Justice and Criminology CJUS 8130 Introduction to Public Policy (also listed as PA 8300)

CJUS 8320 Seminar on Public Policy Evaluation (also listed as PA 8320) CJUS 8800 Special Problems in Criminal Justice and Criminology CJUS 9040 Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice Systems CJUS 9050 Seminar on Ethics in Public Affairs (also listed as PA 9050) CJUS 9090 Special Problems in Research Methods

CJUS 9100 Special Problems in Statistical Analysis

CJUS 9110 Seminar on Police Organization and Management CJUS 9120 Seminar on Police Effectiveness

CJUS 9130 Advanced Research Topics in Policing CJUS 9150 Special Topics in Criminal Justice Research CJUS 9160 Seminar on Community Based Corrections CJUS 9170 Seminar on Institutional Corrections CJUS 9180 Seminar on the Criminal Courts System

CJUS 9200 Seminar on Violent Crime and Criminal Behavior

CJUS 9300 Knowledge Development and Use in Public Service Professions (also listed as PA 9300)

CJUS 9320 Seminar on Policy Analysis (also listed as PA 9320)

CJUS 9350 Computer Applications in Criminal Justice and Public Affairs (also listed as PA 9350)

Public Administration Courses

PA 8090 Organizational Theory and Behavior PA 9000 Foundations of Public Administration

PA 9430 Seminar in Public Administration & the Judicial Process PA 9600 Seminar in Advanced Management Theory

Dissertation [CJUS 9990] (20 hours)

A 20-credit hour dissertation will be required of all students. The dissertation must reflect

original scholarship and contribute to the body of knowledge on criminal justice. The dissertation topic must be approved by the student's supervisory committee, which consists of a chair and at

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least three other members. One committee member must be from outside criminal justice. The dissertation prospectus and the dissertation itself must be approved by the supervisory

committee. The dissertation must be completed within five years after all course work is completed. An oral defense of the prospectus will be scheduled after students have passed their written comprehensive examinations. An oral defense of the completed dissertation also is required. Neither the prospectus defense nor the final oral over the dissertation shall be held unless all members of the supervisory committee are available for the examination. A committee member may waive his/her right to attend.

Total Minimum Course Work Requirements:

Core Area I 15 hours

Core Area II 15 hours

Electives 43 hours

Dissertation 20 hours

Minimum Total Hours Beyond Bachelor's Degree 93 hours

Comprehensive Examination and Admission to Candidacy

(Doctor of Philosophy in Criminal Justice)

Following completion of all course work, doctoral students take the comprehensive examination. The purpose of the comprehensive exam is to give doctoral students an opportunity to

demonstrate their ability to integrate core knowledge, to document their expertise in a specialty area, and to demonstrate their ability to execute and defend an independent research project. A faculty committee selected by the student shall administer the comprehensive examination. The committee shall be composed of at least three graduate faculty members in the Department of Criminal Justice. A record of the committee's composition shall be filed with the Graduate Program Chair when the committee is constituted. The committee must be formed no later than the beginning of the student's fourth semester of enrollment following admission to the doctoral program.

The committee must approve the subject of the student's examination. The committee shall determine how to assess the student's proficiency, and will conduct the assessment. All examinations shall include:

demonstration of critical understanding of relevant literature, in written form; completion of a proposal for a research project; and

an oral presentation and defense of both the literature review and the research proposal to the comprehensive examination committee.

The committee will report to the Graduate Program Chair and the Chair of the student's Supervisory Committee regarding its assessment of the student's performance on the comprehensive exam. A majority of the committee members must deem the student's

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performance to be acceptable on each part of the exam for the student to pass the comprehensive exam.

In the event an examining committee reports that a student has failed the comprehensive exam, or in the event that the student has disbanded his or her committee, the student may petition the Graduate Program Committee to be allowed to form a new committee and to take a new

examination. A student who is allowed to take a new examination and who fails that examination will be dismissed from the program.