Internet Now a Door to a Master's Degree for Criminal Justice Professionals

HUNTSVILLE, TX, Jul 14 (MARKET WIRE) --
Working full-time and still want to earn a promotion to a management
level position in law enforcement?

Police officers, federal agents and criminal justice professionals across
the nation can now earn a master's degree in criminal justice management,
keep their full-time jobs and take the courses from their living rooms.

Sam Houston State University, known internationally for its degree
programs in criminal justice, policing, corrections, security studies,
victim studies and forensic sciences, will begin this fall to offer its
traditional master's degree in criminal justice and management via the
internet.

Students can complete the program in two years, from home or wherever they
have access to the Internet.

"The goal is to provide professionals with easy access to a high-quality
graduate degree no matter where they work or live," said the dean of Sam
Houston State's College of Criminal Justice, Vincent Webb.

Driving a long distance to a university campus and taking classes during
work hours is not an option for most professionals in law enforcement and
criminal justice, he said.

The curriculum includes courses on management and leadership, policing,
corrections, the court system, computer applications and a healthy dose of
research methods, Webb said.

The program also offers access to technical support 24-hours a day, seven
days a week. Students will have the opportunity to learn from a faculty
that includes internationally recognized experts in criminal justice.

The United States government contracts with Sam Houston State's highly
regarded College of Criminal Justice to train police and law enforcement
officers from around the world on its campus in Huntsville, Texas, but
also in their home countries.

"This is a quality distance learning degree that graduates will work hard
to earn and will be appropriately proud of," said CJ professor Larry
Hoover, who was instrumental in designing the program.

Applicants for the online program must have at least three years of work
experience in law enforcement or some field of criminal justice, and
already have earned a bachelor's degree. The application deadline for the
fall semester is August 1.

For more information, or to apply online, visit
http://www.cjcenter.org/distancelearning.

Note: To learn more about the online master's program, call Tess Johnson
in SHSU's College of Criminal Justice at (936) 294.4326.

Sam Houston State University
Office of University Communications
Contact:
Jennifer Gauntt
(936) 294.4406
Email Contact

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