刑事司法文学硕士课程为毕业生做好在刑事司法系统及相关领域的责任职位的准备，促进在职学生的专业和智力发展，并为那些计划从事研究或教学职业的人员提供基础工作。该课程将专业结构知识与宪政民主中的刑事司法的道德要求融为一体，传播和分析与刑事司法，警察，法院，惩戒，检察机关和刑事法律专业有关的行为科学知识作为刑事司法系统不可或缺的组成部分，适合在刑事司法结构的较高层级中服务的领导才能和管理技能，刑事司法理念，强调个人权利和人道待遇在美国法律传统结构内的重要性，以及，研究知识和研究应用知识，以了解和改善司法管理。
The Master of Arts in criminal justice program prepares graduates for positions of responsibility in the criminal justice system and related areas, facilitates the professional and intellectual development of in-service students, and provides foundation work for those planning careers in research or teaching. The curriculum provides a distinctive melding of professionally structured knowledge and the ethical imperatives of criminal justice in a constitutional democracy.Dissemination and analysis of behavioral science knowledge pertaining to criminal justice, Understanding of police, courts, corrections, prosecution agencies, and criminal-legal profession as integral components of the criminal justice system, Leadership and managerial skills appropriate for service in the higher echelons of the criminal justice structure, philosophy of criminal justice, emphasizing the importance of individual rights and humane treatment within the structure of the U.S. legal tradition, and, knowledge of research and research applications needed to understand and improve the administration of justice.