CRM 6500G - Graduate Internship and Field Placement

Credits: 2-4

Internships and field placements give graduate students the opportunity to obtain the necessary skills and confidence to thrive in a professional criminal justice agency or organization. By integrating theory, research, policy, and practice, a graduate internship will prepare students for their future career by exposing them to meaningful work experiences and enhancing their leadership, critical thinking, and problem solving skills. Graduate students will be required to participate in both real-world field experiences and an academic component supervised by a member of the Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty. In addition, graduate students must also produce a final paper that integrates their field experiences with theory, research, and criminal justice policy and present their work to faculty and fellow students at the conclusion of their field placement.