The program consists of 52 units of course work, an equivalent of two full years (6 quarters). In lieu of a thesis, students are required to take the course "Social Problems, Law and Policy" in the winter quarter of the second year of study, which also serves as a capstone, or summary, course. A degree is granted upon completion of 13 required courses.
Students are required to take a course in residence on the UCI campus at the beginning of their course of study — "Introduction to Criminology, Law and Society." This accelerated 5-day introductory course is normally scheduled during the second week of September, before the fall quarter begins.
| Course Title | Units | |
| FIRST YEAR Fall |
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| Introduction to Criminology, Law and Society (Mandatory one-week class offered on the UCI campus) |
4 | |
| Legal Institutions and Society | 4 | |
| Police, Courts and Corrections | 4 | |
| Winter | ||
| Crime and Social Deviance | 4 | |
| Applied Statistics | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| Research Methods | 4 | |
| Public Policy, Crime and Criminal Justice | 4 | |
| SECOND YEAR Fall |
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| Organizational Analysis and Managerial Communications | 4 | |
| Leadership | 4 | |
| Winter | ||
| Social Problems, Law and Policy |
4 |
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| Organizational Perspectives on the Legal System | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| Social Problems, Law and Policy (capstone requirement) | 4 | |
| One elective course | 4 | |