The Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Leadership provides students the opportunity to develop knowledge, skills, and credentials to succeed in public sector or private sector agencies. The program is designed to accommodate the needs of working professionals, with classes available either online, or on campus and delivered by a faculty of industry professionals.
The Master of Professional Studies in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Leadership program at St. John’s helps you fulfill your potential by combining your leadership skills with Vincentian values. The graduates from this program are actively engaged in fighting injustice throughout our communities.
There are numerous and challenging career-track opportunities in the Homeland Security and Criminal Justice fields. If your goal is to work in these professions, this program will provide the skills and academic background necessary for you to take advantage of the many career opportunities available.
Pursue your St. John’s degree entirely on your computer. Our fully accredited Online Learning programs allow you to take courses electronically. Log in at your convenience to enter our virtual classrooms, learn from our accomplished faculty, and engage with classmates.
Our online courses offer the same high academic quality that students experience on campus. Professors deliver lectures and post assignments via Blackboard, our electronic course management system. Students use it to attend virtual classes, share documents, take exams, and exchange ideas with faculty and classmates.
You also enjoy the outstanding services available to all St. John’s students, for example:
Please note that California residents in online programs at out of state nonprofit institutions, like St. John’s University are ineligible for all forms of federal aid, including federal student loans based on current federal state authorization rules.
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Students have access to St. John’s extensive alumni relations network.
Students employed in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Agencies are granted a 33% Public Service Scholarship.
Students obtain assistance in career planning provided through the University Career Center.
Students participate in classes taught by outstanding faculty, all of whom have been practitioners and leaders in their respective fields.
| HLS 301 | Police and Homeland Security Leadership | 3 |
| HLS 203 | Critical Issues in Correctional Administration | 3 |
| HLS 302 | U.S. Constitution and Homeland Protection | 3 |
| HLS 304 | Criminal Justice Policy Formation and Analysis | 3 |
| HLS 202 | Leadership in Public Administration | 3 |
| HLS 106 | Ethical Leadership: Principles and Practices | 3 |
| HLS 401 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| HLS 400 | Applied Research Project: The Capstone | 3 |
| HLS 308 | Selected Topics: Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HLS 307 | Leadership Issues in Critical Incident Management | 3 |
| HLS 311 | Criminological Theory | 3 |
| HCL 301.2 | Leadership Topics I | 3 |
| HCL 301.3 | Leadership Topics II | 3 |
| HCL 301.4 | Seminar in Stress Management | 3 |
| HLS 305 | Seminar in Global Terrorism | 3 |
| HLS 303 | Issues in Global Security | 3 |
| HLS 308 | Selected Topics I | 3 |
| HLS 312 | Court Administration and Leadership | 3 |
| HCL 302.6 | Contemporary Legal Problems in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| HLS 309 | Selected Topics II | 3 |
| HCL 304 | Police Leadership: A Global Perspective | 3 |
| HCL 500 | Applied Seminar in Leadership Practicum | 3 |
| HLS 232 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| HLS 280 | Organizational Development | 3 |
Julia has found it to be a valuable learning experience to work alongside her peers who are very seasoned professionals.
Julia Varvaro ’18TCB, ’20MPS The Lesley H. and William L. Collins College of Professional StudiesJulia has found it to be a valuable learning experience to work alongside her peers who are very seasoned professionals. “I have been able to listen to their advice and learn from their service, since I lacked their practical and tactical experience,” she said. “But they have also leaned on me for advice, as they have returned to school for the first time in years after a long career. By leveraging our strengths and weaknesses with each other, we have grown extremely close.”
On September 11, 2001, first-responders and those who work in the American Criminal Justice System recognized instantly that their professions had changed dramatically. From that fateful and horrific day forward, it was apparent that America’s public safety system and network had to be reconceptualized and expanded; it had to be reengineered at the local, state, and federal levels of government to address new and emerging terrorist threats. This, of course, was a complex task that involved extensive planning and the coordination of numerous emergency management agencies, law enforcement departments, and private sector organizations. It also involved our government having to make several legislative and policy decisions to balance the frequently conflicting demands of freedom versus order.
An entirely new and equally pressing demand was placed on the St. John’s University Criminal Justice faculty to reengineer its existing Criminal Justice Leadership Program to reflect and respond to the rapid changes that were taking place in homeland security, the police service, the courts and the correctional service.
The result of all this fine-tuning and curriculum reengineering is the new and creative Graduate Program in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice Leadership.
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