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​Required Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
LAW 506CRIMINAL LAW3
Select one of the following:3
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I: INVESTIGATION
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE FOR POLICE PROFESSIONS 1
1

Denotes courses open only to Criminal Law MLS students enrolled in the FOP program at the Chicago Police Academy.

Elective Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
Select at least three from the following:9
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRACTICUM
SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (Criminal law topic)
JUVENILE JUSTICE
POLICING SPECIAL POPULATIONS 1
POLICING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: LAW, COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY 1
EVIDENCE
FEDERAL COURTS
INDEPENDENT STUDY (approved topic )
FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE II: ADJUDICATION
1

Denotes courses open only to Criminal Law MLS students enrolled in the FOP program at the Chicago Police Academy.

Open Electives

Students complete the remaining credit hours for the MLS degree by taking additional Criminal Law elective courses, by choosing courses from the current College of Law course catalog, or by enrolling in a combination of both.