Internet Now a Door to a Masters Degree for Criminal Justice Professionals.

Byline: Sam Houston State University

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Working full-time, supporting a family and you still want to earn a promotion to a management level position in law enforcement? Police officers, federal agents and criminal justice professionals across the nation can now earn a master's degree in criminal justice leadership and management, keep their full-time jobs and take the courses from their living rooms.

Sam Houston State University, known internationally for its degree programs in criminal justice, policing, corrections, security studies, victim studies and forensic sciences, will begin this fall to offer its traditional master's degree in criminal justice and management via the Internet. Students can complete the program in two years, from home or wherever they have access to the Internet.

"The goal is to provide professionals with easy access to a high-quality graduate degree no matter where they work or live," said the dean of Sam Houston State's College of Criminal Justice, Vincent Webb.

Driving a long distance to a university campus and taking classes during work hours is not an option for most professionals in law enforcement and criminal justice, he said.

The curriculum includes courses on management and leadership, policing, corrections, the court system, computer applications and a healthy dose of research methods, Webb said.

The program also offers access to technical support 24 hours a day, seven days a ...