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Criminal Law

​Required Courses

Course Title Semester Hours
MLAW 506CRIMINAL LAW3
Select one of the following:3
MLAW 518
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE I: INVESTIGATION
MLAW 562
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
MLAW 510EVIDENCE 13
or LAW 410 EVIDENCE
MLAW 576POLICING SPECIAL POPULATIONS 13
MLAW 577POLICING IN THE 21ST CENTURY: LAW, COMPLIANCE AND TECHNOLOGY 13
LAW 213
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRACTICUM
LAW 250
SENIOR RESEARCH SEMINAR (Criminal law topic)
LAW 313
JUVENILE JUSTICE
LAW 412
FEDERAL COURTS
LAW 428
INDEPENDENT STUDY (approved topic )
LAW 507
FEDERAL CRIMINAL LAW
LAW 513
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW
LAW 557
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.

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