CJHS 598CJHS Capstone

Catalog

The tutorial is offered at the completion of the internship of students in the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice and Human Security. The tutorial invites students to reflect on the internship experience based on the student's experiences prior to and during the tutorial and calls for a broader descriptive reflection on the mission of and lessons learned from the law enforcement agency, law office or related intergovernmental or non-governmental organization where the student has interned. The Tutorial is designed to allow students to reflect systematically through presenting on the internship experience and learning to characterize their life and academic experiences in a professional manner through a refinement of speaking skills, a demonstrated capacity to characterize both the internship and the student's own skill set in a professional manner, anticipating the instructor's and fellow students' questions and responding to them with coherence and alacrity. The tutorial also prepares students for the MA in CJHS program's comprehensive exam that includes both an oral and a written component. As a part of the tutorial, students also assemble a portfolio of all of the significant work that they have completed during the program and a written reflection on that work. Some parts of the work of the tutorial will be done independently of the classroom experience. Students are welcome to meet with the instructor as they progress in preparations and they are strongly encouraged to do so.