A student may choose to complete a concentration in gender-based violence studies as part of the MCJ or MPA degree, or the gender-based violence program can be completed by non-degree students as a stand-alone graduate certificate. The program on gender-based violence provides an interdisciplinary perspective on crime, the formulation of laws and codes, the criminal legal system and its intersection with gender and violence.  Students seeking a gender-based violence concentration must complete 15 semester hours related to gender-based violence, which are completed via intensive workshops that meet periodically throughout a two-year period.