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 gender-based violence program of study provides an interdisciplinary perspective on crime, the formulation of laws and codes, and the criminal legal system and its intersection with gender and violence.  Students pursuing the gender-based violence concentration must complete a total of 15 semester hours via intensive in-person and online hybrid courses that meet periodically throughout a two-year period.