Criminal Justice Studies, B.A.

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Criminal Justice Studies is the study of the criminal justice system: the perpetrators, agencies and actors involved in the processing and definition of crime, and the social, political and economic phenomena impacting each. The Criminal Justice Studies major provides a broad interdisciplinary, liberal arts orientation with course requirements in Politics and Sociology and the opportunity for students to elect to study courses in Anthropology, Chemistry, Geographic Information Science, Health, Literature, Philosophy and Psychology.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 22 Credits

POLS 312 - Crime and Justice 4 Credit(s)
SOCI 103 - Intro Criminal Justice Studies 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 202 - Inequalities and Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 210 - Quantitative Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 220 - Qualitative Research Methods 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 345 - Criminology 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 475 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Statistics Requirement: 3 Credits

STAT 100 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)
or
MATH 125 - Probability and Statistics I 3 Credit(s)
or
CIS 125 - Statistics 3 Credit(s)

Electives: 12-15 Credits

four of the following

ANTH 295 - Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Fall 2021 only) 3 Credits
ANTH 380 - Human Osteology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 402 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 315 - Forensic Science 3 Credit(s)
GISC 101 - Geographic Information Systems 4 Credit(s)
HLTH 250 - Drug Studies 3 Credit(s)
HLTH 325 - Alcohol Studies 3 Credit(s)
LITR 324 - Crime/Detective Fiction 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 120 - Ethical Reasoning 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 332 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 333 - Philosophy of Justice 3 Credit(s)
POLS 321 - Politics and the Judicial Process 4 Credit(s)
POLS 327 - Law and Society 4 Credit(s)
POLS 334 - Democracy Lab 4 Credit(s)
POLS 412 - Constitutional Law 4 Credit(s)
POLS 413 - Freedom of Expression and Religion 4 Credit(s)
PSYC 375 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 377 - Forensic Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 424 - Child Maltreatment 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 104 - Introduction to Homeland Security 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 353 - Comparative Criminology 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 376 - Women and Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 380 - Family Violence 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 384 - Crime and the Media 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 385 - The Sociology of Troubled Youth 0-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 386 - Victimology 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 387 - Sociology of Policing 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 388 - Violent Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 390 - Sociology of Mental Health 3-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 435 - Correction & Punishment 3-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 450 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 451 - Organized Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 455 - Deviance and Social Control 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 470 - Field Research/Practicum 1-12 Credit(s)

Note(s)

At least 15 credits must be completed in residence.
At least 15 credits must be upper-division (i.e., 300 or 400 level).
Only one course for the major can be taken S/U.
No more than six credits of SOCI 470: Field Research/Practicum may be counted toward the major.