麻豆社

Criminal Justice Major

(New Spring 2018)

The Bachelor of Science major in Criminal Justice offers an interdisciplinary foundation within the liberal arts and sciences. Beyond the core of criminal justice academic work, students choose a focus to prepare for a variety of professional roles, including corrections, offender rehabilitation, substance abuse counseling, conflict resolution, policy development, law enforcement and law. This major requires a minimum of 42 credits and allows for students to choose a concentration.

Major Requirements

Students enrolled in the Criminal Justice Major, must choose one of the Concentrations below (15 credits):

1. General Criminal Justice:

   Courses for this concentration may include (a minimum of 9 upper level credits are required):

   • CRJ 210: Forensic Science
   • CRJ 360: Homeland Security and Criminal Justice
   • PLG 211: Criminal Law
   • PSY 333: Social Psychology and Deviance
   • PSY 336: Abnormal Psychology
   • SOC 320: Urban Youth in American Society
   • SOC 449: Social Problems: Impact on Workplace
   • No more than 6 credits from the following Victim Advocacy courses:
   • Domestic & Sexual Violence
   • Mental Health/Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
   • Victimology
   • Victim鈥檚 Rights and Services

2. Victim Advocacy:

   Courses for this concentration may include the following (12 required, 3 elective):

   • Domestic & Sexual Violence
   • Mental Health/Substance Abuse in Criminal Justice
   • Victimology
   • Victim鈥檚 Rights and Services
   • One additional 3-credit elective in Criminal Justice

* Grade of C- or higher required for MAT 105 and PSY 216. All other major courses require a grade of C or higher.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who graduate with a major in Criminal Justice will be able to:

1. explain the scope and nature of the three major components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections;
2. apply the theoretical models that attempt to explain the causes of crime;
3. explain how the fair and just operation of the criminal justice system is dependent upon the ethical and professional behavior of those working in the criminal justice system;
4. apply research and statistics to the analysis of data; and
5. communicate effectively