Concentration - Criminal Justice
The concentration 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 concentration requires a minimum
of 36 credits.
Concentration Requirements:
| Requirement |
Credits |
| Introduction to Criminal Justice |
3 credits |
| One of the following: Criminology, Sociology of Crime, Nature of Crime, Theories of
Crime
|
3 credits |
| Ethics in Criminal Justice |
3 credits |
| Diversity in Criminal Justice (examples: ethnicity, gender or race) |
3 credits |
| Statistics |
3 credits |
| Evaluation Research or Research Methods |
3 credits |
| One of the following: Computer Programming, Introduction to Computer Science*, Introduction
to MIS*
|
3 credits |
| One of the following: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Civil Rights |
3 credits |
| Criminal Justice Electives: Additional credits in Criminal Justice subjects or related
subject area
|
9 credits |
| Capstone - CRJ 499 (Culminating course in concentration) |
3 credits |
| TOTAL |
36 |
*Will not satisfy part of the upper level requirements in the concentration.
Notes: Only grades of C of higher may be included in the concentration.
Computer Science credits must have been earned no longer than 5 years prior to submitting
the concentration proposal.
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with a concentration in Criminal Justice will be able to:
- explain the scope and nature of the three major components of the criminal justice
system: police, courts, and corrections;
- apply the theoretical models that attempt to explain the causes of crime;
- 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;
- apply research and statistics to the analysis of data; and
- communicate effectively.
