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JUST 200. Introduction to Justice Studies


Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 011441 Grading Basis GRD

This course introduces students to the justice studies major and the interdisciplinary field of justice studies. Students will explore classical and contemporary conceptions and theories of justice and their application to public issues as well as broad and holistic approaches to justice including social, global and criminal justice.  Prerequisite(s): Justice studies majors only.