Justice Studies, Criminal Justice and Criminology Track, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Required Courses

General Education 41 Credit Hours
Philosophy course 3 Credit Hours ¹
Foreign language courses (intermediate level required) 1-14 Credit Hours
Major requirements (core courses and selected tracks) 41 Credit Hours
Electives 18-38 Credit Hours

Total: 120 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ Any PHIL course except PHIL 120 or PHIL 150 . Consult the list of courses satisfying Bachelor of Arts degree requirements on the Registrar’s website.

Justice Studies Major Requirements

Core Courses

JUST 100. Justice Studies Proseminar Credits: 1.00
JUST 200. Introduction to Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
JUST 399. Justice Research Methods Credits: 4.00
JUST 400. Senior Seminar in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00

Fairness and Responsibility Component Requirement

Take one of the following courses. Any course not used to fulfill this requirement may be used as elective credit

JUST 328. Race, Class and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 339. Mapping Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 341. Gender and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 354. Native Justice and Resistance Credits: 3.00
JUST 356. Refugees and Humanitarian Response Credits: 3.00
JUST 374. War and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 385. Disability and Justice Credits: 3.00

Choose one of the following (which is not required for your track): 3 Credit Hours

JUST 210. Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 212. Theories of Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 221. Social Justice Theories Credits: 3.00
JUST 223. Social Justice Interventions and Policies Credits: 3.00
JUST 235. Justice in the Global Community Credits: 3.00
JUST 237. Dilemmas in Global Justice Credits: 3.00

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Students must select one of the following tracks:

Track A. Criminal Justice and Criminology
Track B. Global Justice and Policy
Track C. Social Justice Engagement

Justice Studies Track A. Criminal Justice and Criminology

This track focuses on the nature, causes and solutions for crime, primarily, but not exclusively, in the United States. All students in Track A must take JUST 210. Crime and Criminal Justice , and JUST 212. Theories of Crime and Criminal Justice . Students select six additional courses from the following. At least four of the six electives must have a JUST identifier.

Courses

Note: Other courses may be substituted with adviser’s and department chair’s consent.

Select six additional courses from the following:

CRJU 300. Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
CRJU 321. Criminalistics Credits: 3.00
CRJU 328. Criminal Procedure Credits: 3.00
CRJU 329. Criminal Investigation and Evidence Credits: 3.00
CRJU 335. Law Enforcement Credits: 3.00
CRJU 337. Courts and the Judiciary Credits: 3.00
CRJU 340. Administration of Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 301. Advanced Level Special Topics in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00 (when topic is appropriate) ¹
JUST 307. Justice and Crime Credits: 3.00
JUST 309. Global Crime Credits: 3.00
JUST 311. Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 312. Mass and Serial Murder Credits: 3.00
JUST 316. Human Development and Crime Credits: 3.00
or
PSYC 316. Human Development and Crime Credits: 3.00
JUST 317. Victimization of Children Credits: 3.00
JUST 318. Sex Offenders Credits: 3.00
JUST 320. Organized Crime Credits: 3.00
JUST 322. Understanding Violence and Nonviolence Credits: 3.00
JUST 324. Death Penalty Credits: 3.00
JUST 327. Criminal Law Credits: 3.00
JUST 329. Perspectives on Law Credits: 3.00
JUST 330. Corrections Credits: 3.00
or
SOWK 330. Corrections Credits: 3.00
JUST 334. Media and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 339. Mapping Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 341. Gender and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 343. Justice and Society Credits: 3.00
JUST 345. Restorative Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 357. Environmental Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 361. Terrorism Credits: 3.00
JUST 365. Justice in Literature, Film and Art Credits: 3.00 ¹
JUST 385. Disability and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 386. Sexual Orientation, Law and Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 397. Legal Research and Information Literacy Credits: 3.00
JUST 401. Internship in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00 ¹
JUST 402. Advanced Research in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00 ¹
JUST 403. Nelson Institute Seminar Credits: 3.00 ¹
JUST 404. Practicum in Community-Based Research Credits: 3.00 ¹
JUST 405. Research Assistantship in Justice Studies Credits: 1.00-3.00
PSYC 415. Forensic Psychology Credits: 3.00 ²

Total: 18 Credit Hours

Footnotes

¹May be taken for elective credit in Track A when the topic is appropriate. Students should seek approval from their advisers or the academic unit head.

²Course is only open to students who are double majoring in Psychology .

Recommended Schedule for Majors

First Year

JUST 200. Introduction to Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
MATH 220. Elementary Statistics [C3QR] Credits: 3.00 (prerequisite for JUST 399 ) ¹
Track core course 3 Credit Hours

Total: 9 Credit Hours

Second Year

Track foundation course 3 Credit Hours
Outside track foundation course 3 Credit Hours
Track electives 6 Credit Hours

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Third Year

JUST 100. Justice Studies Proseminar Credits: 1.00
JUST 300. Perspectives On Comparative Justice Credits: 3.00
JUST 399. Justice Research Methods Credits: 4.00
Track electives 9 Credit Hours

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Fourth Year

JUST 400. Senior Seminar in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
Track electives 3 Credit Hours

Total: 6 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹ Can be counted for General Education, Cluster Three .

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