Coordinator: Benjamin Meade
Email: meadebd@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-7329
Criminal Justice Minor Website
Program Description
The cross-disciplinary minor in criminal justice is designed for students who are preparing for careers in law enforcement, corrections, judicial administration or other areas related to the study or management of crime, either directly upon graduation or after further graduate training.
Minor Requirements
The requirement for a minor in criminal justice is 18 credits. Students should allow a minimum of four semesters in which to complete the minor. Students majoring in justice studies may not declare the criminal justice minor.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| JUST 210 | Crime and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| or CRJU 215 | Introduction to Criminal Justice |
| CRJU 300 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| 6 |
| 12 |
| |
| Theories of Crime and Criminal Justice | |
| Justice and Crime | |
| Global Crime | |
| Women, Crime and Criminal Justice | |
| Mass and Serial Murder | |
| Human Development and Crime | |
| Victimization of Children | |
| Sex Offenders | |
| Organized Crime | |
| Victimology | |
| Terrorism | |
| Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 1 | |
| Abnormal Psychology |
| Social Deviance | |
| |
| Law Enforcement | |
| Courts and the Judiciary | |
| Administration of Justice | |
| Death Penalty | |
| Corrections | |
| Restorative Justice | |
| |
| Criminalistics | |
| Criminal Procedure | |
| Criminal Investigation and Evidence | |
| Comparative Criminal Justice | |
| Criminal Law | |
| Perspectives on Law | |
| Media and Justice | |
| Legal Research and Information Literacy | |
| |
| |
| Advanced Level Special Topics in Criminal Justice | |
| Internship in Criminal Justice 2 | |
| 12 |
| Total Credits | 18 |
