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Criminal Justice Studies
Minor
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24 credits
This minor develops knowledge of the criminal justice system, theories of criminal behavior, law, administration, and policy. Courses also involve the study of issues and conditions confronting and changing the criminal justice system.
Core Courses
8 credits
- IIICJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies
- SOC 340 Criminology
Elective Courses
16 credits minimum
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Students must select three additional courses from the Depth Courses list and one course from the Breadth Courses list. Please note that special topics courses may be available. Please contact the Criminal Justice Studies Coordinator for a list of qualified topics courses. Furthermore, the student should be aware that some of the courses listed below have prerequisites that must be met or waived by the instructor of record before they can be registered for the course.
Depth Courses
12 credits
- Select three of the following:
- CJS 201 Corrections
- CJS 290 Topics in Criminal Justice Studies
- HIST 390 Studies in History (Course must be approved by the coordinator to count toward the minor.)
- PHIL 360 Philosophy of Law
- POSC 316 Constitutional Law
- PSYC 495 Seminar in Psychology (Course must be approved by the coordinator to count toward the minor.)
- SOC 275 Deviance and Social Control
- SOC 361 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 461 White-Collar Crime
- SAFE 301 Loss Prevention
Breadth Courses
4 credits
- Select one of the following:
- HLSC 200 Alcohol and Other Drugs: The Fundamentals
- HLSC 285 Health in Society
- IHPHIL 100 Logical Argumentation
- IHPHIL 320 Ethics
- PHIL 313 Philosophy and the Holocaust
- POSC 312 Public Policy Analysis
(The following line was corrected online 06/05/2008 by the Registrar. Printed catalog is incorrect.)
- ISPOSC 215 Public Administration
- PSYC 221 Social Psychology
- SAFE 101 Safety Awareness
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