Designed to maximize a wide range of skills and knowledge, the Criminal Justice major emphasizes all aspects of the criminal justice system and criminal behavior from the social conditions that foster criminal activity to the social response to crime, including policing, the correctional system, and criminal justice policy.

This 37-credit major focuses on courses in criminal and deviant behavior and the social response to this behavior within the context of a sociological perspective.

Specific, innovative courses are offered in violent crime, investigative techniques, and criminal law.

The criminal justice program educates students to develop skills in problem-solving, communication and policy analysis, using the sociological perspective as a framework.

The interdisciplinary curriculum draws not only from criminal justice, but from sociology, psychology and legal studies as well.

The integration of a liberal arts education and specialized training--of learning in the classroom and the community--offers students a solid background in criminal justice.

Students are prepared to enter careers in a variety of law enforcement agencies or to continue their education in fields such as criminal justice, law, social work or public administration.