Curriculum:
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, and prepares students for careers and/or graduate school in criminal justice, law, social work or public administration.
Major Requirements (37 credits)
1. Orientation to Criminal Justice (CJ 205), Introduction to Sociology (SO 101), Crime and Society (CJ 283), Criminal Law (LE 115), Criminal Justice Systems (CJ 335), Research Methods in Criminal Justice (CJ 381) and Senior Seminar (CJ 385).
2. One internship in the community (CJ 392) is required.
3. One or two crime typologies courses from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
| CJ 232 | Women in the CJ System | 3 |
| CJ 240 | Organized Crime | 3 |
| CJ 250 | Youth Crime | 3 |
| CJ 262 | Politically Motivated Crime | 3 |
| CJ 271 | Public Order Crime | 3 |
4. **One or two criminal justice in practice courses from the following:
| Course | Title | Credits |
| CJ 241 | Police & Policing | 3 |
| CJ 243 | Investigative Techniques | 3 |
| CJ 251 | Probation, Parole & Community Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 261 | Prison & Jails | 3 |
** Students need a total of nine credits from crime typologies and criminal justice in practice courses. They may take one from crime typologies and two from criminal justice in practice, or vice versa.
5. Two courses from the following advanced level courses:
| Course | Title | Credits |
| CJ 241 | Racial & Ethnic Groups | 3 |
| CJ 260 | Social Control & Deviance | 3 |
| CJ 300 | Special Topics | 3 |
| CJ 330 | Perspectives on Violence | 3 |
| CJ 340 | Practicum in Alternatives to Violence | 3 |
| CJ 344 | Social Stratification | 3 |
| CJ 350 | Practicum in Negotiation Skills | 3 |
| CJ 353 | Sexual Violence | 3 |
| CJ 355 | Crime & the Media | 3 |
| CJ 370 | Constitution, Ethics & Policing | 3 |
| CJ 380 | Criminal Justice Policy | 3 |
| CJ 383 | Psychology and the Law | 3 |
| CJ 394 | Internship | 3 |
| CJ 399/499 | Independent Study | 3 |