Major

Criminal Justice in Society (B.S.)

2019-2020 Course Catalog

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Sociology and Anthropology

Criminal Justice in Society Major (B.S., 56-59 hours)
Required Courses	46-47 hours
CRMJS 1010 Introduction to Criminal Justice	4 hours
CRMJS 2110 Police and Society	4 hours
CRMJS 2120 Criminal Law	4 hours
CRMJS 2130 Corrections	4 hours
CRMJS 2140 Juvenile Justice	4 hours
CRMJS 2220 Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice	3 hours
CRMJS 3150 Criminology	4 hours
SOC 1110 Introduction to Sociology	4 hours
SOC 2380/SOC 3380 Women and Crime	4 hours
SOC 2910 Social Statistics or approved Statistics course	3-4 hours
SOC 3960 Quantitative Research Methods	4 hours
SOC 3970 Qualitative Research Methods	4 hours

Electives

6-8 hours

Select two courses from the following; one from each discipline:

CRMJS 2210 Probation and Parole
CRMJS 2300 Current Issues: Gangs and Gang Culture
CRMJS 2310 Current Issues: White Collar Crime
CRMJS 2320 Current Issues: Cyber-Crime
CRMJS 2330 Current Issues: Terrorism
CRMJS 2340 Current Issues: Threat Assessment
CRMJS 3400 Applied Criminal Justice: Prison Outreach
Note: This is a 1-hour course. Students need a minimum of 3 hours for it to count as elective for major.
SOC 1330/SOC 2330 Race Relations and Minority Groups
SOC 1350/SOC 2350 Sociology of the Family
SOC 3110 Crime and Society
SOC 3540/SOC 4540 Urban Communities

Capstone	4 hours
CRMJS 4970 Internship or CRMJS 4990 Thesis	4 hours

Note: Some courses have prerequisites.