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Curriculum and Program Requirements
The College of Science and Society B.S. in Criminal Justice degree allows students interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice to develop expertise in the international dimensions of public safety. Students in the degree may choose from one of three areas of concentration:
- Human Security
- Comparative Justice
- Criminology
Interested students also have the option of earning a master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Human Security by completing a fifth year of study beyond the normal years. Internships with law enforcement agencies are also available.
Learning Outcomes
The B.S. in Criminal Justice has the following learning outcomes:
Students will demonstrate the progressive acquisition of the oral, written critical thinking skills needed to succeed in graduate level study as well as the required skills for careers in domestic and international security;
Students will be able to identify the essential elements of criminal justice;
Students will be able to articulate the importance of Human Security and explore its impact on domestic and international security;
Students will be able to describe the role played by religious, ideological, and cultural views; ethnic and tribal identities; and economic status in rationalizing criminal behavior;
Students will demonstrate an understanding of the role played in criminal behavior by socioeconomic inequities and societal injustice, resulting from domestic and non-domestic events;
Students will be able to comment on the role played by non-state actors in areas such as the identification of norms, the acceptability of violence and terrorism in promoting policy changes and in preventing crime.
The Criminal Justice program requires 39 semester credit hours including 27 credit hours in the program core, 15 credit hours work among any Criminal Justice courses as their major electives’ requirement of Criminal Justice programs. Students are required to complete 120 credit hours to graduate.
