The Criminology and Criminal Justice minor provides students with the conceptual and research knowledge necessary to think critically about issues in criminal justice. Further, the program creates and instills a set of values respecting human individuality and dignity that will guide the manner in which criminal justice tasks and responsibilities are carried out. The criminal justice minor, in conjunction with a student’s major, also builds a base of knowledge and constructs a process of evaluation and critical inquiry upon which criminal justice professional training and/or graduate-level education can readily take place.
Requirements
(24 credits)
Two core courses
- CJ 160 Crime and Punishment
- CJ 375 Criminology
Four Criminal Justice elective courses
Note: One of the elective courses may be a Sociology or Anthropology course with approval of the student’s advisor.
At least one from the following list:
- CJ 248 Women and Crime
- CJ 280 Crimes of Power and Privilege
- CJ 300 Race, Crime and Justice
At least one from the following list:
- CJ 250 Policing and Society
- CJ 256 Juvenile Justice
- CJ 260 Prisons and Corrections
- CJ 275 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
- CJ 282 Crime Mapping
- CJ 290 Surveillance
- CJ 295 Hate Crimes
- ID 330 Inside Out