Criminal Justice Minor

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College of Liberal Arts >> Criminal Justice

18 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

Criminal Justice is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary approach to studying agencies of social control and crime-related issues. A minor in Criminal Justice provides students with diverse knowledge that emphasizes lifelong learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Upon completion of the minor in Criminal Justice, students will be prepared for a broad range of public and private careers in the field, or to further their studies in law or graduate school.

Required Courses (9 hours)

Select three courses from the following:

CRIM 224 - Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 244 - Police & Society Credits: 3
CRIM 254 - Criminal Courts and Law Credits: 3

Elective Courses (9 hours)

CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration Credits: 3
CRIM 302 - Criminal Law Credits: 3
CRIM 304 - Community Relations Credits: 3
CRIM 305 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credits: 3
CRIM 311 - Convict Criminology Credits: 3
CRIM 312 - Organized Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 335 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
CRIM 336 - Drugs and Society Credits: 3
CRIM 370 - Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3 Repeatable with topic change
CRIM 371 - Criminological Theory Credits: 3
CRIM 401 - Community Corrections Credits: 3
CRIM 403 - Violence Against Women Credits: 3
CRIM 405 - Death Penalty Credits: 3
CRIM 411 - Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
CRIM 412 - Police Discretion Credits: 3
CRIM 431 - Crime, Deviance, and Deviants Credits: 3
CRIM 489 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice Credits: 3