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 (12 hours)

All students must take the following course:
CRIM 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: 3
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 (6 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 315 - Crime Control Strategies Credits: 3
CRIM 331 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
CRIM 335 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
CRIM 336 - Drugs and Society Credits: 3
CRIM 345 - Crime Scene Investigation 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