Criminal Justice, BA

Required Major Courses

These are the courses required. Students must take each of the following:

• CRIM 0100 - COMMUNITY LAB PROJECT (3 total credits, 0.5 credits for 6 semesters)
• CRIM 0715 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CRIM 0720 - CRIMINOLOGY
• CRIM 0726 - DIGITAL AGE CRIME AND JUSTICE
• CRIM 1700 - JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION AND CRIMINOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR
• CRIM 1900 - JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION AND CRIMINOLOGY PRACTICUM (6 credits or 3 credits for 2 semesters)
• PSY 0200 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
• SOC 0300 - SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS

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  Students must then choose ONE of the following:

• STAT 1020 - SOCIAL STATISTICS

• OR

• GEO 0420 - CARTOGRAPHY

Required Social Science Courses

Students must take one course from each of the Social Science disciplines as follows:

Additional Social Science Electives (9 Credits)

May include any CRIM, ECON, HIST, PS, or SOC classes, except SOCSCI 1910, CRIM 0100, 1700, 1900, STATS, or any course counting toward major requirements. 

May also include any of the following GEO classes: 

• GEO 0130 - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
• GEO 0140 - URBAN DEVELOPMENT
• GEO 0200 - EARTH AND PEOPLE
• GEO 0270 - NATURAL HAZARDS
• GEO 0320 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES
• GEO 0330 - GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA
• GEO 0340 - GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
• GEO 0350 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
• GEO 0360 - RUSSIA AND EURASIAN STATES
• GEO 0420 - CARTOGRAPHY
• GEO 0800 - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
• GEO 0950 - POLLUTION AND POLICY
• GEO 1030 - SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
• GEO 1050 - URBAN PLANNING
• GEO 1070 - GEOGRAPHY OF TERRORISM
• GEO 1150 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• GEO 1160 - REMOTE SENSING
• GEO 1170 - GIS SPECIAL PROJECTS
• GEO 1180 - POPULATION ANALYSIS
• GEO 1230 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
• GEO 1280 - RENEWABLE ENERGY
• GEO 1320 - JOHNSTOWN AREA STUDY
• GEO 1615 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES 1: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
• GEO 1620 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES 2: FIELD RESEARCH

Law & Society Area of Concentration

Students must select ONE area of concentration. The Law & Society ARCO requires:

• CRIM 0200 - CORRECTIONS

• OR

• CRIM 0250 - POLICING

• OR

• CRIM 0725 - CRIMINAL COURT PROCEDURE

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• CRIM 0735 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

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• CRIM 1500 - INSIDE OUT

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• CRIM 0613 - POLICE ETHICS

• OR

• PHIL 0303 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS

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  Students must then select FOUR of the following courses:

• CRIM 0164 - VICTIMOLOGY
• CRIM 0200 - CORRECTIONS  (if not used to satisfy Law & Society requirements above)

 

• CRIM 0250 - POLICING  (if not used to satisfy Law & Society requirements above)
• CRIM 0258 - CRIMINAL LAW
• CRIM 0265 - INEQUALITY, CRIME, AND JUSTICE
• CRIM 0725 - CRIMINAL COURT PROCEDURE   (if not used to satisfy Law & Society requirements above)

 

• CRIM 1150 - SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
• PSY 1141 - PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
• SOC 0070 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS (if not used to satisfy Law & Society requirements above)
• SOC 0710 - DEVIANCE AND SOCIAL CONTROL
• ACCT 1570 - BUSINESS LAW 1
• HIST 1416 - AMERICAN WOMEN’S HISTORY TO 1890
• HIST 1417 - AMERICAN WOMEN’S HISTORY SINCE 1890
• Approved Special Topics course relevant to Law & Society

Cybercrime & Digital Forensics Area of Concentration

Students must select ONE area of concentration. The Cybercrime & Digital Forensics ARCO requires:

• CRIM 0400 - BASIC COMPUTER FORENSICS
• CRIM 0613 - POLICE ETHICS

• OR

• PHIL 0303 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
• CRIM 0725 - CRIMINAL COURT PROCEDURE
• CRIM 1400 - ADVANCED COMPUTER FORENSICS
• IS 1425 - NETWORKING
• IS 1426 - HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
• IS 1470 - INFORMATION SECURITY

Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigations Area of Concentration

Students must select ONE area of concentration. The Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigations ARCO requires students to complete BOTH of the following courses:

• CRIM 0250 - POLICING
• CRIM 0613 - POLICE ETHICS

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  Students must then complete FIVE of the following electives (15 Credits):

• CRIM 0146 - CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
• CRIM 0164 - VICTIMOLOGY
• CRIM 0253 - JUVENILE LAW
• CRIM 0258 - CRIMINAL LAW
• CRIM 0265 - INEQUALITY, CRIME, AND JUSTICE
• CRIM 0644 - INVESTIGATIVE DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
• CRIM 0735 - CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• CRIM 0725 - CRIMINAL COURT PROCEDURE
• CRIM 1500 - INSIDE OUT
• Approved Special Topics course relevant to Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigation