The Criminal Justice Concentration will provide students with a broad, multidisciplinary examination of crime, criminal behavior, criminal law and the criminal justice system. This Concentration is especially useful for students who may be interested in pursuing careers related to the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, criminal law, parole, probation, court administration, as well as a broad range of careers working with children, juveniles, and family crisis intervention.
Requirements for the Minor
Requirements for the Criminal Justice Concentration (21 semester hours)*
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| Category I**: Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Crime and Justice |
At least three courses from the following:
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9–15 |
| Baccalaureate Honors |
| BHP-211 |
Honors Seminar: Theories of Justice and the American Common Law |
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| BHP-322 |
Honors Seminar: The Guilty and the Innocent: Assessing Blame and Determining Punishment in Literature and Law |
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| Law and Justice Interdisciplinary Courses |
| LAW-140 |
Introductory Seminar in Law and Justice |
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| LAW-150 |
Introduction to Forensics |
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| LAW-204 |
Law, Literature and Film in America (LAW-204 also satisfies a Literature Core Requirement)
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| LAW-207 |
Criminal Justice Practice (Formerly LAW-307) |
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| LAW-210 |
Criminal Investigation |
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| LAW-302 |
Crime and Justice in the Media (Formerly LAW-405) |
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| LAW-304 |
Women and Law |
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| LAW-305 |
Trial Advocacy |
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| LAW-308 |
Conflict and Conflict Resolution |
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| LAW-310 |
Cyberspace Law and Policy |
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| LAW-355 |
Sports and the Law |
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| LAW-365 |
Rights of the Accused |
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| LAW-395 |
Selected Topics in Law and Justice |
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| LAW-401 |
Hate Crimes in the United States |
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| LAW-405 |
Crime and Justice in the Media |
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| LAW-490 |
Independent Research and Study |
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| LAW-491 |
Internship in Law and Justice |
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| LAW-496 |
Honors Thesis in Law and Justice
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| Political Science |
| POL-260 |
Politics of Law and Order |
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| POL-361 |
The Judicial Process |
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| Psychology |
| PSY-279 |
Psychology and Law |
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| Sociology |
| SOC-206 |
Deviance and Crime |
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| SOC-216 |
Youth and Crime |
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| SOC-219 |
Introduction to Criminal Justice: Police, Courts and Corrections |
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| SOC-246 |
Drugs, Crime and American Society |
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| SOC-313 |
Gender & Criminal Justice |
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| SOC-321 |
White Collar & Corporate Crime |
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| SOC-322 |
Punishment and Corrections (Pending approval) |
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| SOC-342 |
Police and American Society (Pending approval) |
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| SOC-343 |
Policing and Counter Terrorism (Pending approval) |
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| SOC-345 |
Race and Crime |
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| Category II: Crime and Justice Related Courses |
| A maximum of two courses from the following: |
0–6 |
| Baccalaureate Honors |
| BHP-209 |
Honors Seminar: Law and the Arts |
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| Communication |
| COM-251 |
Interpersonal Communication |
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| COM-252 |
Intercultural Communication |
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| COM-322 |
Argumentation and Debate |
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| Philosophy |
| PHL-303 |
Philosophy of Law |
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| Political Science |
| POL-235 |
Race and Ethnicity in American Politics |
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| POL-300 |
U.S. Constitutional Law |
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| POL-301 |
Civil Liberties in the U.S. |
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| POL-325 |
Public Administration |
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| POL-335 |
Urban Politics |
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| Psychology |
| PSY-220 |
Abnormal Psychology |
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| PSY-365 |
Drugs and Human Behavior |
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| Sociology |
| SOC-205 |
Families |
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| SOC-207 |
Racial and Ethnic Relations |
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| SOC-308 |
Cities and Suburbs |
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| SOC-317 |
Law and Lawyers |
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| SOC-340 |
Power and Politics |
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| SOC-350 |
Social Policy |
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| Category III: Theory/Application |
One course from the following:
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3 |
| LAW-207 |
Criminal Justice Practice |
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| LAW-305 |
Trial Advocacy |
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| LAW-308 |
Conflict and Conflict Resolution |
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| Electives† |
| LAW-490 |
Independent Research and Study |
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| LAW-491 |
Internship in Law and Justice |
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| LAW-496 |
Honors Thesis in Law and Justice |
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Category IV
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| LAW-450 |
Law and Justice Senior Seminar (Required of all seniors in the minor)
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3 |
** No more than three courses from the same department may be counted toward the minor.
**Students may take up to six additional credits from Category I instead of Category II.
† These courses may count toward Category III only with the permission of the director of the program.
††No LAW course may be used more than once to fulfill minor requirements.
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