Criminal Justice Minor

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This minor is administered by the Department of Sociology and Social Work .

The Criminal Justice Minor will prepare you for work in the criminal justice field. It is designed to provide you with the courses needed for a successful career in criminal justice agencies and for graduate work in criminology and criminal justice. A minor in Criminal Justice is useful preparation for a career in police work, corrections, parole, youth programming, counseling, public and social services.

Consists of 22-23 credits:

Required Courses (9 credits)

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr. or
SOC 102 - Social Problems 3 cr.
SOC 230 - Criminology 3 cr.
SOC 301 - Social Investigations II 3 cr. (with subtitle Juvenile Delinquency) or
SOC 332 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 cr.

Electives (9 credits)

(6 credits must be 300- level or above)

NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles 4 cr.
NRES 494 - Conservation Law Enforcement Investigations 3 cr.
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law 3 cr.
POLI 210 - Politics of Crime and Punishment 3 cr.
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems 3 cr.
POLI 335 - Law and Society 3 cr.
POLI 386 - Politics of Terrorism and Homeland Security 3 cr.
PSYC 290 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior 3 cr.
PSYC 351 - Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.
SOC 263 - Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions 3 cr. or
SW 263 - Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions 3 cr.
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity 3 cr.
SOC 306 - Social Aspects of Substance Abuse 3 cr.
SOC 327 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SOC 329 - Gender and Crime 3 cr.
SOC 330 - Victimology 3 cr.
SOC 333 - Corrections 3 cr.
SOC 335 - Deviance 3 cr.
SOC 344 - Interpersonal Violence 3 cr.
SOC 345 - Community Corrections 3 cr.
SOC 368 - Sociology of Mental Health 3 cr.
SOC 396 - Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice 3 cr.
SW 383 - Substance Abuse Disorders: Assessment and Intervention 3 cr.
SW 385 - Social Work and Mental Health 3 cr.

Applied Requirement Options (4-15 credits)

Select one:

NRES 393 - Conservation Law Enforcement 1-15 cr.
or
SOC 492 - Applied Sociology Practicum 3-6 cr. and
SOC 493 - Applied Sociology Practicum Seminar 1-2 cr.
or
SOC 393 - Police Academy 15 cr.
or
SW 494 - Social Work Practicum 1-8 cr. and
SW 495 - Social Work Practicum Seminar 1-2 cr.