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 a minimum of 22 credits:

Required Courses (9 credits)

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3 or
SOC 102 - Social Problems Credits: 3
SOC 230 - Criminology Credits: 3
SOC 334 - Race, Crime, and Criminal Justice Credits: 3

Electives (9 credits)

(6 credits must be 300- level or above)

NRES 392 - Conservation Law Enforcement Theory and Principles Credits: 4
NRES 494 - Conservation Law Enforcement Investigations Credits: 3
PHIL 315 - Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
POLI 210 - Politics of Crime and Punishment Credits: 3
POLI 212 - Law and Legal Systems Credits: 3
POLI 335 - Law and Society Credits: 3
POLI 386 - Politics of Terrorism and Homeland Security Credits: 3
PSYC 390 - Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior Credits: 3
PSYC 351 - Psychopathology Credits: 3
SOC 270 - Race and Ethnicity Credits: 3
SOC 306 - Social Aspects of Substance Abuse Credits: 3
SOC 327 - Social Inequality Credits: 3
SOC 329 - Gender and Crime Credits: 3
SOC 330 - Victimology Credits: 3
SOC 332 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3
SOC 333 - Corrections Credits: 3
SOC 335 - Deviance Credits: 3
SOC 344 - Interpersonal Violence Credits: 3
SOC 345 - Community Corrections Credits: 3
SOC 368 - Sociology of Mental Health Credits: 3
SOC 396 - Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice Credits: 3
SW 303 - Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions Credits: 3
SW 383 - Introduction to Substance Use Disorders Credits: 3
SW 385 - Mental Health and Co-Occurring Disorders: Resilience and Recovery Credits: 3

Applied Requirement Options (4-15 credits)

Select one:

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