Minor in Criminal Justice
About the Minor
Students from any major who are interested in the law, the justice process, and how crime and crime policy relate to education, health, housing, and climate change might consider a minor in criminal justice. Such students could enhance their educational experience and their career possibilities by complementing their major with a criminal justice minor, particularly if they take one or more of our community-based learning and analytical courses, such as Crime Mapping or Justice in Our Community.
The minor consists of four required courses and four criminal justice electives chosen from two categories, for a total of 24.0 credits.
All prospective students should meet with an advisor from the College as soon as possible.
| Required Courses | ||
| CJS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.0 |
| CJS 200 | Criminology | 3.0 |
| CJS 210 | Race, Crime, and Justice | 3.0 |
| CJS 220 | Crime and the City | 3.0 |
| Criminal Justice Elective Courses | ||
| Take 12 credits of any CJS courses not listed above. Examples of regularly offered courses include, but are not limited to, the following: | 12.0 | |
| Serial Killers | ||
| Police and Society | ||
| Crime, Violence, and Climate Change | ||
| Crime Prevention Planning | ||
| Communities and Crime | ||
| Crime and Public Policy | ||
| Applications of Justice | ||
| Crime Mapping I Using Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Death Penalty - An American Dilemma | ||
| Policing: Theory and Practice | ||
| Total Credits | 24.0 | |
