Criminal Justice Minor

Required Courses

• Restricted Elective: Upper or Lower Division Credit Hours: 3

• Restricted Elective: Upper or Lower Division Credit Hours: 3

• Restricted Elective: Upper Division Credit Hours: 3

• Restricted Elective: Upper Division Credit Hours: 3

• Restricted Elective: Upper Division Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Electives

• GOVT 170 - Introduction to Law Credit Hours: 3
• GOVT 240 - Civil Liberties Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 325 - Mental Illness & the Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3 OR SOCI 325 - Mental Illness & the Criminal Justice System  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 375 - Victimology Credit Hours: 3 OR SOCI 375 - Victimology  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 384 - Global Capital Punishment Credit Hours: 3 OR HONR 385 - Global Capital Punishment  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 390 - Human Trafficking Credit Hours: 3 OR HONR 390 - Human Trafficking  Credit Hours: 3 OR SOCI 390 - Human Trafficking  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 395 - Serial Killers Credit Hours: 3 OR HONR 395 - Serial Killers  Credit Hours: 3
• CJUS 398 - Child Abuse and Neglect Credit Hours: 3 OR SOCI 398 - Child Abuse and Neglect  Credit Hours: 3
• HONR 399 - Wrongful Convictions Credit Hours: 3

Minimum Total Credit Hours: 15

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

1. Discuss in detail the fundamental institutions of the U.S. criminal and civil justice system (e.g., basics of the law and legal procedure, law enforcement agencies, the courts, and the penal system and
2. Apply knowledge of the Criminal Justice System, and deviant behavior, to their own lives and career fields with case studies, research, and written work.