Criminal Justice (BS)

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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree program is designed to give students broad perspectives on the causes of crime and critical insights to the functions of the components of the criminal justice system.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students may demonstrate mastery of skills in the areas of theoretical and applied criminal justice as well as in principles and practices to effectively solve a variety of field-based problems.
Students may understand the causes of crime and delinquency, the process of adjudicating criminal cases, and the major components of the criminal justice system.
Students may demonstrate effective communication and ethical skills as applied to the discipline.
Students may develop the techniques to effectively interpret and make use of research methodology and to apply scientific reasoning to the study of crime and justice

Courses in the program deal with crime, violence, and other forms of deviance and the responses to these problems by police, courts, and corrections; contemporary criminal justice issues; and ethical concerns and research. Students in the criminal justice program receive excellent preparation for further study in graduate or professional schools as well as for entry-level positions in the criminal justice system.

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: 180 Credits

Area I General Education Requirements: 64 Credits

Elective Pool (eight courses or 32 credits)

Transfer students may transfer any course to help fulfill the elective pool requirements, provided the course meets the standards of the Credit for Transcripted and Non-Transcripted Work policy found in the Academic Affairs section of this catalog.

Non-transfer students, with their advisor’s consultation and approval may choose courses from any department recommended and listed course or more broadly from any course offered by South University. Work from other fields must include any required prerequisite courses in the elective field.

A course can be used to meet only one requirement in Area I, Area II, or Area III, but not simultaneously in two areas. Students should work with their academic advisor or counselor to be sure they are making appropriate course choices.

Choose eight courses from the following list:

CRJ3014 Criminal Justice and the Media 4 credit hours
CRJ3023 Organized Crime 4 credit hours
CRJ3026 Concepts in Crime Mapping and Prevention 4 credit hours
CRJ4009 Illegal Immigration and the Criminal Justice System 4 credit hours
CRJ4015 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis 4 credit hours
CRJ4021 Cyber Crime 4 credit hours
CRJ4011 Terrorism and Homeland Security 4 credit hours
CRJ4002 Restorative Justice 4 credit hours
CRJ4650 Forensic Issues 4 credit hours
CRJ4995 Criminal Justice Internship I 4 credit hours
CRJ4996 Criminal Justice Internship II 4 credit hours
CRJ4997 Criminal Justice Internship III 4 credit hours

Area III Major Requirements: 72 Credits

Core: 44 Credits

CRJ1001 Introduction to Criminal Justice System 4 credit hours
CRJ2100 Introduction to Law Enforcement 4 credit hours
CRJ2200 Introduction to Criminal Courts 4 credit hours
CRJ2300 Introduction to Corrections 4 credit hours
CRJ2800 Criminal Law and Procedures 4 credit hours
CRJ3003 Juvenile Delinquency 4 credit hours
CRJ3004 Race, Class, and Gender in Criminal Justice 4 credit hours
CRJ3005 Criminal Justice Management and Administration 4 credit hours
CRJ3011 Criminology 4 credit hours
CRJ3025 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems 4 credit hours
CRJ3500 Ethics in Criminal Justice 4 credit hours

Program Electives (choose six): 24 Credits

CRJ3015 White Collar Crime 4 credit hours
CRJ3024 Serial Killers and Mass Murderers 4 credit hours
CRJ3300 Community Based Corrections 4 credit hours
CRJ3600 Introduction to Forensics 4 credit hours
CRJ4001 Victimology 4 credit hours
CRJ4003 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice 4 credit hours
CRJ4500 Violence in Society 4 credit hours
CRJ4600 Crime Scene Investigation and Case Management 4 credit hours

Capstone

CRJ4999 Senior Seminar (Capstone) 4 credit hours

Note(s):

Acceptance into a South University Criminal Justice program or its completion does not imply or guarantee that a student will be able to obtain employment in law enforcement, corrections, probation/parole or related fields. The student should contact the national, state or local agency/institution in which the student intends to gain employment for specific requirements and the application process.

State approval policies require residents of the State of Arkansas to enroll in specific courses within this program rather than the courses specified in the program description above. Residents of the State of Arkansas should contact their admissions representatives for specific courses required within this program.

State of Minnesota education requirements consider HIS1101 and HIS1102 to be Social Science coursework; therefore, Minnesota residents are advised to complete an Arts and Humanities course other than HIS1101 or HIS1102 to fulfill their South University Arts and Humanities General Education requirement.

If a student chooses to take an Anatomy and Physiology course, BIO1011 and BIO1013 satisfy the Natural Sciences requirement. Students enrolling in either course must, however, also take the related co-requisite lab courses: BIO1012 and BIO1014 respectively.

Maryland residents are not eligible to enroll in an internship, externship, practicum, or field experience course. Students should work with their academic advisor or counselor to be sure they are making appropriate course choices.

Criminal Justice (BS)

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice: 180 Credits

Area I General Education Requirements: 64 Credits

Professional Development

Basic Communications

Mathematics and Statistics

Choose one additional course from the list below:

Natural Sciences (choose two)

Arts and Humanities (choose two)

Social and Behavioral Sciences