Criminology & Criminal Justice, BA

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Required Credits for Major: 39

Program Code: BA-CCJ

Courses may be crosslisted between CCJ and SOC.

Will. Power. 101

Required Course: 1

WPS 1010 Will. Power. 101 Credits:

University Core Curriculum

Required Credits: 40

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World Languages Requirement

Required Credits: 0-6

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CCJ Core Courses

Required Credits: 21

CCJ 2610 Essentials of Criminal Justice Credits: 3.0
SOC 3010 Research Methods Credits: 3.0
SOC 3020 Data Analysis Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3680 Criminology Credits: 3.0
A grade of C- or better is required in each of the courses above prior to taking Senior Seminar:
CCJ 4820 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4920 Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00-6.00
CCJ 3740 Criminal Law Credits: 3.0

CCJ Major Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 12

CCJ 2640 Forensic Social Psychology Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3230 Victimology Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3280 Domestic Violence Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3360 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3620 Policing Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3630 Organized Crime Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3640 Criminal Investigation Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3660 Sociology of Corrections Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3670 Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4010 Integrity in Criminal Justice Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4030 Community Corrections Credits: 3.0
SOC 2620 Violence Credits: 3.0
SOC 2660 Italian and Italian-American Culture: From the Mezzogiorno to the “Jersey Shore” Credits: 3.0
SOC 2990 Sociology of Race and Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3350 Sociology of Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3560 Sociology of Mental Illness Credits: 3.0
SOC 3650 Social Deviance Credits: 3.0

CCJ Related Elective Requirement

Required Credits: 6

ANTH 3410 Law in Society and Culture Credits: 3.0
ANTH 3540 Forensic Osteology Credits: 3.0
AWS 1550 Justice and Racism Credits: 3.0
AWS 2070 Racism and Mass Media Credits: 3.0
CCJ 2640 Forensic Social Psychology Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3620 Policing Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3640 Criminal Investigation Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3660 Sociology of Corrections Credits: 3.0
CCJ 3670 Juvenile Delinquency Credits: 3.0
CCJ 4030 Community Corrections Credits: 3.0
ENV 3400 Environmental Law Credits: 3.0
PHIL 2000 Ethics Credits: 3.0
PHIL 3330 Philosophy of Law Credits: 3.0
POL 2210 State Government Credits: 3.0
POL 2230 Urban and Suburban Politics Credits: 3.0
POL 2720 Politics and Sex Credits: 3.0
POL 3240 Constitutional Law Credits: 3.0
POL 3250 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Credits: 3.0
POL 3730 Politics of Sexual Violence Credits: 3.0
PSY 2250 Psychology of Social Issues Credits: 3.0
PSY 2750 Psychology of Law Credits: 3.0
PSY 2900 Child Abuse/Neglect Credits: 3.0
PSY 3510 Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3.0
PSY 3810 Psychology of Aggression Credits: 3.0
SOC 1020 Social Problems Credits: 3.0
SOC 2220 Public Sociology and Civic Engagement Credits: 3.0
SOC 2410 Minority Groups in America Credits: 3.0
SOC 2420 Muslims and Islamic Institutions in the United States Credits: 3.0
SOC 2620 Violence Credits: 3.0
SOC 2660 Italian and Italian-American Culture: From the Mezzogiorno to the “Jersey Shore” Credits: 3.0
SOC 2720 Urban Sociology Credits: 3.0
SOC 2990 Sociology of Race and Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3350 Sociology of Law Credits: 3.0
SOC 3430 Ethnic and Racial Conflict Resolution Credits: 3.0
SOC 3540 Social Stratification Credits: 3.0
SOC 3560 Sociology of Mental Illness Credits: 3.0
SOC 3650 Social Deviance Credits: 3.0
SOC 3730 Sociology of Social Movements Credits: 3.0
WGS 2250 Race, Gender and Social Justice Credits: 3.0
WGS 2720 Politics and Sex Credits: 3.0
WGS 3080 Human Trafficking Credits: 3.0
WGS 3290 Women and the Law in US Credits: 3.0

Technology Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 2

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Writing Intensive Requirement

Required Courses: 4

One (1) Writing Intensive course is completed for University Core Curriculum Area 2B: ENG 1100

Three (3) Writing Intensive course are completed as part of the major requirements: SOC 3010 , CCJ 3680 and CCJ 4820 .

No additional Writing Intensive courses are reguired for graduation.

Writing Intensive requirement and courses.