Undergraduate Certificates
Criminal Justice and Criminology
BA Criminology/Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice and Criminology
This certificate enhances existing skill sets by providing students with foundational knowledge and practical skills necessary to comprehend and influence the criminal justice system. Prepares individuals for entry-level and mid-level roles in law enforcement, corrections, legal support, and community services.
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COURSES
CCJ 180 Introduction to CJ (3cr)
This is a survey course of the process and agencies involved in the administration of criminal justice, including the legislature, the police, courts, and corrections.
CCJ 205 Criminology (3cr)
This course studies current and historical data about criminal and other deviant behavior and examines past and current theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in society
CCJ 210 Police in America (3cr)
This course surveys the functions and responsibilities of police, including law enforcement, order maintenance, public service, and problem-solving. The course focuses on the organizational and management aspects of policing.
CCJ 320 Correctional Theories and Practices (3cr)
This course examines corrections, with special emphasis on the U.S. system, recent innovations, and current topics in correctional practice.
CCJ 450 Criminal Law (3cr)
This course focuses on criminal procedures and the procedural aspects of the legal process, including an analysis of criminal constitutional limitations from arrest to release in the administration of criminal justice, legal restraints on police, relations between state and local criminal authorities, and jurisdictional problems.
CCJ 480 Ethics in CJ (3cr)
This course emphasizes ethical theories and their relevance to the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and institutional and community-based corrections. Students will apply this information to resolve ethical and moral dilemmas faced by the criminal justice system.
This is a survey course of the process and agencies involved in the administration of criminal justice, including the legislature, the police, courts, and corrections.
CCJ 205 Criminology (3cr)
This course studies current and historical data about criminal and other deviant behavior and examines past and current theories that explain crime and criminal behavior in society
CCJ 210 Police in America (3cr)
This course surveys the functions and responsibilities of police, including law enforcement, order maintenance, public service, and problem-solving. The course focuses on the organizational and management aspects of policing.
CCJ 320 Correctional Theories and Practices (3cr)
This course examines corrections, with special emphasis on the U.S. system, recent innovations, and current topics in correctional practice.
CCJ 450 Criminal Law (3cr)
This course focuses on criminal procedures and the procedural aspects of the legal process, including an analysis of criminal constitutional limitations from arrest to release in the administration of criminal justice, legal restraints on police, relations between state and local criminal authorities, and jurisdictional problems.
CCJ 480 Ethics in CJ (3cr)
This course emphasizes ethical theories and their relevance to the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, courts, and institutional and community-based corrections. Students will apply this information to resolve ethical and moral dilemmas faced by the criminal justice system.