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Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies presents a systematic vision of the justice system and exposes its majors to the theories and applications, careers, agencies, and institutions that comprise American justice. The B.S. in Justice Studies consists of a core and a series of tracks which allow students to tailor the program toward their career goals. The core lays out the essential knowledge base for justice studies majors and reviews the fundamentals of legal and social science research, provides overview courses on the system at large, and instructs on criminal law and correctional systems. The B.S. in Justice Studies emphasizes the full range of justice functions, from policing to corrections, from law to private sector justice. The B.S. in Justice Studies delivers the "professional" perspective in the educational environment, preparing students for future careers in the justice sector.
The Justice Studies (BS) program contains 67 identified courses across 3 requirement categories. The prerequisite data currently includes 27 known course relationships.
Structured catalog requirement categories, credit thresholds, and nested course rules.
42 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
42 credit(s) from: GenEd
Complete:
39 Total Credits
Complete all of the following
Complete:
1 of the following:
6 credit(s) from the following:
6 credit(s) from the following:
6 credit(s) from the following:
6 credit(s) from the following:
39 Total Credits
39 credit(s).
NOTE: Students who select a concentration are required to take only 27 credits of free electives.
Known courses in this degree map with credits and prerequisite links from catalog data.
| Course | Title | Credits | Prerequisites |
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| PSY 108 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None listed |
| SOC 112 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 305 | International Criminal Justice | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 375 | Criminal Law | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 455 | Legal Traditions | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 129 | Introduction to Terrorism | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 141 | Introduction to Social Justice | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 200 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 211 | Organized Crime | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 215 | The Victim and the Justice System | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 309 | White Collar Crime | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 341 | Restorative Justice | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 360 | Wrongful Convictions | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 429 | Terrorist Methods, Networks, and Financing | 3 |
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| JUS 468 | Crimes Against Children | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 325 | Law, Justice and Family | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 331 | Juvenile Justice System | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 350 | Criminal Trial Experience | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 376 | Criminal Procedure | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 395 | The Death Penalty | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 485 | Forensic Law | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 102 | American Policing | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 103 | Correctional Systems | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 104 | Introduction to Homeland Security | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 111 | Introduction to Criminalistics | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 201 | Criminal Investigation | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 345 | Probation and Parole | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 370 | Special Victims Investigations | 3 |
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| JUS 394 | Problems in Policing | 3 |
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| JUS 465 | Police Organization and Management | 3 |
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| JUS 466 | Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, and Cyber Protection | 3 |
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| AM 201 | Aviation Law | 3 | None listed |
| BUS 206 | Business Law I | 3 | None listed |
| BUS 307 | Business Law II | 3 |
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| COM 212 | Public Speaking | 3 | None listed |
| COM 220 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | None listed |
| COM 227 | Public Relations | 3 |
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| CYB 200 | Cybersecurity Foundations | 3 | None listed |
| CYB 250 | Cyber Defense | 3 |
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| CYB 260 | Legal and Human Factors of Cybersecurity | 3 |
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| ENG 300 | Brave New Words: Writing for a Better World | 3 |
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| HIS 254 | Civil Rights Movement | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 400 | Foreign Study in Criminal Justice | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 480 | Independent Study in Law and Justice | 0 | None listed |
| JUS 498 | Criminal Justice Internship | 0 | None listed |
| LIT 241 | Crime Literature | 3 | None listed |
| PAD 330 | Public Administration | 3 | None listed |
| PHL 210 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | None listed |
| PHL 212 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | None listed |
| PHL 214 | Formal Logic | 3 | None listed |
| POL 210 | American Politics | 3 | None listed |
| POL 213 | World Politics | 3 | None listed |
| POL 302 | Globalization, Community, and Culture | 3 | None listed |
| PSY 215 | Psychology of Mental Health and Disorders | 3 |
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| PSY 302 | Conspiracy Theory: Causes, Consequences, and Responses | 3 |
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| PSY 306 | Fundamentals of Forensic Psychology | 3 |
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| PSY 332 | Criminal Minds | 3 |
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| SOC 213 | Sociology of Social Problems | 3 |
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| SOC 214 | World Sociology | 3 |
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| SOC 302 | Conspiracy Theory: Causes, Consequences, and Responses | 3 |
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| SOC 324 | Sociology of Crime and Violence | 3 |
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| SOC 326 | Sociology of Deviant Behavior | 3 |
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| SPT 307 | Sport Law | 3 | None listed |
| JUS 224 | Legal and Justice Research Methods | 3 | None listed |
| PSY 224 | Research II: Scientific Investigations | 3 |
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| SCS 224 | Social Science Research Methods | 3 |
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| ENG 190External | Research and Persuasion | — | None listed |
| ENG 200External | Research and Composition | — | None listed |
| ENG 120External | College Composition I | — | None listed |
| PSY 223External | Research I: Statistics for Psychology | — | None listed |
| MAT 240External | Applied Statistics | — | None listed |