Baccalaureate Program
General Education Requirements
Degree Requirements
Core Curriculum
Expected Learning Outcome
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General Education Requirements
Majors must satisfy the university and college general
education requirements. Courses used to fulfill the social science or
state requirement may not be taken from courses in the major. Foreign
language proficiency is not required, although students are encouraged
to take foreign language courses. Majors may not take the following courses
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis: criminology and criminal justice
courses; Soc 3220, Quantitative Techniques in Sociology; or Soc 3230,
Research Methods. Additionally, substitutions which have been approved
by departmental advisers for these courses may not be taken on a satisfactory/
unsatisfactory basis.
Degree Requirements
Courses used to fulfill the social science or state requirements may not be taken from courses in the major.
Students may register for 3000-5000 level courses only after completing Eng 3100 (Advanced Expository Writing).
Students may register for 3000-5000 level courses only after obtaining a signature from the adviser in criminology and criminal justice. All prerequisites must be satisfied prior to enrolling in a course.
CCJ majors may not take course numbers 1100, 2260, or 3345 offered through UM-Independent Studies to fulfill degree requirements in the major.
Bachelor of science in criminology and criminal justice candidates must complete the core curriculum listed below:
1. Acquire basic knowledge of the theories, methods and and substance of issues in criminology and criminal justice.
2. Develop critical thinking skills through the application of criminological theory and social science research methods.
3. Develop fundamental understanding of interdisciplinary underpinnings (e.g., from sociology, psychology, political science, economics) of criminology and criminal justice issues and policies.
4. Acquire knowledge about the structure and functioning of the fundamental institutions (e.g., legislatures, police, punishment, supervisory) that are part of criminal justice systems.
5. Acquire understanding of the role of research and its application for informing policies about criminal justice issues.
Core Curriculum
The following courses in criminology and criminal
justice are required:
1100, Introduction to Criminology and Criminal Justice
1110, Theories of Crime
1120, Criminal Law
1130, Criminal Justice Policy
2210, Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice
2220, Statistical Analysis in Criminology and Criminal Justice
4390, Seminar in Criminology and Criminal Justice
One of the following courses in Criminology and
Criminal Justice:
3305, Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice
3325, Violence Against Women
4325, Gender, Crime, and Justice
4340, Race, Crime, and Justice
Two courses from the following four:
2230, Crime Prevention
2240, Policing
2250, Courts
2260, Corrections
2270, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Two additional courses at the 3000, 4000, or 5000
level:
4300, Communities and Crime
3305, Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice
3310, Computers in Criminal Justice
3320, The Death Penalty
3325, Violence Against Women
3330, White Collar Crime
3345, Rights of the Offender
4320, Forms of Criminal Behavior
4325, Gender, Crime, and Justice
3043, History of Crime and Justice
4335, Probation and Parole
4340, Race, Crime, and Justice
4350, Victimology
4380, Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice
5515, Ethics in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Elective Courses
1150, Violence in America
1990, The City
2180, Alcohol, Drugs and Society
2250, Youth Gangs
2265, Capital Punishment
3280, Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice
3290, Special Readings