Justice Studies B.A.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 206	Ethics	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 202	American Government	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 207	Crime and Criminal Justice	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Research Methods

CHOOSE Option I, II, or III below

Option I

(For all justice studies majors, including those double majoring in justice studies and sociology)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SOC 302	Social Research Methods I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 404	Social Research Methods II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Option II

(For students double majoring in justice studies and political science)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 300	Methodology in Political Science	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 404	Social Research Methods II	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Option III

(For students double majoring in justice studies and psychology)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSYC 320	Research Methods II: Behavioral Statistics	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 302	Social Research Methods I	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

Core Theory and Capstone

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
JSTD 466	Seminar in Justice Studies	4	Offered fall and spring.
POL 332	Civil Liberties in the United States	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 309	The Sociology of Delinquency and Crime	4	Offered fall and spring.

Core Choices

THREE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 333	Comparative Law and Justice	4	Offered fall and spring.
HIST 315	Western Legal Systems	4	Offered as needed.
PHIL 321	Social and Political Philosophy	3	Offered fall and spring.
POL 327	Internship in State Government	4	Offered spring.
	Or
POL 328	Field Experiences in the Public Sector	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
POL 335	Jurisprudence and the American Judicial Process	3	Offered as needed.
SOC 318	Law and Society	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 340	Law Enforcement: Theory and Application	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 341	Corrections: Process and Theory	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.

ANTH 333: Or SOC 333

HIST 315: Or POL 315

POL 327: Double majors in justice studies and social work may choose SWRK 436.

Cognates

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
JSTD 3XX	Topics in Justice Studies	4
MGT 341	Business, Government, and Society	3	Offered fall, spring, summer.
PHIL 315	Evidence, Reasoning, and Proof	3	Offered annually.
POL 331	Courts and Public Policy	4	Offered fall.
SOC 342	Women, Crime, and Justice	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 343	Juveniles and Justice	4	Offered as needed.
SOC 344	Minority Issues in Justice Systems	4	Offered fall and spring.
SOC 345	Victimology	4	Offered fall, spring, summer.
SOC 346	Underworld and Upperworld Crime and Criminals	4	Offered summer.

Total Credit Hours: 51-55