Justice Studies B.A.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 208	Introduction to Theories of Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 202	American Government	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 207	Crime and Criminal Justice	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	ONE COURSE from:
POL 208	Introduction to the Law	4	Fall, Spring.
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYC 215	Social Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 200	Introduction to Sociology	4	Fall, Spring.

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 302W	Social Research Methods	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 404	Social Data Analysis	4	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	Fall, Spring.
SOC 302W	Social Research Methods	4	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	Fall, Spring.
SOC 302W	Social Research Methods	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Core Theory and Capstone

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
JSTD 466W	Seminar in Justice Studies	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 332	Civil Liberties in the United States	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 362W	Theories of Crime Seminar	4	Fall, Spring.

Cognates

FIVE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 333	Comparative Law and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
SOC 333	Comparative Law and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
ANTH 347	Environmental Justice	4	Alternate years.
CSCI 410	Digital Forensics	4	Fall.
JSTD 350	Topics in Justice Studies	4	As needed.
PHIL 321	Social and Political Philosophy	3	Fall, Spring.
PHIL 322	Philosophy of Law	3	Annually.
POL 327	Internship in State Government	4	Spring.
	-Or-
POL 328	Field Experiences in the Public Sector	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
	-Or-
SOC 435	Fieldwork in Sociology	1-4	As needed.
POL 330	Jurisprudence and the American Judicial Process	4	As needed.
POL 331	Courts and Public Policy	4	Fall.
POL 344	Human Rights	4	Spring (alternate years).
SOC 318	Law and Society	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 320	Aging and the Law	4	Annually.
SOC 324	Immigration and Justice	4	Annually.
SOC 340	Police and Policing	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 341	Sociology of Punishment	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 342	Women, Crime, and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 343	Juveniles and Justice	4	As needed.
SOC 344	Race and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 345	Victimology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

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

Note: CSCI 410 requires the following prerequisites: CSCI 102, CSCI 157 or CSCI 211 (the last for which the prerequisite is CSCI 157), and CSCI 402. This course is recommended for students who also major or minor in CSCI who are likely to have these prerequisite courses.

Note: Students taking SOC 435 may earn between 1 and 4 credits depending on when the course is offered. 

Note: Program includes courses that will also apply to the General Education program in the Social and Behavioral Sciences and Advanced Quantitative/Scientific Reasoning distributions.

Total Credit Hours: 51-56