Criminal Justice Minor (21 credits)

Criminal justice is an interdisciplinary field which prepares students for a wide range of careers, such as law enforcement (local, state, and federal), probation and parole, pre-trial services, law, homeland security, and advocacy in public policy. This program takes an interdisciplinary approach to criminal justice incorporating courses from criminal justice, political science, and sociology. Students will gain knowledge and skills in research, writing, public policy, criminology, corrections, juvenile delinquency, terrorism, and transnational organized crime.

 

As majors in criminal justice at Rockford University, students may pursue a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree. In this program, the all-university and collegial requirements ensure a strong liberal arts foundation for a more specialized program of study. Students who pursue the criminal justice degree have a wide range of academic internship opportunities to work for a semester in an agency or organization in the community and earn credits toward graduation.

 

Criminal justice minors often major in

·       Sociology

·       Political Science

·       Business

·       Psychology

·       Social Sciences



Required Courses (15 credits)

POLS 102American Government

3

CRMJ 250Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOCI 305Criminology

3

SOCI 306Juvenile Delinquency

3

SOCI 307Corrections

3


Two of the following courses: (6 credits)

SOCI 228Introduction to Peace/ Conflict Studies

3

CRMJ 279Special Topics in Law Enforcement

3

SOCI 304Social Problems in the 21st Century

3

SOCI 309Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOCI 311Organized Crime

3

SOCI 313Law & Society

3

SOCI 341Terrorism

3

CRMJ 345Introduction to Homeland Security

3

POLS 362Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties

3

POLS 363Constitutionl Law: Rights of the Accused

3

POLS 364Public Administration

3