University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Natural and Social Sciences
1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog
Department of Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Major
- Two degree options are available in the department.
- I. Bachelor of Science Degree -Criminal Justice Comprehensive
Major
- II. Bachelor of Science Degree -Criminal Justice Major
The minor in Criminal Justice is available for students
presuming majors in other disciplines.
I. Bachelor of Science Degree -Criminal Justice Comprehensive Major
- A. General Studies Program - 45 hours
- B. Criminal Justice Major (courses listed below) - 57 hours
- C. Electives to total - 125 hours
Required - 21 hours- CJUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 201 Juvenile Justice System - 3
- CJUS 215 Correctional Services and Systems - 3
- CJUS 230 The Police Service - 3
- CJUS 421 Criminal Justice Planning & Research - 3
- CJUS 471 Monograph or - 3
- CJUS 475* Internship in Criminal Justice - 6 or 9
- SOC 460 Criminology - 3
- *Either CJUS 471 Monograph (3 hrs.), or CJUS 475 Internship (6-9 hrs.) Must be taken by all majors.
Should CJUS 475 be taken, 3 hours will be counted towards
the above required 21 CJUS hours, with remaining hours counted among electives. However,
the remaining hours will not be counted as required Criminal Justice electives. Students
normally take internship during their junior or senior years.
Social Science Electives - 15 hours- Select one course from sociology, two courses from political science, and two courses
from psychology.
- SOC 224GS Social Problems - 3
- SOC 225 Community and Human Diversity - 3
- SOC 461 Deviance and Social Control - 3
- SOC 463 Juvenile Delinquency - 3
- SOC 465 Sociology of Law - 3
- PSCI 252 The Courts and the Judicial Process - 3
- PSCI 300 American Constitutional Law - 3
- PSCI 325 Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3
- PSCI 220 American Criminal Law - 3
- PSCI 400 Public Administration - 3
- PSY 190GS Dynamics of Personal Adjustment - 3
- PSY 231 Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3
- PSY 376 Psychology and Criminal Behavior - 3
- PSY 406 Theories of Personality - 3
- PSY 407 * Psychopathology - 3
- *Students should take PSY 231 before PSY 407
Criminal Justice Electives - 21 hours- Select seven criminal justice courses in any sequence from any of the following
concentrations. However, students should select 300 level courses during their sophomore
and junior years, and 400 level courses during their senior year, although permission may
be granted to students who wish to take 400 level courses before their senior year.
Law Enforcement- CJUS 320 Police Supervision - 3
- CJUS 330 Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure - 3
- CJUS 340 Criminal Evidence and Procedure - 3
- CJUS 345 Criminal Law - 3
- CJUS 350 Organized Crime - 3
- CJUS 375 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3
- CJUS 380 Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 390 Criminal Investigation - 3
- CJUS 420 Police Organization and Management - 3
Correctional/Courts- CJUS 310 Community Based Corrections - 3
- CJUS 325 Correctional Agency Administration - 3
- CJUS 330 Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure - 3
- CJUS 340 Criminal Evidence and Procedure - 3
- CJUS 345 Criminal Law - 3
- CJUS 375 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3
- CJUS 380 Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 415 Correctional Casework - 3
- CJUS 425 Court Administration - 3
General Criminal Justice- CJUS 353 Crime Prevention and Security - 3
- CJUS 375 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3
- CJUS 380 Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 401 Issues in Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 411 Readings in Criminal Justice - 1-3
- CJUS 451 Seminar in Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 471 Monograph - 3
- CJUS 491 Expanded Campus Workshop - 3
- CJUS 499 Independent Study - 1-3
II. Bachelor of Science Degree - Criminal Justice Major
- A. General Studies Program - 45 hours
- B. Criminal Justice Major - 33 hours
- C. Minor other than Criminal Justice - 24 hours
- D. Electives - 23 hours
Required - 21 hours- CJUS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 201 The Juvenile Justice System - 3
- CJUS 215 Correctional Services and Systems - 3
- CJUS 230 The Police Service - 3
- CJUS 421 Criminal Justice Planning & Research - 3
- CJUS 471 Monograph or - 3
- CJUS 475 Internship in Criminal Justice - 69
- SOC 460 Criminology - 3
Electives - 12 hours- Select two courses from criminal justice electives and two from the following:
- PSCI 300 American Constitutional Law - 3
- PSCI 325 Individual Liberties and Civil Rights - 3
- PSCI 400 Public Administration - 3
- PSCI 252 The Courts and The Judicial Process - 3
- PSY 231 Abnormal Behavior and Society - 3
- PSY 376 Psychology and Criminal Behavior - 3
- PSY 406 Theories of Personality - 3
- PSY 407 *Psychopathology - 3
- *Students should take PSY 231 before PSY 407.
- SOC 225 Community and Human Diversity - 3
- SOC 461 Deviance and Social Control - 3
- SOC 463 Juvenile Delinquency - 3
- SOC 465 Sociology of Law - 3
The following minors are suggested: Business, Computer
Science, Political Science, Public Administration, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish.
Required- CJUS 101 Intro to Criminal Justice - 3
- CJUS 215 Correctional Services and Systems - 3
- CJUS 230 The Police Service - 3
Electives - 15 hours- Select any five courses from criminal justice electives.
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