Offered by Department of Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice Major

Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science

A grade of "C" or above is required for all courses in this major.

At least 15 hours (5 courses) of upper division credit in criminal justice must be taken from UNK.

  1. Criminal Justice Requirements (27 hours required)
    • Take all of the following:
      • CJUS 101GS, Introduction to Criminal Justice - 3 hours
      • CJUS 103, Orientation to Criminal Justice - 1 hour
      • CJUS 215, Correctional Services and Systems - 3 hours
      • CJUS 230, The Police Service - 3 hours
      • CJUS 326, Theories of Crime and Criminal Law - 3 hours
      • CJUS 340, Criminal Evidence, Procedure and the Courts - 3 hours
      • CJUS 480, Senior Seminar: Professional Ethics and Career Development - 3 hours
    • Take one of the following:
      • CJUS 250, Criminal Justice Research Methods I - 3 hours
      • SOWK 440, Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare - 3 hours
    • Take 5-9 hours from:
      • CJUS 475*, Internship - 5-9 hours, permission of Department Chair required
      • Students normally take their internship during the summer following their junior year, although the course is offered at other times.
      • Students with field experience in criminal justice or going to graduate school may substitute CJUS 405 Criminal Justice Research Methods II in place of the Internship.
  2. Criminal Justice Electives (9 hours required)
    • Take 9 hours from:
      • CJUS 201, The Juvenile Justice System - 3 hours
      • CJUS 310, Community Based Corrections - 3 hours
      • CJUS 315, Victimology: Victims of Crime - 3 hours
      • CJUS 321, Technology in Criminal Justice - 3 hours
      • CJUS 345, Criminal Law - 3 hours
      • CJUS 350, Organized Crime - 3 hours
      • CJUS 353, Crime Prevention and Security - 3 hours
      • CJUS 355, Family Law - 3 hours
      • CJUS 360, Sex Crimes - 3 hours
      • CJUS 370, Women and Crime - 3 hours
      • CJUS 375GS, Comparative Criminal Justice Systems - 3 hours
      • CJUS 380GS, Minorities and Criminal Justice - 3 hours
      • CJUS 390, Criminal Investigation - 3 hours
      • CJUS 401, Special Topics - 1-12 hours
      • CJUS 405, Criminal Justice Research Methods II - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 250)
      • CJUS 411, Readings in Criminal Justice - 1-3 hours
      • CJUS 415, Correctional Casework - 3 hours
      • CJUS 420, Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice - 3 hours
      • CJUS 430, Drugs and the Criminal Justice System - 3 hours
      • CJUS 431, Correctional Law and Administration - 3 hours
      • CJUS 435, Interviewing and Correctional Case Management - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 310)
      • CJUS 440, Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 340)
      • CJUS 445, Sex Offender Supervision and Control - 3 hours
      • CJUS 476, Terrorism and Crisis Negotiations - 3 hours
      • CJUS 490, Advanced Criminal and Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) - 3 hours (Prereq: CJUS 390)
      • CJUS 499, Independent Study - 1-3 hours

13 May 2016

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