Justice Studies - with Concentrations (B.A.)

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Program Requirements Overview

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
General Education Requirements		39-42
World Languages and Cultures Requirements		3-9
Major Requirements		39-40
Free Electives		39-29
Total Credits		120

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Justice Studies Core
JUST 204	Intro to Justice, Law, and Society	3
JUST 205	Perspectives on Justice Studies	3
JUST 300	Research Methods in Justice Studies	3
JUST 310	Theoretical Issues in Justice Studies	3
JUST 497	Senior Seminar and Internship	3
Concentration Requirements
Complete one concentration. See requirements below.		24-25
Total Credits		39-40

International Justice Concentration

Students must maintain a G.P.A. of 2.75 in this concentration.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Concentration Courses
JUST 103	Introduction to International Justice	3
JUST 210	International Justice II	3
JUST/SOCI 240	Statistics for Social Research	4
Electives
Select 15 credits from the list below.		15
Total Credits		25

Concentration Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
JUST 313	Organized Crime	3
JUST 324	Terrorism and Social Justice	3
JUST 327	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	3
JUST 329	Homeland Security	3
JUST 330	International Environmental Issues	3
JUST 332	Cybercrime	3
JUST 341	International Criminal Law and Procedure	3
JUST 342	Wildlife Trafficking	3
JUST 349	Policing Terrorism	3
JUST 352	Crime and Globalization	3
JUST 354	International Prisoners' Rights	3
JUST/GSWS 355	Human Trafficking	3
JUST 356	Genocide	3
JUST 357	Human Rights and International Justice	3
JUST 370	Human Trafficking and the Law	3
JUST 397	Special Topics in International Justice	3
JUST 403	Seminar on Gender and Crime	3
JUST 406	International Civil Conflicts	3
JUST 407	Transitional Justice: Accountability, Reconciliation and Memory	3
JUST 408	Justice in World Migration	3
JUST 495	Senior Honors Seminar in Research	3
PALG 305	Immigration Law	3

Criminal Justice Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Concentration Courses
JUST 101	Criminology	3
JUST 102	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3
JUST/SOCI 240	Statistics for Social Research	4
Electives
Select 15 credits from the list below.		15
Total Credits		25

Concentration Electives

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
JUST 209	Environmental Crime	3
JUST 220	Crime in the Life Course	3
JUST 223	Ethnography in Justice Studies	3
JUST 230	Family Violence	3
JUST 250	Current Issues in Policing	3
JUST 251	Gangs in America	3
JUST 252	Community Policing	3
JUST 313	Organized Crime	3
JUST 314	Environmental Justice	3
JUST 315	Restorative Justice	3
JUST/GSWS 316	Victimology	3
JUST 317	Race and the U.S. Legal System	3
JUST 318	Animals and Justice	3
JUST 319	Hate Crimes	3
JUST 320	Women and Prison	3
JUST 321	White Collar Crime	3
JUST 322	Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice	3
JUST 323	Serial Killers	3
JUST 324	Terrorism and Social Justice	3
JUST 325	Police and Society	3
JUST 326	Death Penalty Perspectives	3
JUST 327	Comparative Criminal Justice Systems	3
JUST 328	Prisons and Punishment	3
JUST 329	Homeland Security	3
JUST 331	Police Civil Liability	3
JUST 332	Cybercrime	3
JUST 333	Media and the Criminal Justice System	3
JUST 334	Technology and the Criminal Justice System	3
JUST 336	FBI Past and Present	3
JUST 340	Wrongful Convictions	3
JUST 351	Juries and Justice	3
JUST 353	Corrections	3
JUST/GSWS 355	Human Trafficking	3
JUST 358	Crime Scene Investigation	3
JUST 360	Rights, Liberties and American Justice	3
JUST 365	Ethics in Justice	3
JUST 370	Human Trafficking and the Law	3
JUST 398	Special Topics in Justice Studies	3
JUST 400	Drugs and Society	3
JUST 402	Sex Crimes	3
JUST/GSWS 403	Seminar on Gender and Crime	3
JUST 496	Peer Mentoring for Justice Studies	3
PALG 301	Criminal Law and Procedure	3
PALG 317	Evidence	3
PALG 440	Criminal Trial Preparation	3
PSYC 330	Forensic Psychology	3

General Education Requirements

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course.		1
C. Communication
1. Writing		3
2. Literature		3
3. Communication		3
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.		3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences		3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives		3
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.		3
H. Mathematics
Complete a 3 credit Mathematics course.		3
I. Natural Science Laboratory
Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course.		4
J. Physical Education
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course.		1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History		3
2. Global Cultural Perspectives
May be fulfilled by JUST 103 in the International Justice concentration.		0-3
3. Social Science Perspectives		3
L. Interdisciplinary Studies		3
Total Credits		39-42

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
World Languages
Based on placement exam complete one or two sequential courses in one language.		3-6
World Cultures
May be fulfilled by JUST 103 in the International Justice concentration.		0-3
Total Credits		3-9

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

International Justice Concentration

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar	1	GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication	3	JUST 205	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics	3	JUST 220	3
JUST 103	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory	4
JUST 204	3
	16		16
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education	1	GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K3) Social Science – Social Science Perspectives	3	World Language 2	3
World Language 1	3	JUST 240	4
Free Elective	3
	16		16
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies	3	JUST 310	3
World Cultures	3	Major Elective	3
JUST 300	3	Major Elective	3
Major Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Major Elective	3	JUST 497	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	2
Free Elective	3
	15		11
Total Credits 120

Criminal Justice Concentration

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar	1	GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics	3	JUST 101 or 102	3
JUST 101 or 102	3	JUST 205	3
JUST 204	3
	16		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory	4
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives	3	World Language 2	3
World Language 1	3	Major Elective	3
JUST 240	4	Free Elective	3
	16		16
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education	1	JUST 310 or 300	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies	3	Major Elective	3
World Cultures	3	Major Elective	3
JUST 300 or 310	3	Free Elective	3
Major Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Major Elective	3
	16		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
Free Elective	3	JUST 497	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	2
	14		12
Total Credits 120

Paralegal Studies Concentration

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar	1	GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (K1) Social Science – American and European History	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (H) Mathematics	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (L) Interdisciplinary Studies	3
JUST 101	3	JUST 204	3
PALG 210	3
	16		15
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory	4	GENERAL EDUCATION: (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives	3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives	3	World Language 2	3
World Language 1	3	PALG 312	3
JUST 205	3	PALG Elective	3
	16		15
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
World Cultures	3	JUST 310 or 300	3
JUST 300 or 310	3	PALG 339 (or PALG Elective)	3
PALG 339 (or PALG Elective)	3	PALG Elective	3
PALG Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
JUST 497 (or Free Elective)	3	GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education	1
PALG Elective	3	JUST 497 (or Free Elective)	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
Free Elective	3	Free Elective	3
	15		13
Total Credits 120