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School of Social Sciences

Criminology and Criminal Justice (Bachelor of Science)

The Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed to study the origins, nature, and causes of norm-violating behavior as well as societal reactions to this behavior. The study of criminal justice begins with a study of the entire criminal justice system and its interrelation with society. Advanced study inquires into the political, organizational, social, and behavioral aspects of various components of the criminal justice system. Research courses give students the tools to analyze criminal justice and the skills important for career development. Legal courses provide an awareness of the values of due process and the limits of government power in a democratic society.

Criminology and Criminal Justice is multidisciplinary, drawing on broad fields of knowledge, including law, the social and behavioral sciences, and the natural sciences. Indiana University Southeast offers a Bachelor of Science degree through the School of Social Sciences. A major in criminology and criminal justice provides an excellent liberal arts background for a wide variety of career fields. Career opportunities in criminal justice include police agencies, prosecutors, defense attorneys, courts, and correctional agencies. Other specialized roles in criminal justice include juvenile probation officers, volunteer administrators, criminologists, forensic scientists, forensic psychologists, medical examiners, and policy analysts. Many criminology and criminal justice majors choose to continue their education in law school or graduate school.

Student Learning Goals

  1. Understand the nature and extent of crime.
  2. Understand the causes and theories of crime, including typologies of criminal behavior and characteristics of victims and offenders.
  3. Understand how crime is measured and how criminal justice research is conducted, including skills for being a careful consumer of criminal justice research.
  4. Understand the organization and administration of law enforcement agencies, including legal constraints on law enforcement.
  5. Understand the criminal law, its application, and the criminal court process.
  6. Understand the major policies designed to control or reduce crime and their effectiveness.

Scholarships/Awards

Denzinger Scholarship

Degree/Certificate Requirements Defined

  • B.S. Requirements (33 to 35 hours)

MATH-M 118 or higher (3 hours) Note: This also meets general education quantitative reasoning requirement.

One of the following quantitative methods sequence (6 hours)

SOC-S 250/SOC-S 251 or PSY-P 341/PSY-P 342; or MATH-K 300 or ECON-E 280 and CSCI-C 106 or N 207.

One natural science course.

Take 7 of the following social science courses (21 hours):

  1. Sociology:  SOC-S 335, SOC-R 463, SOC-S 481
  2. History:  HIST-H 105, HIST-H 106, HIST-A 356
  3. Psychology:  PSY-P 324, PSY-B 310, PSY-P 319, PSY-P 320, PSY-P 316, PSY-P 425, PSY-P 220, PSY-P 322
  4. Political Science: POLS-Y 107, POLS-Y 302, POLS-Y 304, POLS-Y 305, POLS-Y 308, POLS-Y 402, POLS-Y 403, POLS-Y 471
  5. Journalism: JOUR-C 200

 

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-Reqs

MATH-M

118

Finite Mathematics

3

D-

P: Placement by exam or MATH-M 101

SOC-S

250

Methods and Statistics I

3

D-

P: MATH-M 118 or MATH-A 118; SOC-S 163 or 3 hours of introductory sociology

SOC-S

251

Methods and Statistics 2

3

D-

P: SOC-S 250

PSY-P

341

Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology I

3

D-

P: PSY-P  101, P102, and MATH-M 118 or Math-A 118

PSY-P

342

Research and Quantitative Methods in Psychology II

3

D-

P: PSY-P 341

MATH-K

300

Statistical Techniques for Health Professions

3

D-

P: Placement by Exam, or MATH-M 101

ECON-E

280

Applied Statistics for Business and Economics I

3

D-

P:MATH-M122 and BUS-K 201 or equivalent Excel skills

CSCI-C

106

Introduction to Computers and Their Use

3

D-

SOC-S

335

Race and Ethnic Relations

3

D-

P: SOC-S 163 or 3 cr. hrs. Introductory Sociology

SOC-R

463

Inequality and Society

3

D-

P: SOC-S 163 or 3 hours of introductory sociology

HIST-H

105

American History I

3

D-

HIST-H

106

American History II

3

D-

HIST-A

356

African American History II

3

D-

 P:HIST-H 105 and H106 or consent of instructor

PSY-P

324

Abnormal Psychology

3

D-

P; 6 Cr. Hrs. of Psychology
R: PSY-P 102

PSY-B

310

Life Span Development

3

D-

P: 3 Cr. Hrs. of Psychology

PSY-P

319

Psychology of Personality

3

D-

P: 6 Cr. Hrs. of Psychology

PSY-P

320

Social Psychology

3

D-

P: PSY-P 101 and P 102

PSY-P

316

Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

D-

P: 6 Cr. Hrs. of Psychology

PSY-P

425

Behavioral Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

3

D-

P: PSY-P 324

PSY-P

220

Drugs and Behavior

3

D-

PSY-P

322

Psychology in the Courtroom

3

D-

P: PSY-P 101 and P 102

POLS-Y

107

Introduction to Comparative Politics

3

D-

POLS-Y

302

Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society

3

D-

POLS-Y

304

Constitutional Law

3

D-

P: POLS-Y 103

POLS-Y

305

Constitutional Rights and Liberties

3

D-

P: POLS-Y 103

POLS-Y

308

Urban Politics

3

D-

POLS-Y

402

Politics of the Budgetary Process

3

D-

P: POLS-Y 302

POLS-Y

403

Legal Issues in Public Bureaucracy

3

D-

P: POLS-Y 302

POLS-Y

471

Terrorism

3

D-

JOUR-C

200

Introduction to Mass Communications

3

D-

Major Specific Requirements   

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CJUS-P

100

Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

C-

P:  Freshman or Sophomore Standing

CJUS-P

200

Theories of Crime and Deviance

3

C-

CJUS-P

295

Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources

3

C-

 CJUS-P 100, CJUS-P 200, ENG-W 131, and MATH-M 118 (all with a grade of C or better); student must have also completed 30 credit hours with a GPA of 2.3 or higher

CJUS-P

470

Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice

3

C-

P: Senior Standing

CJUS-P

301

Police in Contemporary Society

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

CJUS-P

302

Courts and Criminal Justice

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

CJUS-P

303

Corrections and Criminal Justice

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

CJUS-P

375

American Juvenile Justice System

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

CJUS-P

374

Substantive Criminal Law

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

CJUS-P

376

Procedural Criminal Law

3

C-

 CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

 

Capstone

Dept

Course Number

Title

Credit Hours

Minimum Grade

Co-Reqs or Pre-reqs

CJUS-P

470

Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice

3

C-

P: Senior Standing (permission only); CJUS-P 295 with a grade of C or better

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