Criminal Justice, Restorative Justice, and Criminology

Core Courses

• CJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Studies
• CJ 300 - Criminal Justice Ethics
• CJ 401 - Capstone
• SOC 111 - Introduction to Criminology
• SOC 210 - Inequality and Social Justice

One of the following research methods courses:

• POLS 200 Introduction to Research Methods  
• PSY 202 Quantitative Research Methods  
• SOC 202 Research Methods in Sociology  

Elective Courses

Students must choose two courses from Group A and two courses from Group B.  At least two electives total need to be at the 300+ level.

Group A:

• CHEM 102 Forensic Science  
• CJ 250 Juvenile Justice  
• CJ 330 Courts and Corrections  
• CJ 350 Restorative Justice  
• POLS 245 Policing as Governance  
• One of the following law courses:
  • PHIL 265 Philosophy of Law  
  • POLS 123 Legal Issues in Public Policy: Criminal Law  
  • PSY 328 Psychology and Law  
  • SOC 322 Sociology of Law  

Group B:

• ANTH 246 Imagining a Just World through Action  
• CJ 298 Special Topics course (course in development)
• CJ 398 Advanced Special Topics course (course in development)
• CJ 399 Indepdent Study (course in development)
• PSY 247 Abnormal Psychology  
• SOC 104 Contemporary Social Problems  
• SOC 321 Deviance and Social Control  

* Additional courses from Group A would also count