Criminal Justice

Program Type: Major
Program Level: Undergraduate, Associate
Department: Social Sciences

The mission of the Mount Marty University Criminal Justice Program is to educate future criminal justice practitioners and scholars in the critical areas of crime, justice, law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice, and the social structures and functions that comprise the field of criminal justice. In addition, students will learn to appreciate human, social, and intellectual contexts and to examine the world around them critically. The department, along with the university, prepares students for the contemporary world of work, service to the community, and a commitment to life-long learning.

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Associate of Arts
  • Major
    • Criminal Justice
    • Pre-Law Concentration
  • Minor

Bachelor Degree Requirements: 128 credit

Major Course Requirements: 32 credits

  • CJU 133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CJU 233 Policing in America
  • CJU 236 Criminal Investigation
  • CJU 310 Service Learning (one credit)
  • CJU 340 Criminal Procedure
  • CJU 358 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections
  • CJU 444 Juvenile Justice
  • CJU 460 Criminal Law 56
  • CJU 475 Criminology
  • CJU 485 Internship (one credit)
  • CJU 490 Senior Seminar

Related Course Requirements:

  • POS 120 American Government
  • PSY/SOC 341 Introduction to Counseling

Pre-Law Conception (optional)

associate degree requirements: 64 credits

Associate of Arts Requirements: 15 credits

MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

  • CJU 133 Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • CJU 236 Criminal Investigation
  • CJU 358 Institutional and Community-Based Corrections
  • CJU 444 Juvenile Justice
  • CJU 485 Internship (three credits)

Related Course Requirements:

  • PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology
  • PSY/SOC 341 Introduction to Counseling
  • SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 

Minor Course Requirements: 18 credits

  • Choose 18 credits from the Criminal Justice department.
  • Alpha Phi Sigma - Criminal Justice Honor Society

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