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Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
120 Credits
Within the framework of a liberal arts education, this program provides students with a broad-based, sophisticated understanding of criminology and the role the criminal justice system plays in American society. This degree program prepares you to attend graduate school and/or to assume positions in public and private agencies concerned with crime and its prevention.
You will acquire the knowledge, values, and skills that will enable you to better understand the origin and nature of criminal law, and the causes and extent of crime. You will be taught to rationally analyze the problems of the criminal justice system and the needs of society in a manner in keeping with democratic traditions of law, social well-being, and individual rights.
As a graduate, You will be well equipped to provide input on policies & programs and to assume productive roles in the criminal justice system and other public and private organizations.
This program is part of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences.
Degree Requirements
A minimum of 36 credits must be taken at the 300 level or above, with at least 18 in the major. No course with a grade below a 2.0 (C) will be accepted in the major/concentration area.
Criminal Justice Course Requirements (27 credits)
- CJUS-P 100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 200 Theories of Crime and Deviance
- CJUS-P 295 Criminal Justice Data, Methods and Research
- CJUS-P 370 Legal Aspects of Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 301 Police in Contemporary Society
- CJUS-P 302 Courts and Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 303 Corrections and Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 411 Criminal Justice Management
- CJUS-P 470 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Course Electives (9 credits) - Choose three:
- CJUS-P 210 Service Learning Experience in Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 300 Topics in Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 320 Foundations of Criminal Investigation
- CJUS-P 330 Criminal Justice Ethics
- CJUS-P 372 Evidence
- CJUS-P 375 American Juvenile Justice System
- CJUS-P 376 Procedural Criminal Law
- CJUS-P 422 Crime in the Mass Media
- CJUS-P 457 Seminar on White-Collar Crime
- CJUS-P 458 Wrongful Conviction
- CJUS-P 481 Field Experience in Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 493 Seminar in Criminal Justice
- CJUS-P 496 Research Internship
- Note: CJUS-P 300 and CJUS-P 493 address various topics and may be repeated.
Electives
- One Social Work (SWK) class recommended
- Choose additional courses to reach 120 credit hours total.
Program Requirements
First-Year Seminar (0-3 credits)
- UCOL-U 101 or HON-H 100 - A passing grade is required in the First Year Seminar course. This course is mandatory for all beginning freshmen and for transfer students with no more than 12 credit hours of transferring coursework. This course must be taken in the first semester after admission to Indiana University East.
Ethics (3 credits) - Choose one:
- PHIL-P 120 Ethics
- PHIL-P 140 Introduction to Ethics
- PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
Information Literacy (3 credits) - Choose one:
- CSCI-A 110 Intro to Computers & Computing
- BUS-K 209 Fundamentals of Microsoft Office
Diversity Requirement (3 credits) - Pick from the following or other approved courses in consultation with your academic advisor:
- CMCL-C 427 Cross Cultural Communication
- CMCL-C 450 Gender and Communication
- GEOG-G 237 Mapping our World
- LSTU-L 385 Class, Race, Gender and Work
- POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
- POLS-Y 324 Gender & Politics
- POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions
- POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
- POLS-Y 377 Globalization
- PSY-P 390: Special Topics in Psychology: Psychology of Gender & Ethnicity
- SOC-S 215 Social Change
- SOC-S 217 Social Inequality
- SOC-S 335 Race & Ethnic Relations
- SOC-S 413 Gender & Society
- SOC-S 308 Global Society
- SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy: Global Social Problems
- SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy: Islamic Fundamentalism
- SOC-S 410 Advanced Topics in Social Organization- Queer Identities and Communities
- WOST-W 200 Women in Society
Careers
Employment settings:
- State agencies
- Federal agencies
- Private businesses
- Corrections facilities
- Colleges and Universities
- Military
General Education Requirements
Recommended General Education Coursework:
- Written Communication Skills: ENG-W 270 or ENG W231
- Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing: PSY-P 103 or SOC-S 100
- Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing: HIST-H 105 or HIST-H 106
Required General Education Coursework:
- Quantitative Reasoning: CJUS-K 300
Remaining General Education Requirements can be fulfilled as you and your advisor see fit.