Our criminal justice program focuses on the interdisciplinary view of crime and its control, including policing, crime prevention through personal change and community development. You develop broad skills and take classes in criminology, law, policing, sociology, and forensic studies.
Criminal justice courses are taught by faculty who have experience as criminal justice attorneys, gang unit and state police officers, medical examiners, and probation administrators. The program offers you opportunities to study within agencies dealing with crime and justice and take courses that study the full range of issues related to the social nature of crime, criminal law, and social control.
Learning Outcomes
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice students will demonstrate:
Knowledge of theory on the crime pattern of their choice.
Knowledge of the current research on the crime pattern of their choice.
Evidence of critical thinking, drawing logical conclusions in the analysis of that pattern of behavior.
Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively their knowledge of theory and current research and their critical thinking about the crime pattern of their choice.
Knowledge of theory on crime and on a component of the criminal justice system.
Knowledge of the current research on crime and that system component.
Evidence of critical thinking, drawing logical conclusions in the analysis of that policy.
Evidence of the ability to communicate effectively their knowledge and critical thinking.
Career Outlook
Some of our criminal justice graduates are working as:
Special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration
Investigators for insurance claims management firms
U.S. probation officers
U.S. Secret Service agents