Criminal Justice Undergraduate Degree Requirements for Premajors and Majors who Declared Before Fall 2008
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Criminal Justice Undergraduate Degree Requirements for Premajors and Majors who Declare CJ Effective 2008
Criminal Justice Undergraduate Degree Requirements for Premajors and Majors who Declared Before Fall 2008
Prerequisites (Lower Division) (take ALL 5 courses; 15 units)
- CJA 200 Intro Crim Justice Administration
- POLS 102 Intro to Am/Ca Govt and Politics
- SOC 101 Intr Soc: Study of Society
- SOC 150 Intro to Social Problems
- SOC 201 Elemen Social Statistics *OR* other low-div statistics
Requirements (Upper Division, 9 Units)
- CJA 301 Soc Control/Policy & Admin of Justice
- CJA 540 Planning Research & Eval in CJA
- PA 301 Concepts & Issues in PA
Practicum Courses (3 Units)
Students must take one course from the following list. Students have the option of selecting an Additional practicum courses may be counted as a CJ-related elective.
- CJA 497 Senior Thesis (field study w/approval of School Director)
- CJA 498 CJA Internship (with approval)
- CJA 543 Community Resources in CJA (counts only if taken fall '03 or after)
- CJA 430 Prisons in Theory & Practice (offered through Extended Studies)
- CJA 450 Study Abroad in CJA (offered through Extended Studies)
- CJA 496 Russian CJ, Moscow (offered through Extended Studies)
- ISCOR 450 Study Abroad in ISCOR (with approval) (offered through Extended Studies)
Public Administration Electives (6 Units)
Students must take 6 upper division Public Administration units. Three PA one unit courses may also be taken through the Extended Studies program.
CJA Electives (18 Units)
Students must choose 3-6 courses from the following list.
- CJA 305 CJ Professions & Ethics
- CJA 310 Law Enforcement Admin
- CJA 320 Admin of Criminal Law
- CJA 321 Juvenile Justice Admin
- CJA 330 Contemp Correctional Admin
- CJA 333 Judicial Admin
- CJA 420 Constitutional Issues
- CJA 496 Selected Topics in CJA
- CJA 502 Juvenile Deviance & the Admin Process
- CJA 510 Contemp Issues in Law Enforcement
- CJA 520 Prosecutorial Function
- CJA 531 Probation & Parole
- CJA 570 Org Crime: Global & Domestic Persp
CJ Electives Continued
Students may choose up to 3 courses from this group so that you have a total of 6 elective courses (including the classes taken from the above list).
LAW and LEGAL PROCESS
- ANTH 430 Anthropology of Law
- POLS 322 Creative Conflict Mgmt
- POLS 346 Law & Political System
- POLS 347A American Constitutional Law
- POLS 347B American Constitutional Law
- POLS 348 Supreme Court & Contemp Issues (not open to anyone who completed both POLS 347 A & POLS 347 B)
- POLS 454 Special Problems in Public Law
- POLS 577 Principles of International Law
COMMUNITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE & GLOBAL ISSUES
- AFRAS 380 Blacks in the Amer Justice System
- AFRAS 452 Race Relation Strategies
- CCS 320 Chicana & Chicano Life Styles
- CCS 355 U.S.-Mexico Int'l Border
- ISCOR 421 Alternative Dispute Resolution
- ISCOR 575 Homeland Security (formerly ISCOR 475)
- WMNST 370 Women & the Law Policy
CRIMINOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY
- PSY 340 Social Psychology
- PSY 350 Abnormal Psychology
- PSY 365 Drugs & Behavior
- SOC 410 Social Psychology
- SOC 443 Crime & Society
- SOC 445 Soc of Deviance
- SOC 543 Sociology of Crime & Punishment
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Criminal Justice Undergraduate Degree Requirements for Premajors and Majors who Declare CJ Effective 2008
Criminal Justice Curriculum for students declaring their major Fall 2008
The new criminal justice curriculum consists of a spine comprising nine required core courses, each anchoring a track of related electives, culminating in a capstone practicum experience. The tracks are: (1) Law and Society, (2) Criminal Behavior, (3) Criminal Justice Systems, (4) Criminal Justice Policy and Planning. The core courses each require CJ 300 as a prerequisite, and no more than one of these courses may be taken concurrently with CJ 300. Three elective courses are required to complete the major; students interested in pursuing a particular track as a concentration are encouraged to take additional classes in these tracks since the degree does not require a minor and these concentrations will enhance the depth of study.
Prerequisites (total of 12 units)
POLS 102 Introduction to American/Californian Government and Politics
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOC 150 Introduction to Social Problems
SOC 201 Elementary Social Statistics (or equivalent).
Criminal Justice Major (total of 36 units)
- INTRODUCTION TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CORE CURRICULUM (3 units):
CJ 300 Crime, Law and Justice (3 units)
B. CRIMINAL JUSTICE CORE CURRICULUM: REQUIRED COURSES AND ELECTIVE TRACKS. Take each anchor course (highlighted in yellow) for a total of 9 units, and select up to 3 electives for a total of 9 units. If you want to specialize in an area, you may choose your three electives from that area; but you are allowed to choose electives across as many areas as you like, based on your interests. (Total Units for B is 18)
Area I: Law and Society
CJ 301: Law in Society (3 units Required)
Related Electives:
CJ 320 The Administration of Criminal Law
CJ 333 Judicial Administration
CJ 420 Constitutional Issues in the Administration of Justice
CJ 520 Prosecutorial Function
ANTH 430 Anthropology of Law
ISCOR 421 Alternative Dispute Resolution
PHIL 510 Philosophy of Law
POLS 322 Creative Conflict Management
POLS 338 The Legislative Process
POLS 346 Law and the Political System
POLS 347A American Constitutional Law
POLS 347B American Constitutional Law
POLS 348 Supreme Court/Constitutional Issues
POLS 541 Special Problems in Public Law
POLS 577 Principles of International Law
WMNST 370 Women, Law, and Policy.
Area II: Crime and Behavior
CJ 302 Crime and Behavior (3 units Required)
Related Electives:
CJ 570 Organized Crime
POLS 322 Politics and Conflict
POL S 370. Political Violence
PSY 340 Social Psychology or SOC 410 Social Psychology
PSY 350 Abnormal Psychology
PSY 365 Drugs and Behavior
SOC 412. Social Construction of Reality
SOC 442 Sociology of Murder
SOC 443 Crime and Society
SOC 444 Juvenile Delinquency (not if taking CJ 321)
SOC 445 Sociology of Deviance
SOC 456. Collective Behavior: Crowds, Cults, and Crazes
WMNST 572 Women and Violence.
Area III Criminal Justice Systems
CJ 303 Criminal Justice and Social Control (formerly CJ 301 Social Control, Social Policy and the Administration of Justice). (3 units Required)
Related Electives:
CJ 305 Professions and Ethics
CJ 310 Law Enforcement
CJ 321 Juvenile Justice
CJ 330 Corrections
CJ 431 Field Study in Local Corrections
CJ 510 Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement
CJ 531 Probation and Parole
CJ 496 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
CJ 499 Special Study in Criminal Justice
AFRAS 380 Blacks in the American Justice System
ISCOR 575 Homeland Security
POLS 479 National Security Policy
PSY 321 Organizational Psychology
SOC 430 Social Organization
C. PUBLIC POLICY Take both required courses highlighted in yellow below and then select one elective course from the list below.
Required (6 units):
PA 301 Concepts and Issues in Public Administration (3 units)
CJ 540 Applied Planning, Research and Evaluation in Criminal Justice (3 units)
Electives: Choose any one 300-level (or above) course (3 units), preferably those relating to organizational issues, urban issues and planning (others with permission of advisor):
PAx 496 Special Topics (take 3 x 1 unit courses)
PA 320 Introduction to Urban Planning
PA 330 Public personnel Administration
PA 340 Administrative Behavior
PA 341 Administrative Management
PA 350 Contemporary Urban Issues
PA 460 Administration and Public Policy Development (recommended)
PA 480 Leadership in the Public Sector
PA 485 Planning and Public Policy in U.S.-Mexico Border Region
PA 490 Community Organizing in a Diverse Society
PA 512 The Metropolitan Area
PA 520 Decision Making in the Urban Community
PA 525 The US City Planning Process
PA 580 Comparative Public Administration
D. CAPSTONE COURSE The Capstone course is designed as a Practicum in Criminal Justice which can be satisfied through an internship or any of the following courses that require engagement in the world of criminal justice. Choose any one from (for 3 units):
CJ 497Senior Thesis
CJ 498 CJ Internship
CJ 543 Community Resources in Criminal Justice
CJx 430 Prison in Theory and Practice
CJ496x Selected Topics in Criminal Justice: Russian Criminal Justice in Moscow
ISCORx 450 Study Abroad in ISCOR
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