Offered by Department of Criminal Justice
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| |
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| Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences | |
| Elementary Statistics |
| |
| |
| General Psychology | |
| Human Development |
| |
| |
| Introduction to American Politics | |
| Introduction to Sociology | |
| 58-61 |
| 26-29 |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 |
A grade of "C-" or above is required for all courses in this major.
At least 15 credit hours (5 courses) of upper division credit in Criminal Justice must be taken from UNK.
Major Option
Course List | Code | Title | Credit Hours |
| CJUS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJUS 103 | Orientation to Criminal Justice | 1 |
| CJUS 215 | Correctional Services and Systems | 3 |
| CJUS 230 | The Police Service | 3 |
| CJUS 304 | Criminal Justice Research Methods I | 3 |
| CJUS 326 | Theories of Crime and Criminal Law | 3 |
| CJUS 340 | Criminal Evidence, Procedure and the Courts | 3 |
| CJUS 480 | Criminal Justice Seminar: Professional Ethics and Career Development | 3 |
| CJUS 475 | Internship 2 | 6-9 |
| 21 |
| The Juvenile Justice System | |
| Community Based Corrections | |
| Victimology: Victims of Crime | |
| Technology in Criminal Justice | |
| Criminal Law | |
| Organized Crime | |
| Sex Crimes | |
| Women and Crime | |
| Minorities and Criminal Justice | |
| Criminal Investigation | |
| Special Topics | |
| Criminal Justice Research Methods II | |
| Readings in Criminal Justice | |
| Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice | |
| Drugs and the Criminal Justice System | |
| Interviewing and Correctional Case Management | |
| Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure | |
| Sex Offender Supervision and Control | |
| Advanced Criminal and Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) | |
| Independent Study | |
| 9 |
| Counseling & Mental Disorders | |
| Clinical Treatment Issues in Addictions Counseling | |
| Assessment, Case Planning & Management of Addictions | |
| Counseling Skills | |
| Introduction to Counseling and Social Advocacy | |
| Psychology and Criminal Behavior | |
| Lifespan Development and the Family | |
| Infant Development | |
| Child and Adolescent Development | |
| Parent Education | |
| Marriage and Family Relationships | |
| Families and Social Policy | |
| Grantwriting and Fundraising for Human Service Programs | |
| Cross-Cultural Family Patterns | |
| Families in Crisis | |
| CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer | |
| The Courts and the Judicial Process | |
| American Constitutional Law | |
| Individual Liberties and Civil Rights | |
| Politics of the Drug War | |
| Public Administration | |
| Abnormal Behavior and Society | |
| Psychology of Gender | |
| Psychopathology | |
| Adolescent Psychology | |
| Psychology and Law | |
| Global Cultures and Diversity | |
| Criminology | |
| Juvenile Delinquency | |
| Sociology of Gender | |
| Sociology of Family | |
| Deviance and Social Control | |
| Human Service Ethics and Experience | |
| Social Policy & Programs | |
| Diversity and Social Justice | |
| Introduction to Mental Health Issues | |
| Child Welfare Services | |
| Child Abuse and Neglect | |
| Social Work in Legal Settings | |
| Violence Across the Lifespan | |
| Spanish for Special Purposes | |
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| Total Credit Hours | 58-61 |
This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 |
| LOPR 126 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 103 | Orientation to Criminal Justice | 1 |
| PSCI 110 | Introduction to American Politics | 3 |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 13 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 230 | The Police Service | 3 |
| PSY 203 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or PSY 230 | Human Development |
| STAT 235 | Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences | 3 |
| or STAT 241 | Elementary Statistics |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 215 | Correctional Services and Systems | 3 |
| CJUS 304 | Criminal Justice Research Methods I | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 326 | Theories of Crime and Criminal Law | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 340 | Criminal Evidence, Procedure and the Courts | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 480 | Criminal Justice Seminar: Professional Ethics and Career Development | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 15 |
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credit Hours |
| CJUS 475 | Internship | 5-9 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 14-18 |
