Justice Studies B.A.

Course Requirements

Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PHIL 206	Ethics	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 202	American Government	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PSYC 110	Introduction to Psychology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 207	Crime and Criminal Justice	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Research Methods

CHOOSE Option I, II, or III below

Option I

(For all justice studies majors, including those double majoring in justice studies and sociology)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SOC 302	Social Research Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 404	Social Research Methods II	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Option II

(For students double majoring in justice studies and political science)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
POL 300	Methodology in Political Science	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 302	Social Research Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Option III

(For students double majoring in justice studies and psychology)

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
PSYC 320	Research Methods II: Behavioral Statistics	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 302	Social Research Methods I	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Core Theory and Capstone

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
JSTD 466	Seminar in Justice Studies	4	Fall, Spring.
POL 332	Civil Liberties in the United States	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 309	The Sociology of Delinquency and Crime	4	Fall, Spring.

Core Choices

THREE COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
ANTH 333	Comparative Law and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
SOC 333	Comparative Law and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
HIST 315	Western Legal Systems	4	As needed.
	-Or-
POL 315	Western Legal Systems	4	As needed.
PHIL 321	Social and Political Philosophy	3	Fall, Spring.
POL 327	Internship in State Government	4	Spring.
	-Or-
POL 328	Field Experiences in the Public Sector	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
POL 335	Jurisprudence and the American Judicial Process	3	As needed.
SOC 318	Law and Society	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 340	Law Enforcement: Theory and Application	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 341	Corrections: Process and Theory	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 327: Double majors in justice studies and social work may choose SWRK 436.

Cognates

TWO COURSES from

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
JSTD 3XX	Topics in Justice Studies	4
MGT 341	Business, Government, and Society	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
PHIL 315	Evidence, Reasoning, and Proof	3	Annually.
POL 331	Courts and Public Policy	4	Fall.
SOC 342	Women, Crime, and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 343	Juveniles and Justice	4	As needed.
SOC 344	Race and Justice	4	Fall, Spring.
SOC 345	Victimology	4	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Total Credit Hours: 51-55