About Criminal Justice (B.A.)
Marymount’s Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice 2017-2018
Is distinctive in its combined emphasis of introductory professional skills and theoretical foundations. By examining decision-making processes, including policy analysis and day-to-day practical operations of various components of the criminal justice system, you will learn to apply theory to practice. Ethical decision making is also emphasized.
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All students must also fulfill Liberal Arts Core and University requirements, and some of the following courses may also fulfill those requirements. A minimum grade of C- is required for all courses in the major.
Major Requirements
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with an advisor. Some courses also satisfy Liberal Arts Core Requirements.
| CJ 207 | Juvenile Justice |
3 |
| CJ 209 | The Criminal Justice System |
3 |
| CJ 250 | Deviant Behavior |
3 |
| CJ 304 | Applied Research Methods |
4 |
| CJ 305 | Criminology * |
3 |
| CJ 312 | Criminal Justice Management |
3 |
| CJ 400 | Internship |
3 |
| CJ 495 | Senior Seminar |
3 |
| SOC 131 | Principles of Sociology in Global Perspective * |
3 |
Five (5) courses from the following:
| CJ 201 | Principles of Forensic Science |
3 |
| CJ 202 | Principles in Forensic Science II |
3 |
| CJ 205 | Crime, Media, and Culture |
3 |
| CJ 302 | Introduction to Counterintelligence and Terrorism |
3 |
| CJ 310 | Policing in American Society |
3 |
| CJ 311 | Correctional Institutions |
3 |
| CJ 313 | Recognition and Recovery of Human Remains |
3 |
| CJ 320 | Cybercrime and Digital Terrorism |
3 |
| CJ 325 | Gender and the Criminal Justice System |
3 |
| LA 302 | Criminal Litigation |
3 |
| PH 301 | Social and Political Philosophy * |
3 |
| PSY 230 | Psychological Disorders |
3 |
| PSY 332 | Psychology of Addictions |
3 |
| SOC 222 | Race and Ethnic Diversity * |
3 |
