Program Overview

Program Overview

The Criminal Justice Studies program is designed to be completed in 2 years, with students taking 2 online courses every 8 weeks.

Sample Course Sequence

The program consists of a total of 53 units, with the following sample course sequence:

• Session 1:
  • C J 200 Construction of Crime and Justice (Core) - 3 units
  • C J 435 Race, Crime and Justice - 3 units
• Session 2:
  • C J 300 Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Core) - 4 units
  • C J 230 Crime, Data and Analysis (Core) - 3 units
• Session 3:
  • C J 461 Terrorism and Covert Political Warfare - 4 units
  • RRS 571 Women, Race and Class - 3 units
• Session 4:
  • C J 330GW Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR (Core) - 4 units
  • C J 501 Criminal Law - 3 units
• Session 5:
  • C J 420 Introduction to Forensic Science - 3 units
  • C J 452 Criminological Theory - 4 units
• Session 6:
  • C J 502 Criminal Procedure - 3 units
  • C J 530 Geographies of Social Control and Urban Diversity - 3 units
• Session 7:
  • C J 320 Literature in Criminal Justice - Crime Control, Due Process and Class Justice - 3 units
  • C J 680 Field Course in Criminal Justice (Core) - 4 units
• Session 8:
  • HIST 471 The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (for those who need it) - 3 units
  • C J 340 Comparative Criminal Justice - 4 units
  • C J 400 Police and Public Policy (for those not needing HIST 471) - 3 units

Program Structure

The program is structured to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of criminal justice studies, with a focus on core courses and electives that cover a range of topics, including construction of crime and justice, research methods, and criminological theory.