Human Services Criminal Justice Certificate of Undergraduate Study

Program Overview

Rowan University's Human Services-Criminal Justice Certificate prepares students for careers in human services and criminal justice. The program offers a combination of foundation courses in human services, sociology, and criminal justice, along with elective courses in specialized areas. Students can complete the program full-time or part-time in a face-to-face format at Rowan's Camden campus.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The Human Services-Criminal Justice Certificate of Undergraduate Study is a full-time or part-time program offered in a face-to-face format at Rowan University's Camden, NJ campus.
• It requires the completion of 15 undergraduate semester hours (five courses).

Foundation Courses:

• HSRV 01100 Introduction to Human Services (3 S.H.)
• SOC 08332 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 S.H.)
• LAWJ 05175 Survey Of Criminal Justice (3 S.H.)
• SOC 08235 Deviant Behavior and Social Control (3 S.H.)

Elective Courses:

• LAWJ 05315 Criminal Justice And Social Conflict (3 S.H.)

Careers:

• The program is designed to prepare students for positions as diversity trainers, human services providers, managers and staff of human services agencies, and human rights organizations.
• The State of New Jersey foresees an increased need for probation and parole officers, and this program is designed to help meet that need.