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BA, Criminal Justice

Curriculum Details

Graduation Requirements (2012-2013 Catalog)
  • A minimum of 120 credits.
  • 36 credits earned in upper-division coursework.
  • Minimum of 32 credits completed in residence at Brandman; 18 of which must be upper -division credits, 12 of which must be completed in students major.
  • A 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale at Brandman and transfer work.
  • A 2.0 grade point average in all major and minor coursework. Programs may have additional grade requirements.
  • Resolution of all "Cl" and "l" grades.
  • LBSU 300 Liberal Arts Core Foundations- (Cannot be used as an elective in a major, minor, or certificate program)
  • LBSU 302 Information Fluency and Academic Integrity (Cannot be used as an elective in a major, minor, or certificate program)
General Education Requirements

 

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Major Requirements


Core requirements (30 credits):

 

CJCU 250 Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice 3
CJCU 465 Management in Criminal Justice Organizations 3
CJCU 380 Correctional Systems 3
CJCU 403 Police and Society 3
POSU 344 Constitutional Rights 3
POSU 240 Introduction to Law 3
SOCU 301 Social Research Design 3
SOCU 420 Sociology of Deviant Behavior 3
SOCU 450 Social and Political Theory 3
CJCU 494 Social Science Capstone Course 3
 

 

Concentrations (9-12 credits):

General Criminal Justice Concentraion

 

CJCU 430 Applied Criminology 3
CJCU 432 Communication and Conflict Resolution for Criminal Justice 3
CJCU 434 Diversity, Conflict, and Crime 3

 

Corrections Concentraion

 

CJCU 430 Applied Criminology 3
CJCU 436 Community Corrections and Alternative Sentences 3
CJCU 438 Mental Health Issues in Society 3
CJCU 411 Gangs and Gang Behavior 3

 

Criminal Justice Leadership Concentraion

 

CJCU 470 Public Sector Leadership and Ethics 3
CJCU 471 Team Leadership in Criminal Justice 3
CJCU 472 Criminal Justice Leadership Theory and Practice 3
CJCU 434 Diversity, Conflict, and Crime 3

 

Homeland Security Concentraion

 

CJCU 450 Homeland Security 3
CJCU 474 Counter Terrorism 3
CJCU 475 Domestic Terrorism 3
CJCU 430 Applied Criminology 3

 

Major electives (3-6 credits. A maximum of one elective course may be lower division.):

The exact number of elective credits depends on the credit requirements (9 or 12) of a student’s selected concentration.  Thus, if a student selects a concentration that has a 12 credit requirement, then the student will take one (1) elective course. Students may choose from criminal justice, organizational leadership, political science, psychology, social science, or sociology courses.

 

Total credits                                                         45

 

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