Criminal Justice Minor

Program Features

24 credits

The 24-credit minor in Criminal Justice emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary for students to think critically and to develop beginning skills in the criminal justice field.  The goal of the Criminal Justice Administration program is to provide students with the educational background necessary to pursue careers in Criminal Justice, and/or to pursue graduate study in criminology, criminal justice, law, or other related fields.  The Criminal Justice minor not only complements the Sociology and Social Work majors offered in the department, but also many other majors across various related professional fields and disciplines.

Required courses:

CRJU 150Introduction to Criminal Justice

3 credits

CRJU 216Juvenile Justice

3 credits

Three concentration courses:

Select (9 credits) from the following:
CRJU 215The American Court System

3 credits

SOCI 217Introduction to Criminology

3 credits

CRJU 250Corrections

3 credits

CRJU 251Police Organization and Administration

3 credits

CRJU 252Organized Crime

3 credits

CRJU 253Violence in Society

3 credits

Three upper division courses:

Select (9 credits) from the following:

CRJU 302/SOCI 302Social Inequality, Crime and Justice

3 credits

OR

SOCI 302/CRJU 302Social Inequality, Crime, and Justice

3 credits

 

SOCI 341Advanced Criminology

3 credits

SOCI 342Juvenile Delinquency

3 credits

CRJU 350The Criminal Process

3 credits

CRJU 351Police Investigation

3 credits

CRJU 352Police and Society

3 credits

CRJU 353Crisis Management in Law Enforcement

3 credits

CRJU 354Drug Use and Abuse in Society

3 credits

 

CRJU 355/SOWK 355Victimology

3 credits

OR

SOWK 355Victimology

3 credits

 

CRJU 356Community Corrections

3 credits

CRJU 460Schools, Gangs, and Violence

3 credits

CRJU 490Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice

3 credits

SOCI 486Field Work and Observation

1 - 15 credits

Transfer Policy:

  1. No upper level (300 and 400 level) courses will be accepted from community or junior colleges for the Criminal Justice major or minor; 300 and 400 level courses from four-year colleges are accepted only with permission of the department
  2. For Criminal Justice minor: a minimum of 15 credits must be taken at East Stroudsburg, and 300 and 400 level courses from four-year colleges are accepted only with permission of the department.