(Bachelor of Arts)

Criminal justice is an interdisciplinary program that provides students with the opportunity to explore and analyze important community issues that will help enhance their civic responsibility and their ability to improve the current criminal justice system. Additionally, the program will enhance students’ critical analysis skills and include opportunities to explore issues such as diversity and inclusion. 

Students will begin by taking supporting courses in Public Administration, Sociology, and/or Political Science that will lay the groundwork for more advanced criminal justice course work.  Core upper-level courses will help develop their ability to comprehend, synthesize, and critically analyze scientific evidence.  In addition, these courses will enhance their abilities to critically engage in theory, practice, and policy in general, laying the groundwork for more advanced analysis in upper-level courses focusing on criminal justice administration and theory.  Nine credits of upper electives will enable students to study focused topics in criminal justice and criminology in greater depth. A majority of the coursework will address and engage students in issues of equity and inclusion within the criminal justice system. 

Overall, a minor in Criminal Justice is designed for students seeking careers in the public and nonprofit sectors such as probation and parole, law enforcement, pre-law, victim advocacy, and court services, and it is available to students majoring in any discipline at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The program is housed within the Department of Public and Environmental Affairs under the oversight of the Public Administration program, though the curriculum is supported by eight different programs. 

Major 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Supporting Courses:		19
POL SCI 101	American Government and Politics
PSYCH 205	Social Science Statistics
PUB ADM 215	Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service
SOCIOL 101	Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 231	Crime and Criminal Justice
SOCIOL 246	Juvenile Delinquency
Upper-Level Courses:		24
Required:
SOCIOL 325	Research Methods in Sociology & Anthropology
SOCIOL 404	Criminology
DJS 303	Criminal Justice Process
or SOCIOL 316	Criminal Justice Systems, Administration, and Processes
Electives (choose 5 courses):
DJS 320	Constitutional Law
DJS 325	Law and Society
DJS 348	Gender and the Law
EPP 378	Environmental Law
EPP 379	Natural Resources Policy, Law, and Administration
FNS 392	First Nations Justice and Tribal Governments
PHILOS 301	Ethical Theory
PHILOS 326	Philosophy, Politics and Law
POL SCI 322	Politics of Crime and Punishment
POL SCI 361	Immigration and Immigration Policy
POL SCI 378	Environmental Law
PSYCH 325	Forensic Psychology
PUB ADM 408	Public Policy Analysis
SOCIOL 304	Deviant Behavior
SOCIOL 315	Street Gangs in America
SOCIOL 357	Environmental Justice
SOCIOL 497	Internship
Total Credits		43

Minor 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Supporting Courses (choose two of the following):		6
POL SCI 101	American Government and Politics
PUB ADM 215	Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service
SOCIOL 101	Introduction to Sociology
Core Courses (choose one of the following):		3
SOCIOL 231	Crime and Criminal Justice
SOCIOL 246	Juvenile Delinquency
Upper-Level Core:		6
SOCIOL 404	Criminology
Choose one:
DJS 303	Criminal Justice Process
SOCIOL 316	Criminal Justice Systems, Administration, and Processes
POL SCI 322	Politics of Crime and Punishment
Upper-Level Electives (choose three of the following):		9
DJS 320	Constitutional Law
DJS 325	Law and Society
DJS 348	Gender and the Law
EPP 379	Natural Resources Policy, Law, and Administration
FNS 392	First Nations Justice and Tribal Governments
PHILOS 301	Ethical Theory
PHILOS 326	Philosophy, Politics and Law
POL SCI 361	Immigration and Immigration Policy
POL SCI 378	Environmental Law
PUB ADM 314	Administrative Law
PUB ADM 408	Public Policy Analysis
SOCIOL 304	Deviant Behavior
SOCIOL 315	Street Gangs in America
SOCIOL 357	Environmental Justice
Total Credits		24

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