Associates in Science Degree in Criminal Justice
The Associate in Science degree in Criminal Justice is designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the field of criminal justice and enable them to pursue more advanced study at the baccalaureate level.
The curriculum offers a balance of theory and application that will prove challenging to students and useful in the field. As with most areas of study, computers have become an important part of criminal justice practice; therefore, the program provides valuable experience using computers.
The curriculum has been purposefully designed to provide sufficient breadth and depth, giving students a solid core of courses in the discipline and allowing the exploration of one or more specialty areas that would deliver knowledge appropriate to their career aspirations. Students in the Criminal Justice program should be aware that additional education may be required for employment in some positions.
Some of the required courses in this program include:
- Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Juvenile Justice in America
- American Correctional Institutions
- The Administration of Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Procedure
- Introductory Psychology
- The Sociology of Crime and Deviance
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