BACHELOR OF ARTS: CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRJ 101 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE
A survey of the agencies and processes involved in the administration of criminal justice. This includes a review of the functions of
legislature, the police, the prosecutor, the courts and an analysis of the problems of law enforcement in a democratic society.
CRJ 202 POLICING IN AMERICA
This course examines the role and function of police in American society today. Historical developments will be examined as well as
the operation of police organizations. The course will examine the nature of police work, and the resulting job stress. Students will
examine the challenges police face in society including police culture, discretion, corruption, and police/community relations.
CRJ 302 ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
This course examines contemporary issues surrounding the legal and social construction of confinement against a background of
controversy, idealism and unfulfilled social promise. The nature of punishment and its purpose is examined. Alternative correctional
models are reviewed and future trends are considered.
CRJ 320 CRIMINOLOGY
This course presents an examination of the systematic study of the nature, extent, etiology and control of law-breaking behavior. It
seeks to establish empirical knowledge about crime and its control, based upon qualitative and quantitative research that forms a
basis for understanding, explanation, prediction, prevention and criminal justice policy.
CRJ 330 THE LAW AND THE COURTS
This course examines the structure and process of the American judicial system from a local, state and federal perspective, with
emphasis upon civil, criminal, administrative and regulatory issues. Consideration is given to legal and political influences upon the
judicial system and the court’s role in influencing public policy in the criminal justice system.
CRJ 496 VICTIMOLOGY
This course will explore theories of victimization, the evolution of the victims’ rights movement, experiences of victims in the
criminal justice system and interactions with other social service agencies, repeat victimization, and successful approaches to
working with crime victims.
FOR 130 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE
An introduction to the uses and methods of forensic science. This course will examine the types of evidence that result from
scientific analysis of a crime scene, the methods used to evaluate this evidence, the limits of these techniques, and the role of the
forensic scientist in criminal investigation.
IRPS 220 GLOBAL HUMAN RIGHTS
Global Human Rights focuses on the political aspects of human rights in a number of contexts: theoretical/philosophical, legal and
public policy. Various geographic regions are studied to highlight specific cases of human rights protection and violations. Both
Western and non-Western perceptions of human rights form the context for exploring topics pertaining to natural rights,
economic/social/cultural rights, civil/political rights, individual and collective rights and the debate between cultural relativism and
universal human rights. This course also surveys, through the use of documentaries and movies, some of the most critical and
controversial human rights (e.g. self-determination, genocide/ethnocide, women’s and children’s rights and labor rights) and the
relevant mechanisms and institutions for the successful implementation of human rights norms, standards and practices.
POL 100 GEOPOLITICAL AFFAIRS
Geopolitical Affairs provides an introduction to human, cultural and political geography. Consideration of the world in various spatial
contexts will demonstrate the geographical interdependence between people, places and environments. Exploration of current
global challenges and spatial linkages reveal the interconnections between people, culture and place and demonstrate the local and
global connections of action. Organized thematically, this course will focus on several key global challenges which include economic
crises, environmental decline and sustainability, food security, migration, population distribution, poverty, war and urbanization.
POL 495 CAPSTONE IN SOCIAL JUSTICE
This course is designed to facilitate students’ rigorous examination of the theory and practice of justice. Students will design an
experiential or research project specific to their discipline that examines the concept of justice. Students will be required to pick a
topic, develop a project proposal and execute the project that demonstrates application of core and advanced knowledge and skills
in the discipline.
PSY 100 HUMAN BEHAVIOR
This course will explore the disciplines of Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology through the use of the scientific method, ethics
and values. This interdisciplinary course is proposed to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the ways human beings
function as individuals, within groups and as members of particular societies. This course will explore human behavior within the
context of prosocial human behavior, abnormal human behavior and the result of maladaptive human behavior.
PSY 370 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
A study of maladaptive behavior patterns and the therapeutic procedures used to treat such patterns. Maladaptive behavior
patterns that are examined include the neuroses, psychosociological disorders, personality disorders, affective disorders,
schizophrenia and paranoia.
SOC 200 RESEARCH METHODS
This course consists of a basic introduction to research design and qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection and
analysis. Through review of research studies, students will learn to be informed consumers of social science research, and to apply
their understanding of research to a critical analysis of contemporary social issues. The importance of evidence and bias will be
emphasized, with a focus on application to social policy and a broad range of disciplinary practice. Students will be encouraged to
seek out research studies of interest to them, and to critically analyze and interpret the ways findings inform their field.
SOC 335 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
A presentation of methods of identifying social problems. Analysis of such problems as crime, drug abuse, discrimination and
disadvantage, family disorganization, ecology, and armed conflict is discussed.
ELECTIVES
In addition to the core courses (listed separately) and the major courses (listed here), students will also complete:
FREE ELECTIVES
36 credits (12 courses) of any course of their choosing (that has not already been taken)
UPPER LEVEL ELECTIVES
9 credits (3 courses) of any 300 or 400 level course of their choosing (that has not already been taken)