Columbus State University
1999-2000 Academic Catalog
Department
of Criminal Justice
College
of Arts and Letters
The Department of Criminal Justice offers a one-year professional certificate, which is tailored to meet the needs of in-service criminal justice personnel, the Associate of Applied Science in Criminal Justice (AASCJ) degree, designed for students who are seeking a degree that will meet the minimum educational requirements of various law enforcement agencies for entry and/or promotion, and the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, which enables students to demonstrate a general knowledge of law enforcement, legal research, corrections, and criminology. The graduate program section of this catalog has information on the Master of Public Administration degree with the justice administration option.
Graduates of the criminal justice program find secure jobs with local, state, and federal government agencies such as: city and state police, sheriffs' departments, probation and parole departments, Georgia and Federal Bureaus of Investigation, drug enforcement agencies, the Secret Service, correctional institutions, juvenile justice agencies, and private industrial security.
Expected Outcomes
Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of:
BS graduates also will be able to demonstrate and apply knowledge about each of their three option groups, chosen from: behavioral, corrections, juvenile, law (adult), and law enforcement.
Course RequirementsCourse Requirements
| Certificate in Criminal Justice: | |||
| CRJU | 1105 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | |
| CRJU | 1106 | Introduction to Corrections | |
| CRJU | 1107 | Introduction to Legal Methods | |
| CRJU | 2105 | Criminology | |
| Select six CRJU courses at the 1000 or 2000 level as approved by the department chair. | |||
| Total Hours Required | 30 | ||
| AAS in Criminal Justice: | ||||
| Area 1 General Education Courses Required Hours: 24 |
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| ENGL | 1101 | English Composition | ||
| ENGL | 1102 | English Composition 2 | ||
| Select one mathematics course from Area A or Area D of the core. | ||||
| COMM | 1110 | Communication | ||
| Select one science course from Area D of the core (no lab required). | ||||
| HIST | 2110 | Survey of U. S. History | ||
| PELM | 1205 | Concepts of Fitness | ||
| PEDS | **** | Physical Education Service course | ||
| POLS | 1101 | American Government | ||
| Area 2 Program Requirements Required Hours: 24 |
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| CRJU | 1105 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| CRJU | 1106 | Introduction to Corrections | ||
| CRJU | 1107 | Introduction to Legal Methods | ||
| CRJU | 2105 | Criminology | ||
| Select two criminal justice courses (1000-2000 level) as approved by department chair. | ||||
| Select two courses from the following: | ||||
| ACCT | 2101 | Principles of Accounting 1 | ||
| ECON | 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| ECON | 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| PHIL | 2135 | Theories and Issues in Moral Philosophy | ||
| POLS | 2101 | Introduction to Political Science | ||
| PSYC | 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology | ||
| SOCI | 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Area 3 General Education Course Electives Required Hours: 9 |
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| Select nine semester hours from Areas A-E of the core curriculum | ||||
| Area 4 General Electives (1000-2000 level) Required Hours: 6 |
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| Total Hours Required | 63 | |||
| BS Criminal Justice: | ||||
| Areas A-E and
Wellness Courses Required Hours: 45 |
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| Area F Courses Related to Major Required Hours: 18 |
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| CRJU | 1105 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| CRJU | 1106 | Introduction to Corrections | ||
| CRJU | 1107 | Introduction to Legal Methods | ||
| CRJU | 2105 | Criminology | ||
| Select two courses from the following: | ||||
| ACCT | 2101 | Principles of Accounting 1 | ||
| ECON | 2105 | Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| ECON | 2106 | Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| PHIL | 2135 | Theories and Issues in Moral Philosophy | ||
| POLS | 2101 | Introduction to Political Science | ||
| PSYC | 1101 | Introduction to General Psychology | ||
| SOCI | 1101 | Introduction to Sociology |
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| Area G Program Requirements Required Hours: 27 |
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| Select three of the following five groups for a total of 27 semester hours. | ||||
| Behavioral Group | ||||
| CRJU | 2116 | Victims of Violence | ||
| CRJU | 3115 | Deviant Behavior | ||
| CRJU | 3116 | Criminal Behaviors | ||
| Corrections Group | ||||
| CRJU | 3125 | Community Based Corrections | ||
| CRJU | 3126 | Institutional Treatment of Criminal Offenders | ||
| CRJU | 4125 | Correctional Administration | ||
| Juvenile Group | ||||
| CRJU | 3155 | Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| CRJU | 3156 | Juvenile Law | ||
| CRJU | 4155 | Juvenile Justice System | ||
| Law Group (Adult) | ||||
| CRJU | 2145 | Criminal Law | ||
| CRJU | 2146 | Criminal Procedure | ||
| CRJU | 3145 | Jurisprudence | ||
| Law Enforcement Group (Police) | ||||
| CRJU | 2165 | Police Organization and Operations | ||
| CRJU | 3165 | Criminal Investigative Techniques | ||
| CRJU | 4165 | Community Relations | ||
| Area H | Program Electives | Required Hours: 9 | ||
| Select from the following: | ||||
| CRJU | 3135 | Women in Crime and Justice | ||
| CRJU | 3136 | Criminal Justice Ethics | ||
| CRJU | 3137 | Crime, Law, and History | ||
| CRJU | 3555 | Selected Topics in Criminal Justice | ||
| CRJU | 4698 | Internship | ||
| CRJU | 4899 | Independent Study | ||
| Area I | General Electives | Required Hours: 24 | ||
| Note: As many as 14 semester hours at the 3000 level or above may be needed. | ||||
| Total Hours Required 123 | ||||