Criminal Justice
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Program Requirements
Students must fulfill the Oakland University General Education Requirements, the General College of Arts and Sciences Requirements, the College of Arts & Sciences Exploratory Requirement, and the Major Requirements. Additionally, students must complete a sufficient number of free elective courses to meet the overall credit requirement for their degree. A minimum of 120 credits is required, although some degree programs may require a higher total credit count.
General Education Requirements
In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their General Education courses.
Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.
Requirements for Criminal Justice, B.A.
To earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in criminal justice students must complete a minimum of 48 credits as listed below. Students must earn a minimum grade of C+ in the following major courses: course, course, all CRJ core courses, all CRJ elective courses, course and course.
Field experience is an integral part of the criminal justice curriculum. Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and a GPA of 2.3 in the major, completed all required and core courses, and met with the director of field services and student support to secure an internship placement prior to enrolling in course.
1. Required Courses
course Introduction to Criminal Justice (4)
course Criminological Theory (4)
course Introduction to Methods of Social Research (4)
course Social Statistics with Computer Applications (4)
2. 2 Core Courses from the following list
course Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (4)
course Corrections and Rehabilitative Institutions (4)
course Police and Society (4)
course Criminal Law and the Courts (4)
3. 2 Criminal Justice Electives selected from
course Alcohol, Drugs and Society (4)
course Criminology and Public Policy in Criminal Justice (4)
course Women, Crime and Justice (4)
course Race/Ethnicity, Crime and Justice (4)
course White-Collar Crime (4)
course Cybercrime (4)
course The Surveillance Society (4)
course Introduction to Terrorism and Counterterrorism (4)
course Profiling and Threat Assessment (4)
course Neighborhoods, Schools and Crime (4)
course Terrorism and Homeland Security (4)
course Applied Intelligence (4)
course Introduction to Security (4)
course Geography of Crime (4)
course Crime and the Life Course (4)
course Critical Incident Analysis (4)
course Special Topics in Criminal Justice (4)
course Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice (4)
4. 2 Interdisciplinary Electives selected from
course Forensic Anthropology (4)
course Racial and Ethnic Relations (4)
or course Racial and Ethnic Relations (4)course Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
course Principles of Cartography (4)
course Remote Sensing (RS) Using Aerial and Satellite Imagery (4)
course Spatial Data Modeling and Analysis (4)
course Public Speaking (4)
course Professional Communication (4)
course Group Dynamics and Communication (4)
course Communication, Culture, and Belonging (4)
COM 3303 - American Sign Language for Healthcare Personnel and First Responders (4)
course Communication in Organizations (4)
course Communication in Leadership (4)
course Crisis Communication (4)
course The History of Michigan (4)
course Working Detroit (4)
course History of American Cities (4)
course History of American Families (4)
or course History of American Families (4)course History of Murder in America (4)
course The Civil Rights Movement in America (4)
course The Modern Middle East (4)
course The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)
course Introduction to Library Research and Technology in the Information Age (4)
course Philosophy of Law (4)
course Ethical Theory (4)
course Political Philosophy (4)
course Philosophy of International Relations: Law, War and Peace (4)
course Philosophy of Crime, Policing and Punishment (4)
course International Politics: Theory and Practice (4)
course The Judicial Process (4)
course The Politics of Race and Ethnicity (4)
course Law and Politics (4)
course U.S. Constitutional Law (4)
course Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (4)
course International Law (4)
course International Conflict and Security (4)
course International Terrorism: Causes, Consequences, Responses (4)
course Child Development (4)
course Islamic Ethics (4)
course Islam in the Modern World (4)
course Religion in the Modern World (4)
course The Jewish Experience in American Life (4)
course Islam in America (4)
course Sociology of Mental Illness (4)
course Social Welfare Policies (4)
or course Social Welfare Policies (4)course Sociology of Education (4)
course Social Stratification (4)
course Sociology of Gender (4)
or course Sociology of Gender (4)course Urban and Community Sociology (4)
course Spanish Language and Culture for Health Care Professionals and First Responders (4)
course Introduction to LGBTQ Studies (4)
course Environmental Justice (4)
course Crisis Intervention and Prevention of Self Harm (4)
course Writing with the Community (4)
course Public Writing About Science (4)
course Race, Social Justice, and Professional Writing (4)
5. Internship
course Internship in Criminal Justice (4)
Consultation with Director of Field Services and Student Support required prior to enrollment
6. Capstone
course Capstone: Criminal Justice Policy Analysis (4)
Optional Concentrations
The Criminal Justice program offers major dependent concentrations in Cybersecurity and Homeland Security to students interested in broadening their knowledge in a particular area of Criminal Justice. The following concentrations are only available to students enrolled in the Criminal Justice, B.A. program. The concentration will be noted on the student’s transcript.
To earn a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice with one of the following concentrations, students must fulfill all requirements of the Criminal Justice major and the selected concentration. The concentration requirements below will replace some requirements of the Criminal Justice major, where noted.
Cybersecurity
Core Courses
Replaces the "2 Core Courses" area of the Criminal Justice major.
Required MIS Courses
course Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3)
or course Introduction to Computing and Programming using Excel (4)course Management Information Systems (3)
or course Survey of Management Information Systems (3)course Information Technology Foundations (3)
course Practical Cyber Security Fundamentals (3)
course Digital Forensics Analysis and Incident Response (3)
Plus 1 MIS elective course selected from
course Networks (3)
course Information Security Lab (3)
course IS Risk Analysis and Security Controls Development (3)
course Introduction to Data Science (3)
course IS Security (3)
2 Criminal Justice Electives selected from
Replaces the "2 Criminal Justice Electives" area of the Criminal Justice major.
course Criminology and Public Policy in Criminal Justice (4)
course Race/Ethnicity, Crime and Justice (4)
course White-Collar Crime (4)
course Cybercrime (4)
course The Surveillance Society (4)
course Introduction to Terrorism and Counterterrorism (4)
course Profiling and Threat Assessment (4)
course Terrorism and Homeland Security (4)
course Applied Intelligence (4)
course Introduction to Security (4)
course Geography of Crime (4)
course Critical Incident Analysis (4)
course Special Topics in Criminal Justice (4)
course Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice (4)
1 Interdisciplinary Electives selected from
Replaces the "2 Interdisciplinary Electives" area of the Criminal Justice major.
course Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
course Principles of Cartography (4)
course Remote Sensing (RS) Using Aerial and Satellite Imagery (4)
course Spatial Data Modeling and Analysis (4)
course IS Security (3)
course Mobile Security and Secure Application Development (3)
course Advanced Application of Analytics in Cyber Security (3)
course Special Topics in MIS (3)
course Ethical Theory (4)
course Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence (4)
course The Judicial Process (4)
course Law and Politics (4)
course U.S. Constitutional Law (4)
course Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (4)
course International Law (4)
course International Conflict and Security (4)
course International Terrorism: Causes, Consequences, Responses (4)
Note
Students may also earn a minor in Cybersecurity Analytics and Management upon completion of the Criminal Justice, B.A., Concentration in Cybersecurity, with declaration of said minor through the School of Business Administration Advising Office.
Homeland Security
Core Courses
Replaces the "2 Core Courses" area of the Criminal Justice major.
Criminal Justice Electives (select 4 courses)
Replaces the "2 Criminal Justice Electives" area of the Criminal Justice major.
course Alcohol, Drugs and Society (4)
course Criminology and Public Policy in Criminal Justice (4)
course Race/Ethnicity, Crime and Justice (4)
course White-Collar Crime (4)
course Cybercrime (4)
course The Surveillance Society (4)
course Introduction to Terrorism and Counterterrorism (4)
course Profiling and Threat Assessment (4)
course Neighborhoods, Schools and Crime (4)
course Terrorism and Homeland Security (4)
course Applied Intelligence (4)
course Introduction to Security (4)
course Geography of Crime (4)
course Crime and the Life Course (4)
course Critical Incident Analysis (4)
course Special Topics in Criminal Justice (4)
approval from the criminal justice faculty adviser required
course Introduction to Ethics in Criminal Justice (4)
Interdisciplinary Courses (select 3 courses)
Replaces the "2 Interdisciplinary Electives" area of the Criminal Justice major.
course Forensic Anthropology (4)
course Racial and Ethnic Relations (4)
course Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (4)
course Principles of Cartography (4)
course Remote Sensing (RS) Using Aerial and Satellite Imagery (4)
course Spatial Data Modeling and Analysis (4)
COM 3303 - American Sign Language for Healthcare Personnel and First Responders (4)
course Crisis Communication (4)
course Religion, Politics and American Culture (4)
course Nationalism in Modern Europe (4)
course The Modern Middle East (4)
course The Cold War in the Middle East (4)
course The Arab-Israeli Conflict (4)
course Modern Iran and Iraq (4)
course Philosophy of International Relations: Law, War and Peace (4)
course Philosophy of Crime, Policing and Punishment (4)
course International Politics: Theory and Practice (4)
course The Judicial Process (4)
course Law and Politics (4)
course U.S. Constitutional Law (4)
course Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (4)
course Politics of the Middle East and North Africa (4)
course Political Systems of Asia (4)
course International Law (4)
course International Conflict and Security (4)
course International Terrorism: Causes, Consequences, Responses (4)
course Islam in the Modern World (4)
course Religion in the Modern World (4)
course Islam in America (4)
course Sociology of Education (4)
course Spanish Language and Culture for Health Care Professionals and First Responders (4)
course Environmental Justice (4)
Additional Program Information
Students using this catalog to meet Criminal Justice major requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in a particular electives group of courses and published in a later catalog.
Applicable Minors
All Minors are applicable to this major with the exception of the following Minor(s): Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, International Orientation for EGR/CS, and Sustainability Engineering.