Degree Highlights

The University of Mary Department of Criminal Justice offers:

• Internships and practical experience.
• Participation in the human services area of the Emerging Leaders Academy.
• Graduate and law school preparation.
• Personal and humanitarian skills needed to bring forth positive aspects of justice for society.
• Participation in PACS, a division-wide student service organization.
• A program focused on a development of the ideas of justice in a Benedictine tradition.

We are committed to the development of skills and attributes that are associated with lifelong learners, competent professionals, servant-leaders, and critical and independent thinkers. We are focused on producing highly skilled graduates who are ready to serve their community and succeed as professionals in all facets of the criminal justice field.

Our mission is twofold. First, it is to provide you with the specific skills needed to keep yourself and your community safe. Second, it is to provide you with the personal and humanitarian skills needed to bring forth positive aspects of justice for the entire society.

After completing the required curriculum in the criminal justice program, graduates will be able to:

• Evaluate the relative strengths of various approaches to criminal justice.
• Show an understanding of the major areas in criminal justice, to include:
  • Criminal justice and juvenile justice process
  • Criminology
  • Law enforcement
  • Law adjudication
  • Corrections
• Display ethical and professional behavior while applying this knowledge to problems and changing fact situations.
• Communicate this knowledge effectively in written and oral form.

After completing the elective and liberal arts curriculum in the University of Mary Criminal Justice Program, graduates will be able to:

• Process and apply information reliably.
• Demonstrate research skills to include statistics and computer methods.
• Demonstrate logic, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making.
• Display an understanding of the impact of issues of diversity on themselves and their communities.

In addition to the specific degree courses listed below, there are general class requirements for all Bachelor degrees - you can see those requirements here.

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Degree Specifics

For individual class descriptions, click here to download the current university catalog.

You can also e-mail us if you have questions or want more information on a specific degree or program.

Year 1 ENG 121: College Writing II Elective: Core POL 101: Responsible Citizenship Theology: Core ALU 122: Leadership Seminar COM 110: Oral Communication MAT 103: College Algebra CRJ 201: Introduction to Criminal Justice PHI/THE: Core Elective ANT 171: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Year 2 Art: Core Lab Science: Core CRJ 210: Police Science POL 202: American Government and Politics CRJ 307: Difference and Inequality SOC 107: General Sociology CRJ 212: Criminal Law PSY 201: General Psychology

Year 3 CRJ 310: Corrections Policy: Elective CRJ 312: Criminal Procedure MAT 204: Applied Statistics CRJ 320: Juvenile Justice Topic: Elective SWK 350: Research Methods Ethics: Core

Year 4 PSY 406: Abnormal Psychology POL 414: Constitutional Law CRJ 410: Criminology ADC 311: Dynamics of Addiction CRJ 420: Senior Seminar Elective: Core Elective CRJ: Elective CRJ 390: Internship

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