Criminal Justice Minors

The following minors are offered in Criminal Justice & Social Sciences
(A student may not pursue a minor in the same academic discipline as their baccalaureate degree major.)

Addictions Counseling and Professional Certificate Program
Corrections
Forensic Accounting
Forensic Psychology
Forensic Science
Human Services Curriculum
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Government and National Security
Law Enforcement
Psychology
Sociology
Terrorism/National Security

 

Addictions Counseling and Professional Certificate Program Curriculum:
(Courses with * are designated as part of the Addictions Counseling Minor)

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Introduction to Addiction Theory and Practice*
3
Counseling Procedures and Strategies with Addicted and Disordered Populations*
3
Group Process and Techniques Working with Addicted and Disordered Populations*
3
Assessment and Diagnosis of Addictive and Behavioral Health Problems*
3
CSL440 Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Planning in Addictions*
3
Theory and Practice of Relationship Counseling in Addictions and Behavioral Health* 
3

 

Note: It is recommended that students also take an internship in an addictions setting if one will be seeking licensure as a Chemical Dependency Counselor.



Corrections Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Correctional Thought & Practice
3
Juvenile Justice Systems
3
Agency Management
3
Probation, Parole Theory & Practice
3
Case Management
3
One of the following:
     PSY365
     PSY369
     COR430
     COR436

Drugs & Society
Human Sexuality
Crisis Intervention Strategies
Constitutional Rights of Prisoners

3
3
3
3


Forensic Accounting Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Introduction to Criminal Justice
3
Criminal Law
3
Criminal Procedures
3
Fraud Examination in Accounting
3
Fraud Prevention
3
     

*Non-accounting majors may take this minor, but also take ACC201, ACC210, and ACC403 in addition to the courses listed above
Forensic Psychology Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Victimology
3
Psychology of Violence & Aggression
3
Psychology & Law (W)
3
PSY267
Abnormal Behavior
3
Two of the following:
      FOR430
     SOC250
     FOR365
     FOR269
     SCS300

Crisis Intervention Strategies
Social Psychology
Drugs &Society
Human Sexuality
Research Design (w)

3
3
3
3
3


Forensic Science Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
General Chemistry I and lab
4
General Chemistry II and lab
4
Organic Chemistry and lab
4
Quantitative Analysis and lab
4
Instrumental Analysis and lab
4
Evidence Processing(w)
4


Human Services Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
COM130    
 Human, Interpersonal & Small Group Communication
3
Introduction to Professional Practices (w)
3
PSY265 Human Development 3
Introduction to Counseling
3

Two of the following:
 
  

FOR365

Drugs and Society

 3
FOR485 Death and Dying 3
PSY267 Abnormal Behavior 3
PSY269 Human Sexuality 3
SOC250 Social Psychology 3
SOC320 Community Psychology 3
SOC361 Sociology of Gender 3


Industrial/Organizational Psychology Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Motivational Psychology
3
Introduction to Industrial/Organization Psychology
3
Organizational Behavior
3
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
3
Two of the following:
    
COM441  Organizational Communication 3
SOC250 Social Psychology 3
PSY445 Psychometrics (w) 3


Government Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Introduction to American Political Process
3
The Presidency (w)
3
Congress
3
The Courts
3
POL311
Federalism
3
Elective from POL   3


Law Enforcement Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Police and Society
3
Computers in Law Enforcement
3
Applied Criminal Investigation and Criminalistics
3
Criminology
3
Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
3
Crime Analysis
3


Psychology Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Introduction to Professional Practices
3
One of the following:
     PSY265
     SOC250

Human Development
Social Psychology

3
3
Three PSY Electives
300 or 400 Level PSY Courses
9
PSY Course
3


Sociology Curriculum:

Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Social Psychology
3
Multicultural Issues in Society (w)
3
Two SOC Electives
300 or 400 Level SOC Coursed
6
Two SOC Electives
SOC Courses
6

 

Terrorism/Homeland Security Curriculum:
 
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hour
Homeland Security and the Legal System
3
Homeland Security Overview
3
History of Terrorism
3
 Weapons of Terrorism
 3
ENF344 Information Security 3
ENF345 Emergency Organizations and Management 3