Possible Careers:
• Correctional officers
• Jailers
• Parole agents
• Police officers
• Loss prevention associates
Estimated Starting Salary:
• $35,000 - $45,000
Source: Zippia.com
Source: Zippia.com
The Bachelor of Arts degree program in criminal justice is designed to prepare students for entry level positions in public and private agencies identified with criminal justice administration. Such agencies apprehend offenders, adjudicate alleged offenses, redirect emergent criminal careers, and promote industrial and commercial security. Such agencies also encourage and emphasize community responsibility for the success of their programs.
The bachelor's program in criminal justice provides a basic orientation to the institutions and processes of criminal justice and offers students wide exposure to all of the major disciplines of the criminal justice system. The program promotes general knowledge through core and social science courses. It provides students with the opportunity to pursue interests in the following areas: juvenile justice, police administration, adult corrections, and security.
Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice
a. | The following courses in the School of Criminal Justice (30 credits): | ||||||||||||||
(1) | All of the following Prerequisite Courses (12 credits): | ||||||||||||||
CJ | 110 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 220 | Criminology | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 275 | Criminal Procedure | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 292 | Methods of Criminal Justice Research | 3 | ||||||||||||
(2) | Two of the following courses (6 credits): | ||||||||||||||
CJ | 335 | Policing | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 365 | Corrections | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 355 | Juvenile Justice | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 385 | Private Security | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 395 | Race and Justice | 3 | ||||||||||||
(3) | Twelve credits from the following courses including 3 credits in Criminal Justice 424, 427, 430, 465, or 491. At least 9 credits must be at the 400-level. | ||||||||||||||
CJ | 210 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 235 | Investigation Procedures | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 422 | Comparative and Historical Criminal Justice | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 424 | Crime, Mass Media, and Society (W) | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 425 | Gender, Sexuality, Crime, and Justice | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 426 | Violence Against Women (W) | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 427 | Criminology and Public Policy (W) | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 429 | Interdisciplinary Topics in Cybersecurity | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 430 | Advanced Seminar in Policing (W) | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 432 | Community Policing | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 433 | Law Enforcement Intelligence Operations | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 434 | Police Administration | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 439 | Homeland Security | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 445 | Cyber-Crime and Cyber-Security | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 465 | Critical Issues in Corrections (W) | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 466 | Corrections Organizations and Systems | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 471 | Law of Corrections | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 474 | Law and Criminal Justice Policy | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 485 | Critical Issues in Private Security | 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 490 | Independent Study | 1 to 3 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 491 | Topics in Criminal Justice | 2 to 4 | ||||||||||||
CJ | 493 | Undergraduate Research in Criminal Justice | 1 to 3 |
Source: Michigan State University - Information listed is intended for educational purposes only, degree requirements are property of Michigan State University.