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2012-13 Catalog

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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Forensics, BA or BS

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Required Courses:

Lower division:

(20 credits campus, 21 credits online)

CCJ 230 - American Criminal Justice System 4 credits
CCJ 231 - Introduction to Criminology 4 credits
CCJ 241 - Introduction to Law Enforcement 4 credits
CCJ 251 - Introduction to Criminal Law 4 credits
CCJ 271 - Introduction to Corrections 4 credits
CCJ 298 - Orientation to Criminology and Criminal Justice at SOU 1 credit

Upper division:

(38 credits)

CCJ 300 - Essentials of Criminal Justice Research and Writing 4 credits
CCJ 309 - Research Methods in Criminology/Criminal Justice 4 credits
CCJ 331 - Theories of Criminal Behavior 4 credits
CCJ 361 - Juvenile Delinquency 4 credits
CCJ 400 - Capstone: Research 4 credits
CCJ 409L - Capstone: Practicum/Internship 1 to 14 credits (2 credits required for major)
CCJ 411 - Criminal Law 4 credits
CCJ 413 - Law of Criminal Procedures 4 credits
CCJ 430 - Crime Control Theories and Policies 4 credits
CCJ 460 - Comparative Criminal Justice 4 credits

Forensic Specific Courses

(20 credits)

CCJ 321 - Criminal Investigation 4 credits
CCJ 346 - Computer Forensics 4 credits
or
CCJ 347 - Crime in Cyberspace 4 credits
CCJ 412 - Law of Criminal Evidence 4 credits
CCJ 461 - Terrorism 4 credits
CCJ 462 - Criminal Forensic Investigations 4 credits

Recommended courses for the forensics emphasis include:

ANTH 211 - Archaeology and Prehistory: Perspectives on Humanity’s Past 4 credits
ANTH 213 - Cultural Anthropology: Perspectives on Humanity 4 credits
BI 231 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credits
BI 232 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4 credits
BI 233 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III 4 credits
CCJ 346 - Computer Forensics 4 credits
CS 346 - Computer Forensics 4 credits
CH 100 - Fundamentals of Chemistry 4 credits
CH 100L
CH 102 - Forensic Chemistry 4 credits
and CH 102L (Forensic Chemistry Lab)
CH 300 - Forensic Investigation 4 credits
COMM 310 - Advanced Public Speaking 4 credits
PHL 201 - Introduction to Philosophy 4 credits
PHL 205 - Ethics: Moral Issues 4 credits
PHL 339 - History and Philosophy of Science 4 credits

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