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Major Requirements<\/h2>\n
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The B.A. Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 30 credits from the following categories.<\/p>\n

Make sure to also check the official URI Catalog<\/a> and consult with your academic advisor for the most current major requirements. <\/p>\n

Current student can check the CCJ Google Site<\/a> for class offerings each semester. <\/p>\n

Foundation Courses<\/h3>\n

Prerequisites to some required core or elective courses. Not for credit in major but strongly recommended as General Education and\/or free electives.<\/p>\n

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  • GWS 150<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to Gender & Women Studies<\/li>\n
  • PSC 113<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to American Politics<\/li>\n
  • PHL 212<\/strong> \u2013 Ethics<\/li>\n
  • PSY 113<\/strong> \u2013 General Psychology<\/li>\n
  • SOC 100<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to Sociological Perspectives <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Core Courses (9 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n

    These courses are required for all majors.<\/p>\n

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    • CCJ\/SOC 230(H)<\/strong> \u2013 Crime and Delinquency<\/li>\n
    • CCJ\/PSC 274(H)<\/strong> \u2013 Criminal Justice System<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Students must receive a <\/span>C or better in CCJ\/SOC 230(H) and CCJ\/PSC 274(H) to graduate in the major<\/em><\/p>\n

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      • A Capstone Course <\/strong>\u2013 One of the following three courses:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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            • CCJ 403 \u2013 Gender, Crime, and Justice <\/strong><\/li>\n
            • CCJ 410 \u2013 Race, Crime, and Justice <\/strong><\/li>\n
            • CCJ\/PSC 476<\/strong> \u2013 Policy, Crime, and Justice<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Students may also use these capstone class options as elective credit in the major when not being used as a capstone class <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

              Research Methods (3-4 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n

              Students must take one course, selected from the following. <\/p>\n

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              • ECN 306<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to Economic Research Methods <\/li>\n
              • PSC 310<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to Political Science Research (4)<\/li>\n
              • PSY 200<\/strong> \u2013 Quantitative Methods in Psychology (4) <\/li>\n
              • SOC 301<\/strong> \u2013 Sociological Research Methods <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Major Electives (18-21 credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n

                Students choose 6 courses from the following elective areas. At least two courses must be taken from each elective area and no more than four courses can be taken in either elective area. All electives must be a minimum of 3 credits. One-credit courses listed as electives can be combined with other courses to be the equivalent of a 3-credit elective.<\/p>\n

                Criminology Electives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                • CCJ 200 <\/strong>\u2013 Topics in Criminology & Criminal Justice (approved topics) <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 370<\/strong> \u2013 Theories of Crime and Delinquency <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 400<\/strong> \u2013 Advanced Topics in Criminology & Criminal Justice (approved topics) <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 403<\/strong> \u2013 Gender, Crime and Justice <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 410<\/strong> \u2013 Race, Crime and Justice <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 450<\/strong> \u2013 White Collar Crime <\/li>\n
                • CCJ 476 <\/strong>\u2013 Policy, Crime, and Justice <\/li>\n
                • AAF 230<\/strong> \u2013 Black Lives Matter Movement<\/li>\n
                • HIS 366<\/strong> \u2013 Twentieth-Century Black Politics and Protest <\/li>\n
                • PHL 318<\/strong> \u2013 Power\/Justice: Contemporary Political Philosophies <\/li>\n
                • PSY 254<\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to Psychopathology <\/li>\n
                • PSY 466<\/strong> \u2013 Child Sexual Abuse <\/li>\n
                • SOC 420<\/strong> \u2013 Family Violence, Victimization, and Trauma <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  Criminal Justice Electives<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                  • CCJ 200 <\/strong>\u2013 Topics in Criminology & Criminal Justice (approved topics) <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 280 <\/strong>\u2013 Introduction to Policing <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 285 <\/strong>\u2013 Introduction to the Courts and Criminal Procedure<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 290 <\/strong>\u2013 Introduction to Corrections <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 332<\/strong> \u2013 Juvenile Justice *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 333<\/strong> \u2013 Ethics in Criminal Justice *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ\/HIS 361 <\/strong>— Laws & Outlaws: Rhode Island Legal History <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 381 <\/strong>\u2013 Interrogating Criminal Justice Reform (1)<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 400<\/strong> \u2013 Advanced Topics in Criminology & Criminal Justice (approved topics) *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 403<\/strong> \u2013 Gender, Crime and Justice *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 410<\/strong> \u2013 Race, Crime, and Justice *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 476 <\/strong>\u2013 Policy, Crime, and Justice *<\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 456<\/strong> \u2013 Criminal Law & Society <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 480<\/strong> \u2013 Critical Issues in Policing <\/li>\n
                  • CCJ 490 <\/strong>\u2013 Punishment and Society <\/li>\n
                  • CHM 391<\/strong> \u2013 Forensic Science Overview (1)<\/li>\n
                  • HIS 366<\/strong> \u2013 Twentieth-Century Black Politics and Protest <\/li>\n
                  • ITR 305 \u2013 <\/strong>Workplace Readiness for Social Science Majors (1) <\/li>\n
                  • PSC 334<\/strong> \u2013 Government Powers and the Law (4) <\/li>\n
                  • PSC 371<\/strong> \u2013 The Constitution and the Supreme Court (4)<\/li>\n
                  • PSC 388<\/strong> \u2013 The American Legal System (4) <\/li>\n
                  • PSC 472<\/strong> \u2013 Civil Liberties (4) <\/li>\n
                  • SOC 303<\/strong> \u2013 Immersion in Juvenile Social and Legal Justice <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    When appropriate, and by permission of the Department Chair, students may substitute Internship credit (GWS 300, PSC 375\/376, PSY 305, or SOC 477 (497)) or Independent Study credit (CCJ 485, GWS 450, PSC 455\/456, PSY 489, or SOC 498\/499) for one of their elective courses listed above. No more than 3 credits may be used toward the major from Internship or Independent Study.<\/p>\n

                    CCJ Department Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\n

                    Goal 1<\/strong>: Students will know the criminal justice system and understand the application of the law<\/h3>\n

                    Outcome 1.1: Demonstrate knowledge of constitutional law as it applies to criminology and criminal justice<\/p>\n

                    Outcome 1.2: Locate and interpret research related to discrimination within the criminal justice system<\/p>\n

                    Goal 2<\/strong>: Students will understand the causes of crime and criminal behavior and the social and systematic response mechanisms<\/h3>\n

                    Outcome 2.1: Explain the correlates and causes of different forms of criminal behavior and victimization<\/p>\n

                    Outcome 2.2: Identify and evaluate theoretically informed treatment modalities for offenders<\/p>\n

                    Goal 3<\/strong>: Students will use scholarly evidence to inform policy development and practice within the criminal justice system<\/h3>\n

                    Outcome 3.1: Summarize and interpret research in criminology and criminal justice<\/p>\n

                    Outcome 3.2: Evaluate policy using theoretically informed research<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                    Major Requirements The B.A. Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice requires a minimum of 30 credits from the following categories. Make sure to also check the official URI Catalog and consult with your academic advisor for the most current major requirements.  Current student can check the CCJ Google Site for class offerings each semester.  Foundation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4688,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-563","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4688"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2045,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/563\/revisions\/2045"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ccj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}