Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice

To provide education on the many key areas of the criminal justice system, we offer five degree concentrations:

• Police 
• Corrections 
• Violence 
• Crime & Mental Health
• Homeland Security  

Please visit the Academic Catalog for:

• Degree Pathways
• Learning Outcomes
• Course Listing

For admissions information, visit the UML admissions site:

We provide students with coursework in the following substantive areas: 

• Criminal justice and juvenile justice processes (law, crime and administration of justice) 
• Criminology (the causes of crime and typologies) 
• Law enforcement (police organization, discretion, subculture and legal constraints) 
• Law adjudication (criminal law, prosecution, defense and court procedures, and decision-making) 
• Corrections (incarceration, community-based corrections and treatment of offenders) 
• Crime prevention (social, community, situational interventions and public policy) 
• Research and evaluation (principles of social science research and policy evaluation) 
• Technology and crime analysis 

We use either a three or six credit Practicum/Field Placement for upper level students as a mechanism for students to assess their interest and apply their classroom knowledge in an area of criminal justice. Like other academic fields, our school does not offer courses nor award credit for vocational training courses designed for specific job preparation or advanced job training. These courses are characterized by training for specific job skills rather than education involving conceptual learning. 

In addition, students majoring in criminal justice will fulfill a professional skills requirement. This consists of either attaining intermediate proficiency in a foreign language, or completing four courses in computers and statistics. In the event that a student chooses a foreign language skill, the school recommends Arabic or Spanish. In addition, a strength of our school is its emphasis on students developing applied skills in areas such as information technology and data analysis.

For more information about the undergraduate program, please contact Christopher Harris, Ph.D.