UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

Concentrations

Policing

The Policing emphasis is designed for students preparing for careers in policing at the local, state or federal levels. Increasingly, professionals who enter law enforcement at the local level are required or encouraged to earn Bachelor's degrees. At the state level, students may prepare themselves for traditional patrol and investigative work in state police agencies, or for more specialized careers in research, data management or forensics. At the federal level, there are more than 30 different agencies that regularly employ students who have majored in criminal justice. These agencies include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Internal Revenue Service, the Secret Service, the Department of Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement Agency and many others.

Recommended coursework:

• HCJ u310 Intro to Criminal Law
• HCJ u350 Introduction to Policing
• HCJ u500 Gender, Crime and Justice
• HCJ u502 Race, Crime and Justice
• HCJ u506 CJ Organization and Management
• HCJ u508 Crime Prevention
• HCJ u520 Communities and Crime
• HCJ u550 Police Strategy
• HCJ u555 Forensic Science
• HCJ u574 Organized Crime
• HCJ u578 Victims of Crime
• HCJ u600 Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
• HCJ u650 Advanced Seminar in Policing

Recommended supporting sequences:

• Political Science
• Computer Science
• Business