Criminal Justice and Political Science, BA

Introductory Courses (6 Credits)

• CJ 105 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 101 - American Government and Politics 3 Credit(s)

Criminal Justice Core Courses (24 Credits)

• CJ 201 - Criminology 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 205 - Law Enforcement and Police in Society 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 210 - Criminal Courts 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 215 - The Correctional System 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 315 - Juvenile Justice System 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 392 - Pre-Internship Professional Development Seminar 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 401 - Critical Issues in Criminal Justice: Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s)
• CJ 405 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (W) 3 Credit(s)

Political Science Core Courses (18 Credits)

• POLS 102 - Foreign Government and Politics 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 103 - Political Economy 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 205 - American Public Policy and Politics 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 221 - Introduction to International Relations 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 306 - Modern Political Theory 3 Credit(s)

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• POLS 319 - Introduction to Constitutional Law 3 Credit(s)

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• POLS 320 - Constitutional Rights and Liberties 3 Credit(s)

Electives (15 Credits)

• Two CJ elective courses
• Three POLS elective courses (at least one must be from the international relations series in the Political Science, BA )

Research Sequence (7 Credits)

• POLS 310 - Empirical Political Analysis 4 Credit(s)
• POLS 410 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Internship (6 Credits)

• CJ 423 Criminal Justice Internship 6 Credit(s)*

Total Credits: 76

*Restricted to appropriate internship placements.

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later.  Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission.  Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.