The concentration in psychology educates students in criminal justice on the interface between criminal justice and psychology. The scope and sequence of seven psychology courses, in addition to the core criminal justice curriculum, provide students with a foundation in the interdisciplinary science of psychology, including the biological and psychosocial bases of behavior, learning, personality, and cognition. Students will also gain competency in research methods in the social sciences.
The programmatic outcomes for the B.S. Criminal Justice--Psychology are:
1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the following concepts: Theories of Criminal Behavior; The Law; Law Enforcement; Corrections; The Court System; Critical Thinking; Research Methodology and Statistics.
2. Graduating CJ majors will demonstrate excellent or outstanding understanding of the key concepts of Criminal Justice, Administration of Justice, Law Enforcement, Law Adjudication, Corrections, Criminological Theory, Research and Analytical Methods.
3. Students will apply ethical decision making skills and integrity in an ever-changing, global environment
4. Students will produce and present effective oral and written forms of communication appropriate to the profession
5. Students will analyze diversity issues in the criminal justice field
6. Students will evaluate the legal and social impacts of criminal law in our changing society
7. Students will apply critical problem solving and professional skills in an experiential learning environment
8. Students will apply theories of human behavior to solve problems
| General Education Courses | ||
| CJ 411 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| CJ 445 | Criminal Justice Capstone * | 3 |
| EH 105 | College Writing * | 3 |
| HE 111 | The Husson Experience *** | 1 |
| MS 132 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| PY 111 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Fine Arts Elective | 3 | |
| Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective | 3 | |
| Historical Elective | 3 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Math I Elective | 4 | |
| Lab Science Elective (Must also qualify as a sustainability elective) | 3 | |
| Literature Elective | 3 | |
| Perspectives Elective | 6 | |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | |
| Professional Courses | ||
| CJ 101 | Intro to Justice & Pub Safety * | 3 |
| CJ 215 | Police Operations * | 3 |
| CJ 221 | Criminalistics | 3 |
| CJ 225 | Criminal Procedure * | 3 |
| CJ 235 | Criminology * | 3 |
| CJ 309 | Constitutional Law | 3 |
| CJ 310 | Mod Penology and Corrections | 3 |
| CJ 315 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CJ 330 | Ethics in Criminal Justice | 3 |
| CJ 337 | Interviewing and Interrogation | 3 |
| CJ 341 | Investigations | 3 |
| CJ 400 | Evidence | 3 |
| CJ 435 | Management & Criminal Justice | 3 |
| PL 200 | Criminal Law * | 3 |
| Experiential Elective or MCJA | 3 | |
| Open Electives or MCJA | 9 | |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| PY 141 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
| PY 242 | Research Methods | 3 |
| PY 232 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| 300/400 PY Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 122 | |
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CJ 101* | 3 | CJ 225* | 3 |
| HE 111*** | 1 | PY 111 | 3 |
| EH 105* | 3 | Lab Science Elective (Must also qualify as a sustainability elective) | 3 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Math I Elective | 4 | Perspectives Elective | 3 |
| Philosophical Elective | 3 | ||
| 17 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CJ 215* | 3 | CJ 221 | 3 |
| MS 132 | 3 | CJ 235* | 3 |
| PL 200* | 3 | CJ 400 | 3 |
| PY 141 | 3 | PY 232 | 3 |
| Literature Elective | 3 | Foreign Culture and Conversation Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CJ 309 | 3 | CJ 315 | 3 |
| CJ 310 | 3 | CJ 337 | 3 |
| CJ 341 | 3 | CJ 435 | 3 |
| PY 242 | 3 | Fine Arts Elective | 3 |
| PY Elective 300/400 | 3 | PY Elective 300/400 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CJ 330 | 3 | CJ 411 | 3 |
| CJ 445 | 3 | Historical Elective | 3 |
| PY Elective 300/400 | 3 | PY Elective 300/400 | 3 |
| Experiential/M.C.J.A. | 3 | Open Elective/M.C.J.A. | 3 |
| Open Elective/M.C.J.A. | 3 | Open Elective/M.C.J.A. | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Hours: 122 | |||
| * | "C" or better required in all courses marked |
| *** | Credit may not be required for degree completion. |