Students majoring in criminal justice must complete 42 credits
of criminal justice, sociology, anthropology, and related courses with
at least a 2.0 grade-point average in the combined courses. At least
half of the credits for the major must be taken at Rutgers.
Students must complete 24 of the 42 credits required for the major as follows:
50:202:201 Criminal Justice in American Society (3)
and
Two of the following:
50:202:202 Police and Policing (3)
50:202:203 Confinement and Corrections (3)
50:202:204 Courts and Criminal Law (3)
and
50:202:449 Ethics and Policy in Criminal Justice (3)
50:920:207 Introduction to Sociology (3)
50:920:301 Methods and Techniques of Social Research (3)
50:920:313 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3)
50:920:316 Race and Ethnicity (3) or 50:920:332 Social Stratification (3)
Students also must complete at least 18 credits of the 42 required for the major in
departmental or approved electives distributed as follows:
12 credits in any 300- or 400-level courses from the offerings in criminal
justice and/or the following criminal justice-related courses offered
in sociology. Courses that can be used to satisfy this
requirement include 50:202:404 Service/Internship in Criminal Justice,
for a maximum of 3 credits.
50:920:208 Contemporary Social Problems (3)
50:920:217 Drugs and Society (3)
50:920:280 Social Movements in Society (3)
50:920:315 Sociology of Complex Organizations (3)
50:920:329 Law and Society (3)
50:920:344 Sociology of Deviance (3)
3 credits in multicultural or non-Western courses from the offerings in anthropology, sociology, and political science:
50:070:323 Anthropology of American Culture (3)
50:070:338 North American Indians (3)
50:070:341 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
50:070:353 Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia (3)
50:070:356 Peoples and Cultures of Africa (3)
50:790:316 Government and Politics of the Far East (3)
50:790:335 Government and Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
50:790:336 Government and Politics of the Middle East (3)
50:790:337 Government and Politics of South and Southeast Asia (3)
50:920:370 Globalization and Social Change (3)
50:920:394 Japanese Society and Management (3)
50:920:396 Southeast Asian Societies (3)
50:920:430 African-American Culture (3)
3
credits from the crime- or justice-related offerings of philosophy,
political science, psychology, social work, or urban studies:
Philosophy
50:730:226 Ethics (3)
50:730:315 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
50:730:320 Philosophy of Law (3)
Political Science
50:790:372 Modern Political Theory (3)
50:790:381 Judicial Process (3)
50:790:401 American Constitutional Development (3)
50:790:403 The Constitution and Criminal Law (3)
50:790:410 Comparative Constitutional Law (3)
50:790:414 The Supreme Court as a Political Institution (3)
50:790:442 Human Freedoms and the Constitution (3)
Psychology
50:830:316 Psychology and the Law (3)
Social Work
50:910:220 Introduction to Social Work and Social Services (3)
50:910:352 Groups at Risk in Contemporary Society (3)
Urban Studies
50:975:204 Poverty and Urban Environmental Systems (3)
50:975:219 History of the Ghetto and American Slums (3)
50:975:231 Social Public Policy Planning (3)
50:975:306 Basic Methods of Urban and Regional Planning (3)
50:975:312 Urban and Regional Planning Studio (3)
50:975:326 Planning and Administration of Municipal Services (3)
50:975:413 Urban and Regional Revitalization (3)
