RUTGERS NEWARK CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
NEW PROGRAM BEGINNING FALL 2008
32 credits total requirement: 9 credits of required courses, plus 8 credits of research methods and statistics, and 15 credits of electives
REQUIRED COURSES (three 3-credit courses):
It is recommended that criminal justice (CJ) majors complete 101, 102, and 103 before taking other CJ courses.)
202:101 Crime and Crime Analysis (new course)
202:102 Criminology (formerly 303)
202:103 Introduction to Criminal Justice (formerly 201)RESEARCH METHODS AND STATISTICS: (two 4-credit courses, taken in order, fall to spring):
202:301 Criminal Justice Research Methods
202:302 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (prerequisites: 301 and the basic undergraduate math requirement)
Transition students: CJ 101 was first offered in Fall 2008. Students who began the program prior to that, may substitute CJ 203, 204, or 304 and still meet degree requirements. Courses taken under prior numbers will still be credited.
ELECTIVE COURSES (at least five of these 3-credit courses) (note: Q courses are writing intensive):
202:202 Gender, Crime, and Justice
202:203 Police and Society (title change)
202:204 Corrections
202:310 Case Processing, the Law, and the Courts (formerly 305)
202:311 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice (formerly 302)
202:312 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems (formerly 403)
202:321 Environmental Criminology (new course)
202:322 Business and Crime (new course)
202:323 Cybercrime (new course)
202:324 Violent Crime (new course)
202:331 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice (formerly 304)
202:332 Juvenile Gangs and Co-Offending (new course)
202:333 Race and Crime (new course)
202:334 Organized Crime (new course)
202:341Q Community Corrections (formerly 306)
202:342Q Contemporary Policing (formerly 401)
202:343Q White-Collar Crime (formerly 301)
202:344Q Crime in Different Cultures (formerly 307 and title change)
202:345Q Criminal Justice: Ethical and Philosophical Foundations (formerly 404)
