This major will be available starting in fall 2021.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE JUSTICE STUDIES MAJOR
The justice studies major will be comprised of 120 credits in three content areas: 42 credits of justice studies and related courses, 38 credits of the Rutgers University-Newark
Core Curriculum, a second concentration, and credits of general university electives to meet the 120 required to graduate.
Note: Q courses are writing intensive.
REQUIRED COURSES
The justice studies core courses are as follows:
204:105 The Pursuit of Justice (3)
204:220 Inequality (3)
202:301 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3)
202:302 Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3)
204:481Q Senior Thesis I (3)
204:482Q Senior Thesis II (3)
ELECTIVE COURSES
The justice studies electives (at least 24 credits) will include:
202:220 Reducing Local Crime
202:222 Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice
202:225 Ethical and Philosophical Foundations
202:312 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
202:313 Gender, Crime, and Justice
202:324 Violent Crime
202:333 Race and Crime
202:343Q White-Collar Crime
202:344Q Crime in Different Cultures
202:405 Research Seminar in Criminal Justice
202:424 Mass Incarceration and Collateral Consequences
202:425 Miscarriages of Justice
204:467 Topics in Justice Studies
202:499 Internship Course