Minor in Criminal Justice

With a Minor in Criminal Justice at KSU, you will learn about crime and criminal justice issues impacting our modern communities. Learn essential skills through relevant coursework, including interpersonal communication, leadership, management concerns, technological applications and ethical considerations. Enroll in courses from appropriate fields of criminal justice like law enforcement, corrections and adjudication.

The Minor in Criminal Justice is offered with flexible options in both face-to-face and online environments.

KSU criminal justice students in the classroom

Program Snapshot
Required Courses: 3 Credit Hours

CRJU 1101: Foundations of Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement: 3 Credit Hours
Select one from the following:

CRJU 3310: Police in America

CRJU 3311: Police Administration

CRJU 3312: State and Federal Law Enforcement Initiatives

Corrections: 3 Credit Hours
Select one from the following:

CRJU 3332: Corrections

CRJU 3352: Juvenile Justice

Adjudication: 3 Credit Hours
Select one from the following:

CRJU 3300: Criminal Courts

CRJU 3315: Criminal Procedure

CRJU 3340: Legal Analysis
Electives: 3 Credit Hours
Select one from the following:

CRJU 3301: Research Methods in Criminal Justice *

CRJU 3305: Technology and Criminal Justice

CRJU 3320: Criminal Investigation

CRJU 3400: Ideological/Group Violence and Law Enforcement

CRJU 4100: Ethics in Criminal Justice

CRJU 4305: Technology and Cyber Crime

CRJU 4430: Victimology

CRJU 4490: Special Topics in Criminal Justice

SOCI 4432: Criminology *

Note:
* Students whose undergraduate degrees are not in criminal justice, criminology, or related studies and who are interested in pursuing a master鈥檚 degree program in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) at KSU should complete these two undergraduate courses (six hours) in Criminology and Research Methods in Criminal Justice. These two undergraduate courses are pre-requisites for the MSCJ program, and these six credit hours will not count toward the graduate degree requirements.
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