The School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer a combined major in criminal justice and philosophy. This combined major educates students in criminal justice and philosophy and in the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of philosophy courses provide students with a foundation in topics such as social and political philosophy, philosophy of law, and moral philosophy, while also offering students an opportunity to develop robust analytical and evaluative skills. Criminal justice courses provide a foundation for understanding individual and systemic aspects of criminology and criminal justice. Students completing this program should have depth of knowledge with respect to analyzing and addressing criminal behavior, as well as with respect to the philosophical and ethical aspects of topics such as law, punishment, justice, and social institutions.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Criminal Justice Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Crime, Law, and the Justice System | ||
What do we know about crime and justice? In these three courses, students have an opportunity to develop a foundational understanding of three related phenomena: why crime exists, how our criminal justice system responds to crime, and the constitutional and legal oversight of this process. | ||
| CRIM 1100 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CRIM 1110 | Criminal Due Process | 4 |
| CRIM 1120 | Criminology | 4 |
| Current Crime and Justice Issues | ||
These courses introduce students to topical issues related to crime and justice. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| The Death Penalty | ||
| Corruption, Integrity, and Accountability | ||
| Crime, Media, and Politics | ||
| Crime Problems and Criminal Justice Institutions | ||
The 2000-level courses below ask how justice works and for whom and introduce students to the systems and institutions tasked with providing justice. Each one includes experiential learning components in cooperation with local criminal justice institutions. The 3000-level courses below offer students a deeper look at a range of crime problems. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Courts: The Third Branch of Government | ||
| Youth Crime and Justice | ||
| Punishment in the Age of Mass Incarceration | ||
| Corporate Security: Securing the Private Sector | ||
| Policing a Democratic Society | ||
| Restorative Justice: Transforming the System | ||
| Criminal Violence | ||
| Global Criminology | ||
| Psychology of Crime | ||
| Political Crime and Terrorism | ||
| Corporate and White-Collar Crime | ||
| Systemic Issues | ||
These courses consider systemic issues facing the criminal justice system. | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Race, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Creating Knowledge About Crime and Justice | ||
How do we know what we know about crime and justice—and how do we develop new knowledge? These courses study how to harness data to learn about issues, identify solutions, and advocate for change. | ||
| CRIM 3600 | Criminal Justice Research Methods | 4 |
| CRIM 3700 | Analyzing and Using Data on Crime and Justice | 4 |
| Co-op Integration Seminars | ||
| Co-op students should complete the seminars below. Non–co-op students should complete a 4-semester-hour CRIM elective. | ||
| Complete two of the following. EESH 2000 and CRIM 3000 are required for the first co-op. CRIM 4000 is required if a second co-op is taken. | 2-4 | |
| Professional Development for Co-op | ||
| Co-op Integration Seminar 2 | ||
| Co-op Integration Seminar 3 | ||
| Solutions and Reform | ||
How do we reinvent criminal justice institutions and their practice? The capstone experience is project based and solution oriented, drawing on knowledge gained in the classroom and through co-op and other experiences. | ||
| CRIM 4949 | Senior Capstone Seminar | 4 |
| Criminal Justice Elective | ||
These courses round out our knowledge of crime and justice. | ||
| Complete one additional CRIM elective from the 3000, 4000, or 5000 level. | 4 | |
Philosophy Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PHIL 1115 | Introduction to Logic | 4 |
| PHIL 2303 | Social and Political Philosophy | 4 |
| PHIL 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | 4 |
| or POLS 2325 | Ancient Philosophy and Political Thought | |
| PHIL 2330 | Modern Philosophy | 4 |
| Advanced Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete three PHIL courses with a designation of 3000 or above not used to satisfy another requirement and at least one at the 4000 or 5000 level. | 12 | |
| Philosophy 4000/5000 Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following not used to satisfy other requirements: | 4 | |
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Advanced Logic | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Economics | ||
| Philosophy of Biology | ||
| Seminar in Religion | ||
| Global Justice | ||
| Ethics and Public Policy | ||
| Information Ethics | ||
| AI Ethics | ||
| Critical Philosophy Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following not used to fulfill other requirements: | 4 | |
| Introduction to African American and Africana Studies | ||
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Human Rights | ||
| Indigenous Philosophy | ||
| Race and Religion in Film | ||
| Sexuality, Gender, and the Law | ||
| Philosophy of Race and Racism | ||
| Philosophy Electives | ||
| Complete one additional PHIL course not used to fulfill other requirements. | 4 | |
Integrative Requirement
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One integrative course is required for each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses. | ||
| Philosophy Integrative Course | ||
| PHIL 2301 | Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice | 4 |
| Criminal Justice Integrative Course | ||
| CRIM 1400 | Human Trafficking | 4 |
Criminal Justice and Philosophy Major Credit Requirement
Complete 88 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Sample Plan of Study: Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CRIM 1100 | 4 | CRIM 1110 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| ENGW 1111 | 4 | CRIM 1120 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Elective | 4 |
| PHIL 1000 | 1 | PHIL 2303 | 4 | ||||
| PHIL 1115 | 4 | PHIL 2325 or POLS 2325 | 4 | ||||
| CRIM thematic elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| CRIM 3600 | 4 | CRIM thematic elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| EESH 2000 | 1 | CRIM elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PHIL 2330 | 4 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | ||||
| CRIM survey elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Critical philosophy elective | 4 | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | CRIM 3000 | 1 | PHIL advanced elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
| CRIM 3700 | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| CRIM systemwide elective | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 4000/5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 4000/5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||||
| Co-op | CRIM 1400 | 4 | |||||
| CRIM 4000 | 1 | ||||||
| CRIM 4949 | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL 2301 | 4 | ||||||
| PHIL capstone | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 17 | ||||||
| Total Hours: 132 | |||||||