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2019-2020 Edgewood College Catalog

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2019-2020 Edgewood College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Criminal Justice, Human Services Concentration, BS

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The department may accept a maximum of 12 transfer credits in state-approved Human Services or Social Work courses. All transfer credits are subject to the approval of the Department of Safety and Professional Services.

The interdisciplinary major of criminal justice consists of:

Criminal Justice Major Requirements

Social Science Interdisciplinary Sequence

(12 credits):

SS 369 - Social Science Statistics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SS 370 U - Social Science Research Methods Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SS 484 3KX - Senior Social Science Seminar Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Recommended Course

(3 credits):

SS 200 I - Comp Tech & Info for Soc Science Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Additional Requirements

Additional required courses:

CJ 233 DJ - Criminology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SOC 201 DJ - Introduction to Sociology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
PHIL 104 P - Ethics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
OR
CJ 200 DP - Philosophy and Mass Incarceration Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 340 - Theories of Deviance Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 355 - Introduction to Criminal Law Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SOC 310A - Topic: Women and Crime Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 372 - Ethics in Action: Criminal Justice Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following criminal justice courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

CJ 337 - Policing in Contemporary Society Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 338 - Prisons and Corrections in Society Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following criminal justice courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

CJ 236 - Juvenile Delinquency Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 311 - Sociology of Law Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following criminal justice courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

CJ 343 Q - Violence and Victimization Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
CJ 342 - The Death Penalty Debate Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following economics courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

ECON 255 GJ - Principles of Macroeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ECON 256 J - Principles of Microeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ECON 350 - Econ of Labor, Poverty,& Income Distr Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following sociology courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

SOC 309 D - Race and Ethnicity Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
SOC 203 JQ - Social Problems and Social Change Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One of the following political science courses

To be selected in consultation with Criminal Justice advisor.

PS 210 GJ - Intro to International Relations Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
PS 343 - Constitutional Law and Politics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
PS 262 J - Intro to American Political Process Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Concentration Requirements

Students planning to enter the job market or to attend graduate school in the field of social work or human services may choose a concentration in Human Services. Completion of this concentration with grade of “C” or higher within the concentration and a GPA of 2.5 or higher within the major enable students to take the bachelor-level social work exam in the state of Wisconsin. Graduates passing this exam are awarded the credential Certified Social Worker and are allowed to hold employment as entry-level social workers in the state of Wisconsin.

In addition to the Criminal Justice major requirements, students pursuing the Human Services Concentration must also take the following courses.

Required Courses:

HS 300 - Methods of Human Services I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HS 302 - Social Welfare and Policy Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HS 303 - Advanced Social Change Skills Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HS 304 - Group Methods in Human Services Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HS 305 - Human Behavior & Social Environment Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HS 400 - Human Services Internship Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

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