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Major Electives

CJM majors are to choose three courses from the following categories. The major electives are presented here by thematic categories. However, you are not required to take these courses based on their category; you can take courses from any category. However, if you choose PAD 402 – Seminar and Internship in Public Administration (6 cr.), you can only choose one additional course.


Analytical Inquiry

Course #Title
CJM 380Selected Topics in Criminal Justice Management
SOC 213Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations
STAT 250Principles and Methods in Statistics (if not taken as math requirement)

Mapping, GIS, and Computer Applications

Course #Title
CRJ 255Computer Applications in Criminal Justice
ESA 355GIS for Emergency Services
PSC 216Crime Mapping

Public Administration

Course #Title
PAD 318Decisions in Crisis
PAD 346Human Resources Administration
PAD 402Seminar and Internship in Public Administration (6 credits)
PAD 404Practicum in Public Administration

Law Enforcement

Course #Title
PSC 201Police Organization and Administration
PSC 340Planning for Police Operations and Management

Corrections

Course #Title
COR 202Administration of Corrections Programs for Juveniles
COR 282Principles of Correctional Operations
COR 303Comparative Corrections Systems

The Constitution and The Courts

Course #Title
COM 285Courtroom Communication
LAW 203Constitutional Law
PAD 360Court Administration