Bachelor's in Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice is a Bachelor program taught at Huntingdon College, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Criminal Justice major at Huntingdon College combines practice with theory through active learning. Students study the causes of crime, the interdependence of the branches of the criminal justice system, constitutional law and its application, and moral and ethical perspectives of law and justice. The curriculum also covers criminal investigation, juvenile delinquency, criminalistics, and research methods in criminal justice.

Required courses in the Criminal Justice major total 42 hours, in addition to core and elective requirements. The major includes modules such as Criminal Investigation, Survey of Corrections, Criminal Law, Introduction to Criminology, Constitutional Law, Critical Incident Management and Investigation, and Criminalistics. Students may deepen their studies through participation in the Hobbs Honors Program, and internship placements and field experts are part of the experience.

Graduates can prepare to work in the field or enter a graduate or professional program. Career areas named include law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, with options spanning police departments, private security, victim advocacy, administration, parole and probation, and teaching in prisons or educational institutions.

Modules

• CJ100 Introduction to Criminal Justice
• 201 Criminal Investigation
• 202 Survey of Corrections
• 203 Criminal Law
• 208 Introduction to Criminology
• 209 Introduction to Juvenile Delinquency
• 303 Constitutional Law
• 310 Critical Incident Management and Investigation
• 401 Criminalistics
• 404 Ethics and the Criminal Justice System
• 405 Research Methods in Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice Electives

The minimum requirements for admission in Criminal Justice at Huntingdon College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Huntingdon College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Huntingdon College as pre-requiste for admission in Criminal Justice.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.huntingdon.edu/academics/academic-programs/programs-of-study/criminal-justice/

• Work in federal, state, or local agencies
• Work in police departments
• Work in private security
• Work in law
• Work in victim advocacy
• Work in administration
• Work in parole and probation
• Teaching in prisons or in educational institutions
• Counseling
• Criminal justice reform
• Investigating

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.