UNK Criminal Justice Major (Major Option requires 36 credit hours, Minor Option requires 24 credit hours)
Criminal Justice Core Courses – 27 hours required
CJUS 101GS - Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJUS 103 - Orientation to Criminal Justice
CJUS 215 - Correctional Services and Systems
CJUS 230 - The Police Service
CJUS 326 - Theories of Crime and Criminal Law
CJUS 340 - Criminal Evidence, Procedure, and the Courts
CJUS 480 - Senior Seminar: Professional Ethics & Career Develop
Take one of the following:
CJUS 250 - Criminal Justice Research Methods I
SOWK 330 - Fundamentals of Research in Social Welfare (Prereq: STAT 235GS)
Take 5-9 hours from:
CJUS 475 - Internship
Criminal Justice Electives – 9 hours requiredCJUS 201 - The Juvenile Justice System
CJUS 310 - Community Based Corrections
CJUS 315 - Victimology: Victims of Crime
CJUS 321 - Technology in Criminal Justice
CJUS 330 - Laws of Arrest, Search and Seizure
CJUS 345 - Criminal Law
CJUS 350 - Organized Crime
CJUS 353 - Crime Prevention and Security
CJUS 355 - Family Law
CJUS 360 - Sex Crimes
CJUS 370 - Women and Crime
CJUS 375GS - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
CJUS 380GS - Minorities and Criminal Justice
CJUS 390 - Criminal Investigation
CJUS 401 - Special Topics
CJUS 405 - Criminal Justice Research Methods II (Prereq: CJUS 250)
CJUS 411 - Readings in Criminal Justice
CJUS 415 - Correctional Casework
CJUS 420 - Supervision and Management in Criminal Justice
CJUS 430 - Drugs and the Criminal Justice System
CJUS 431 - Correctional Law and Administration
CJUS 435 - Interviewing and Correctional Case Management
(Prereq: CJUS 310)
CJUS 445 - Sex Offender Supervision and Control
CJUS 476 - Terrorism and Crisis Negotiations
CJUS 490 - Advanced Criminal and Crime Scene Investigations (Prereq: CJUS 390)
CJUS 499 - Independent Study
Take 24 hours for minor (***select minors available fully online)