Criminology and Justice Studies
Major: Criminology and Justice Studies
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science (BS)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 181.0
Co-op Options: One Co-op (Four years); No Co-op (Four years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 45.0401
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 21-0000
Justice Studies Concentration
The Justice Studies concentration begins with the fundamental assertion that crime and crime policy are generally interconnected with social, economic, health, and environmental risk factors in ways that extend beyond the traditional criminal justice system. The Justice Studies concentration recognizes that housing policy is crime policy; that health policy is crime policy; that environmental policy is crime policy, and so on. Thus, while the other Criminology and Justice Studies concentrations focus largely on crime, criminology, crime science and analysis, Justice Studies more thoroughly considers issues of justice, fairness, and due process across a range of domains, groups, and places that are frequently—but not always—directly related to crime.
With emphasis on engaged learning, co-curricular opportunities, data-driven problem-solving, study abroad, and cooperative education, the Justice Studies concentration both educates and gives students the tools needed to practice “justice” in a myriad of settings from the global to the hyper-local.
Degree Requirements (Justice Studies Concentration)
University Requirements | ||
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
UNIV H101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
UNIV H201 | Looking Forward: Academics and Careers | 1.0 |
College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum | ||
Developing Quantitative Reasoning ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Two courses in MATH based on placement exams OR | ||
Symbolic Logic I | ||
Symbolic Logic II | ||
Engaging the Natural World ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Analyzing Cultures & Histories ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Understanding Society & Human Behavior ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Cultivating Global Competence ** | 6.0-8.0 | |
Perspectives in Diversity ** | 3.0-4.0 | |
CJS Core Requirements | ||
CJS 100 | Freshman Seminar in Crime and Justice | 3.0 |
CJS 101 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.0 |
CJS 200 | Criminology | 3.0 |
CJS 210 | Race, Crime, and Justice | 3.0 |
CJS 220 | Crime and the City | 3.0 |
CJS 260 | Justice in Our Community | 4.0 |
CJS 261 | Prison, Society and You | 4.0 |
CJS 290 | Crime and Public Policy | 3.0 |
CJS 320 | Comparative Justice Systems | 3.0 |
CJS 376 | Sentencing | 3.0 |
Methods and Analytics Sequence | ||
CJS 250 | Research Methods & Analytics I | 3.0 |
CJS 300 | Research Methods and Analytics II | 3.0 |
CJS 301 | Methods and Analytics III | 4.0 |
CJS 330 | Crime Mapping I Using Geographic Information Systems | 4.0 |
CJS 331 | Crime Mapping II Using Geographic Information Systems | 4.0 |
Justice Studies Thematic Concentration | ||
CJS 262 | Places of Justice | 3.0 |
CJS 263 | Crime, Violence, and Climate Change | 3.0 |
CJS 303 | Applications of Justice | 3.0 |
CJS 304 | Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System | 3.0 |
CJS Program Electives | ||
Take 9.0 additional credits of any CJS courses that do not appear above | 9.0 | |
Justice Studies Program Electives | 15.0 | |
Students must take 15.0 credits of Justice Studies program electives, selecting any combination of courses from the following list (course substitutions may be possible with Justice Studies Director approval): | ||
Language, Culture & Cognition | ||
Introduction to World Religions | ||
Topics in World Ethnography | ||
Urban Anthropology | ||
Principles and Methods of Art History | ||
Contemporary Art | ||
History of African-American Art | ||
Public Relations Principles and Theory | ||
Theory and Models of Communication | ||
Communication for Civic Engagement | ||
Principles of Microeconomics | ||
Behavioral Economics | ||
Introduction to Environmental Studies | ||
Sociology of the Environment | ||
Introduction to Environmental Policy | ||
Introduction to Urban Planning | ||
Cities and Sustainability | ||
Environmental Justice | ||
Global Climate Change | ||
Leading Start-Ups | ||
Building Entrepreneurial Teams | ||
Mindfulness & Wellbeing | ||
Ideation | ||
Social Entrepreneurship | ||
Diversity Entrepreneurship | ||
Organizational Development and Change for Corporate Entrepreneurs | ||
An Entrepreneur's Introduction to Land: Its Essence, Ethics, and Opportunity | ||
Introduction to Global Capital and Development | ||
Introduction to Identities and Communities | ||
Introduction to Power and Resistance | ||
Introduction to Global Media, Arts, and Cultures | ||
Introduction to Global Health and Sustainability | ||
Introduction to Social Psychology | ||
Death and Dying | ||
Psychology of Sexual Behavior | ||
Psychology of Hate | ||
Race, Ethnicity and Social Inequality | ||
Wealth and Power | ||
Sociology of the Family | ||
Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
Urban Sociology | ||
Sociology of the Environment | ||
Social Networks and Health | ||
Housing and Homelessness | ||
Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | ||
Introduction to Feminisms | ||
Women & Human Rights Worldwide | ||
Women and Society in a Global Context | ||
Women's Health and Human Rights | ||
Free Electives | 49.0 | |
Total Credits | 181.0-192.0 |
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Students not participating in co-op will take one additional credit of free elective instead of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
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See Core Curriculum for complete list of course options.
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study (Justice Studies Concentration)
4 year, 1 co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 100 | 3.0 | CJS 260 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | VACATION | |
CJS 101 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | CJS 200 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CJS Program Elective | 3.0 | CJS 261 | 4.0 | ||
UNIV H101 | 1.0 | Developing Quantitative Reasoning | 3.0-4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
Developing Quantitative Reasoning | 3.0-4.0 | Understanding Society & Human Behavior | 3.0-4.0 | Analyzing Cultures & Histories | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Analyzing Cultures & Histories | 3.0-4.0 | ||||||
13-14 | 16-18 | 17-19 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 210 | 3.0 | CJS 262 | 3.0 | CJS 263 | 3.0 | CJS 220 | 3.0 |
CJS 250 | 3.0 | CJS 300 | 3.0 | CJS 301 | 4.0 | CJS Program Elective | 3.0 |
COOP 101* | 1.0 | Engaging the Natural World | 3.0-4.0 | CJS 320 | 3.0 | Cultivating Global Competence | 3.0-4.0 |
Understanding Society & Human Behavior | 3.0-4.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | Engaging the Natural World | 3.0-4.0 | Perspectives in Diversity | 3.0-4.0 |
Free Electives | 6.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||
16-17 | 15-16 | 16-17 | 15-17 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 290 | 3.0 | CJS 304 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
CJS 303 | 3.0 | CJS 331 | 4.0 | ||||
CJS 330 | 4.0 | Cultivating Global Competence | 3.0-4.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 6.0 | Justice Studies Program Elective | 3.0 | ||||
16 | 13-14 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
CJS 376 | 3.0 | UNIV H201 | 1.0 | Justice Studies Program Elective | 6.0 | ||
CJS Program Elective | 3.0 | Justice Studies Program Elective | 3.0 | Free Electives | 8.0 | ||
Justice Studies Program Elective | 3.0 | Free Electives | 10.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 7.0 | ||||||
16 | 14 | 14 | |||||
Total Credits 181-192 |
- *
COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assigned and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101.
Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major.
4 year, no co-op
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 100 | 3.0 | CJS 260 | 4.0 | CIVC 101 | 1.0 | VACATION | |
CJS 101 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 or 112 | 3.0 | CJS 200 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 or 111 | 3.0 | CJS Program Elective | 3.0 | CJS 261 | 4.0 | ||
UNIV H101 | 1.0 | Developing Quantitative Reasoning | 3.0-4.0 | ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ||
Developing Quantitative Reasoning | 3.0-4.0 | Understanding Society & Human Behavior | 3.0-4.0 | Analyzing Cultures & Histories | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Analyzing Cultures & Histories | 3.0-4.0 | ||||||
13-14 | 16-18 | 17-19 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 210 | 3.0 | CJS 262 | 3.0 | CJS 263 | 3.0 | VACATION | |
CJS 250 | 3.0 | CJS 300 | 3.0 | CJS 301 | 4.0 | ||
Understanding Society & Human Behavio | 3.0-4.0 | Engaging the Natural World | 3.0-4.0 | CJS 320 | 3.0 | ||
Free Electives | 6.0 | Free Electives | 6.0 | Engaging the Natural World | 3.0-4.0 | ||
Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||||
15-16 | 15-16 | 16-17 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CJS 220 | 3.0 | CJS 304 | 3.0 | CJS Program Elective | 3.0 | VACATION | |
CJS 290 | 3.0 | CJS 331 | 4.0 | Cultivating Global Competence | 3.0-4.0 | ||
CJS 303 | 3.0 | CJS Program Elective | 3.0 | Cultivating Global Competence | 3.0-4.0 | ||
CJS 330 | 4.0 | Justice Studies Program Elective | 3.0 | Free Electives | 7.0 | ||
Justice Studies Program Elective | 3.0 | Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
16 | 16 | 16-18 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
Justice Studies Program Electives | 5.0 | CJS 376 | 3.0 | Free Electives | 13.0 | ||
Perspectives in Diversity | 3.0-4.0 | UNIV H201 | 1.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 6.0 | Justice Studies Program Elective | 4.0 | ||||
Free Electives | 6.0 | ||||||
14-15 | 14 | 13 | |||||
Total Credits 181-192 |