Required Courses:Course# Course Title Hours
LGS110 American Legal System 3
LGS215 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
LGS301 Juvenile Law & Procedure 3
LGS408 Children & the Law 3
Electives:
Develop an awareness of historical and contemporary justice issues with an interdisciplinary minor in Justice Studies. You will study social issues and a vision of justice inspired by a Christian tradition from a variety of perspectives, with courses in philosophy, religious studies, political science, business, sociology, and even social work and english. The program provides for the relation of theory, experience, reflection, and commitment to enhance character and perspective on issues of social justice.
Minor in Justice Studies (15 hours)
JUST 250 Christians in the World
One of the following:
PHIL 254 Social Justice
RLST 236 Faith in Action
RLST 240 Catholic Social Thought
Three of the following:
BUAD 241 Personal Ethics and Corporate Culture
ECON 354 Economic Development
ENLT 203 Studies in Literature
ENLT 204 Literature of Social Justice
ENLT 293 Chicana Literature
ENLT 374 Studies in World Literature
ENLT 490 Special Topics Seminar in Literature
JUST 260 Social Thought and the American Worker
JUST 301 The Quest for Human Rights
JUST 320 Faith and Justice
PHIL 245 Non-Western Philosophy
PHIL 254 Social Justice
PHIL 352 Political Philosophy
POSC 304 Latin American Politics
POSC 314 Political Participation
POSC 319 Politics of the Third World
POSC 324 American Civil Liberties
PSYC 354 Social Ecology
RLST 236 Faith in Action
RLST 240 Catholic Social Thought
SOC 203 Social Problems
SOC 355 Race, Ethnicity and Identity in the U.S.
SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, Race
SW 332 Social Work Practice II: Mezzo Methods
Other courses may be substituted by permission.
riminal Justice Minor for a Bachelor’s DegreeMinor Requirements (24)
Courses Credit Hours
CJ 1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CJ 3006 Corrections 3
CJ 3010 Policing a Democratic Society 3
CJ 2300 Criminal Law 3
CJ 3303 Criminal Procedure 3
CJ 2700 Introduction to Juvenile Justice 3
SOC 3890 Criminology 3
Elective in criminal justice 3
UCM does not confer teacher certification for this minor
International Justice Minor for a Bachelor’s DegreeMinor Requirements (24)
Courses Credit Hours
CJ 3020 Comparative Justice Systems 3
CJ 3398 International Human Rights & Criminal Justice 3
CJ 4607 Issues in International Justice 3
SOC 3885 Globalization and the Future 3
Electives in Political Social Science/Geography 6
POLS 3520 Asian Government and Politics, 3 or POLS 3522 Modern East Asia, 3 or POLS 4520 Politics of Developing Nations, 3 or POLS 4521 Culture and Politics of the Middle East 3
GEOG 3200 Geography of Europe, 3 or GEOG 3225 Geography of Latin America, 3 or GEOG 3310 Geography of Africa, 3 or GEOG 4230 Geography of Asia, 3 or GEOG 4235 Geography of the Former Soviet Union 3
Three credit hours may be granted for study in a UCM approved program or study tour in a foreign country which focuses on the justice structures of the country 3
Electives in Justice Applications 6
CJ 2405 International Policing 3
CJ 4025 Comparative Corrections 3
CJ 4352 International Criminal Law 3
CJ 4444 Terrorism 3
CJ 4703 International Juvenile Justice 3
UCM does not confer teacher certification for this minor
Corrections Minor for Bachelor’s DegreeMinor Requirements (24)
Courses Credit Hours
CJ 1000 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3
CJ 2000 History of Corrections & Penal Inst. 3
CJ 3006 Corrections 3
CJ 4006 Probation, Parole & Community Corrections 3
CJ 3104 Institutional Operations 3
CJ 3310 Law of Correction & Prisoners’ Rights 3
CJ 4330 Criminal Justice & Mental Health Systems 3
SOC 3890 Criminology 3
UCM does not confer teacher certification for this minor
Develop an awareness of historical and contemporary justice issues with an interdisciplinary minor in Justice Studies. You will study social issues and a vision of justice inspired by a Christian tradition from a variety of perspectives, with courses in philosophy, religious studies, political science, business, sociology, and even social work and english. The program provides for the relation of theory, experience, reflection, and commitment to enhance character and perspective on issues of social justice.
Minor in Justice Studies (15 hours)
JUST 250 Christians in the World
One of the following:
PHIL 254 Social Justice
RLST 236 Faith in Action
RLST 240 Catholic Social Thought
Three of the following:
BUAD 241 Personal Ethics and Corporate Culture
ECON 354 Economic Development
ENLT 203 Studies in Literature
ENLT 204 Literature of Social Justice
ENLT 293 Chicana Literature
ENLT 374 Studies in World Literature
ENLT 490 Special Topics Seminar in Literature
JUST 260 Social Thought and the American Worker
JUST 301 The Quest for Human Rights
JUST 320 Faith and Justice
PHIL 245 Non-Western Philosophy
PHIL 254 Social Justice
PHIL 352 Political Philosophy
POSC 304 Latin American Politics
POSC 314 Political Participation
POSC 319 Politics of the Third World
POSC 324 American Civil Liberties
PSYC 354 Social Ecology
RLST 236 Faith in Action
RLST 240 Catholic Social Thought
SOC 203 Social Problems
SOC 355 Race, Ethnicity and Identity in the U.S.
SOC 360 Social Stratification: Class, Gender, Race
SW 332 Social Work Practice II: Mezzo Methods
Other courses may be substituted by permission.
The Criminal Justice minor is designed for students who have chosen another academic major (e.g. psychology, political science) but who may have an academic and/or career interest in the area of criminal justice. Two courses are required. Four courses can be chosen from any of the criminal justice offerings, with at least one course at the 300 or 400 level.
Students who wish to pursue a minor in Sociology must complete 18 credits or six courses. These must include: SO 101 Introduction to Sociology, plus any other five courses with an SO prefix.
Students who wish to pursue a minor in Criminal Justice must complete 18 credits or six courses. These must include CJ 201 Introduction to Criminal Justice, plus a minimum of three CJ courses required for the Criminal Justice major, and up to two elective courses from the designated list of CJ or SO electives that fulfill requirements for the Criminal Justice major.
Students must attain a grade of C or better in all courses applied to the Sociology or Criminal Justice Major and Minor programs.
Students majoring in both Sociology AND Criminal Justice may cross-list three courses. These are: SO 344, SO 346, and SO 335. For students with a major in Sociology and a minor in Criminal Justice OR a major in Criminal Justice and a minor in Sociology, only two courses may be cross-listed.
The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice offers a BA degree in both Sociology and Criminal Justice, and an accelerated, five-year combined BA/MSW Degree with Rutgers University, The State University of New Jersey. Students may also pursue a Sociology or Criminal Justice Minor.
The Criminal Justice minor is open to all students not majoring in Criminal Justice who have completed at least one semester of full-time study at Buffalo State College and who are in good academic standing at this institution (2.0 G.P.A. or better). The Criminal Justice Minor is intended to complement the student’s major course of study, broaden and enhance career opportunities, and provide expertise in an area of interdisciplinary studies. The curriculum is composed of 18 credit hours taken from the Criminal Justice program and will provide a basic background in the subject area. All of the hours are normally taken at Buffalo State College with a maximum of 6 credit hours at the lower division level. A maximum of three courses of transfer credit will be permitted.