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Dec 04, 2024
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2019-2020 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
Crime and Justice Studies Major
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Crime and Justice Studies is an innovative department with teachings that are at the cutting edge and always up-to-date with recent events, trends, struggles and developments. The program provides national and international studies on issues of criminal justice, social justice, restorative justice and transformative justice, genocide and war crimes. These include questions of critical inquiry (what is crime, what is justice and how is it pursed) as well as comprehensive analyses of structural, institutional, and State violence.
The major is interdisciplinary and draws on a range of resources across the University while providing rigorous intellectual challenges. Our students study the social ethical considerations unique to the fields of crime and justice. Our education goal is to provide students with new opportunities to combine a university education with enhanced avenues for intellectual development, career advancement and public service and social service.
Admission into the Major
Students seeking admission to Crime and Justice Studies must have a minimum overall GPA of 2.0.
Students interested in majoring in Crime and Justice Studies must schedule an interview with the Chair of the Crime and Justice Studies Program for permission to enter the program, to discuss the program requirements and to arrange for a permanent advisor.
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Requirements
To successfully complete the program for graduation, all students must:
- Maintain a minimum of a 2.75 GPA in the major
- Maintain a minimum of a 2.0 GPA overall
- Meet the CJS major requirements listed below
- Complete 30 credits at 300/400 level (including all courses in the major except Experiential Learning)
- Complete a minimum of 120 credits with at least 45 at UMass Dartmouth
- Complete the University Studies requirements
- Complete the distribution requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences
- All courses counting for the major must be completed with a C- or higher
- Complete all required CJS core courses, 4 CJS electives within the Crime and Justice Studies department.
Required Core Courses - 24 Credits
Crime and Justice Studies Electives - 12 credits
Students must take at least four (4) 300- or 400-level CJS electives.
Note
Note: Work experience or internships outside of the department may not be substituted for CJS 450 Internship.
As part of the articulation agreement with the Massachusetts Community Colleges, it is anticipated that students arriving with an Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice or a closely related field may have satisfied the requirements for CJS 190 Introduction to Crime and Justice Studies. We do not transfer CJS Electives (with the exception of CJS 370). Those requirements must be completed within the Department of Crime and Justice Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. Current or future confirmed employers cannot be used as placements for the CJS 450 Internship requirement.
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