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Criminal Justice—B.S./M.S.

New York State Registered Program Code: 31634 (Dual BS/MS)

HEGIS Code: 2105.00 {Police Law Enforcement and Corrections}

Molloy Program of Study Code: CRDBS (Dual Degree)

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Identify and analyze the causes and consequences of crime in American society.
  • Identify and describe the structure and function of the numerous parts of the American justice system.
  • Examine current social trends and issues and analyze the ways in which they shape the law and public policy.
  • Express understanding of ethical practice and leadership in the field of criminal justice.
  • Use written and oral communication skills to demonstrate knowledge of the field, critical thinking and ability to present information in a professional setting.

Total Degree Credits: 120

Requirements

Major Requirements (33 Credits)

 
CRJ 1010Foundations of Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 2030Theories of Crime

3
CRJ 2800Criminal Law

3
CRJ 2810Criminal Procedure

3
CRJ 3500Critical Issues in Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 4600Criminal Justice Internship I

3
CRJ 4900Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice

3

Complete one 5000-level Graduate CRJ course (3 credits)

CRJ 5010Modern American Justice

3
CRJ 5020Constitutional Law and Legal Issues

3
CRJ 5030Research Methods in Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 5040Ethics and Morality in Criminal Justice

3
 

Complete 9 credits CRJ/LGL Electives (9 Credits)

CRJ 5010Modern American Justice

3
CRJ 5020Constitutional Law and Legal Issues

3
CRJ 5030Research Methods in Criminal Justice

3
CRJ 5040Ethics and Morality in Criminal Justice

3
2000 or 3000-level CRJ/LGL Elective Courses

* CRJ 5020 will fulfill the POL 3020 related requirement; however, students will need to take an additional CRJ/LGL elective to maintain the major credit requirement.

Related Requirements (33 Credits)

MAT 1150AElementary Statistics

3
POL 1010American National Government

3
POL 3020American Constitutional Law

3
PSY 1110General Psychology

3

* CRJ 5020 will fulfill the POL 3020 related requirement; however, students will need to take an additional CRJ/LGL elective to maintain the major credit requirement.

Complete one ETH Course (3 Credits)

 

ETH 2500Ethics: Theory and Practice

3
ETH 2540Ethics, Justice and Society

3
ETH 2900H(Honors) Ethics and Contemporary Life

3
 

Complete one PSY Course(3 Credits)

PSY 3260Abnormal Psychology

3
PSY 3370Criminal Profiling

3
PSY 3390Forensic Psychology

3

Complete one SOC Course (3 Credits)

SOC 1010Introductory Sociology

3
SOC 2900H(Honors) Sociological Imagination

3

SOC 2900H: Honors Program Students Only

Complete one Research Methods Course (3 Credits)

PSY 3000Basics-Social & Behavioral Research Methods

3
PSY 3110Research Methods II: Experimental Designs

3

*PSY 3110 requires prerequisite of PSY 2130 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (applies to degree as an elective course)

Optional Recommended Corequisite

SOC 3950: 1 credti towards elective.

Complete one of the following PSY/SOC courses (3 Credits)

CRJ 2840Legal and Social Science Research

3
PSY 2040Developmental Psychology

3
PSY 2050Child Development I: Prenatal Through Middle Childhood

3
PSY 2060Child Development II: Middle Childhood Through Adolescence

3
SOC 2540Ancient Worlds

3
SOC 3310Race and Ethnic Relations

3
SOC 3330Drugs and Society

3

General Education Requirements

Arts and Fine Arts: 2 out of 4 Disciplines (6 Credits)

  • Art History
  • Music
  • Speech Communication
  • Theatre Arts

English Composition (3 Credits)

Languages (3 Credits)

Languages or Literature (3 Credits)

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 out of 4 Disciplines (9 Credits)

  • History
  • Political Science – POL 1010 satisfies this requirement
  • Psychology – PSY 1110 satisfies this requirement
  • Sociology – SOC 1010/SOC 2900H satisfies this requirement

Science (3 Credits)

Mathematics (3 Credits) – MAT 1150A satisfies this requirement

Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits)

Ethics (3 Credits) – ETH 2500/ETH 2540/ETH 2900H satisfies this requirement

Philosophy (3 Credits)

Physical Education (1 Credit)

Core (Interdisciplinary) (4 Credits)

 

Liberal Arts, FST, and Elective Requirements

Liberal arts & sciences (LAS) credits: 60 credits – satisfied by completing above major, related, and general education requirements.

FST 1000: all students who start at Molloy with less than 30 transfer credits are required to take this one-credit course. It satisfies one credit of both LAS and elective credit. 

Electives requirement: 31 credits or minimum to reach total degree credits.

Recommended Electives 6 credits in related social sciences.