The School of Arts and Professions
DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Criminal Justice Program Bachelor of
Science (B.S.)
Criminal Justice Minor
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM
The Criminal Justice Program leads to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Degree in criminal justice. The four-year course of study was developed
by blending the various disciplines; history, sociology, political
science, psychology, social work, and law. The curriculum at the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore is interdisciplinary, which
enables the student to understand more clearly the interrelationships
among justice systems and the impact of these systems on society.
Students in the Criminal Justice Department complete the UMES general
education requirements, acquiring knowledge and skills in general
areas such as languages, the social sciences, the humanities, and
health and physical education.
As a foundation for its curriculum, the Department's courses consists
of:
- legal, philosophical, political, moral and social issues of
the justice system;
- theories and research about the nature and causes of crime
and criminal behavior;
- analyses of the operations of the criminal, juvenile, and civil
justice systems and their impact on society;
- investigation of the broad range of formal and informal mechanisms
for dealing with crime, conflict, and injustice in society;
- theories of planning and management for courts, law enforcement,
corrections and juvenile justice; and
- strategies for implementing constructive change in the criminal
justice system.
The curriculum allows for supervised field experience as well as seminar
and laboratory work which generally takes place in the junior/senior
year. Students may elect to concentrate in a particular strand or
functional area within the criminal justice system by their choice
of electives. The concentrations are corrections, law enforcement
and pre-law.
The minor program in Criminal Justice is designed to provide a
secondary concentration for students majoring in other disciplines.
The program objectives are: to promote informed understanding of
the manner in which the criminal justice system functions; to closely
examine the functional issues in criminal justice, and to explore
criminological theory. The program consists of eighteen credit hours
in criminal justice.
The UMES Pre-Law Advisor is located in the Department of Criminal
Justice. There is no pre-law major as such. Interested students
are invited to meet with the Pre-Law Advisor in the Department
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Required and Recommended Courses for a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Criminal Justice
I. General Education Requirement
A.Curriculum Area I - Arts and Humanities
Course No. Title Credits
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
(Select any two three credit hour courses, one from each of
any two disciplines: A,B,C, or D) — 6 Total — 9
Discipline A: Arts
Arts 101, MUSI 100, MUSI 101, MUSI 109, MUSI 310H
Discipline B: History
HIST 201, HIST 202, HIST 333, HIST334, HIST 341, HIST 360
Discipline C: Language
FREN 101 AND FREN 102, GERM 101 AND GERM 102, SPAN 101 AND
SPAN 102
Discipline D: Literature
ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 315 or ENGL 315H, ENGL 360, ENGL
403
B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Title Credits
Select one course from
Discipline A -Social Science and — 3
Discipline B - Behavioral Science — 3
Total — 6
Discipline A: Social Sciences
ECON 201 or ECON 201H
ECON 202 OR ECON 202H
GEOG 201 or GEOG 202
HIST 101 OR HIST 111H
HIST 102 OR HIST 112H
Discipline B: Behavioral Sciences
HUEC 102, HUEC 220, HUEC 361 (formerly HUEC 132). HUEC
380
SOCI 201
SOWK 200 or SOWK 200H
C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)
Title Credits
Select two science courses, one of which must be a laboratory
course. — 7 or 8
Students must select from the following:
ANSC 114, BIOL 101, Biol 103 (LAB), BIOL111, BIOL112, CHEM 101,
CHEM 102, CHEM 103 (LAB), CHEM 104 (LAB),CHEM 111, PHYS 101,
PHYS 103 (LAB), PHYS 121, PHYS 122, PHYS 161, PHYS 181H
D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)
Title Credits
Select one mathematics course at or above the level of Math
102 - College Algebra. — 3 or 4
E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)
Title Credits
ENGL 101 or 101H Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 or 102H Basic Composition II — 3
ENGL 305 or 310 Technical Writing or Advanced Composition — 3
Total — 9
F. Curriculum Area Vl (Emerging Issues)
Course No.Title Credits
GNST 100 First Year Orientation Seminar — 1
EDHE 111 Health and Wellness — 3
Select one course:
BUAD 304 Small Business and Entrepreneurship
EDUC 388 Emerging Issues Impacting A Diverse Nation
ENGL 388 Reflections of Environmental Concerns in Fiction, Poetry, and
Drama
ENGL 388A The Global Village
ENVS 101 Introduction to Environmental Science
POLI 311 Comparative Political Systems — 3
Total — 7
II. Criminal Justice Major Core Courses
Course No.Title Credits
CRJS 101 lntroduction to Criminal Justice — 3
CRJS 288 Courts — 3
CRJS 289 Law Enforcement — 3
CRJS 290Research Methods in Criminology and Criminal Justice — 3
CRJS 291 Introduction to Corrections — 3
CRJS 312 Criminology — 3
CRJS 350 Juvenile Delinquency — 3
Total — 21
III. Major Electives — 21
(21 credits in Criminal Justice related electives)
Course options are:
CRJS 323 Organizational and Governmental Deviance — 3
CRJS 352 Law Enforcement Community Relations — 3
CRJS 359 Field Training in Criminology/Criminal Justice — 3
CRJS 360 Specialized Criminal Justice Education/Training
(Natural Resources Law Enforcement) — 9
CRJS 373 Criminal Justice Administration — 3
CRJS 389 Judicial Process — 3
CRJS 432 Law of Corrections — 3
CRJS 450 Treatment and Control of Criminals and Delinquents — 3
CRJS 451Crime and Delinquency Prevention — 3
CRJS 455 Psychology of Criminal Behavior — 3
CRJS 457 Dynamics of Planned Change in Criminal Justice — 3
CRJS 492 Special Topics: — 3
CRJS 492A Special Topics in Crimin. & Corrections — 3
CRJS 492B Special Topics: Women in Corrections — 3
CRJS 492C Special Topics: Crime, Class, and Ideology — 3
CRJS 492D Special Topics: Unequal Justice — 3
CRJS 492E Special Topics: Terrorism — 3
CRJS 492F Special Topics: Police, Law and Society — 3 CRJS
498Independent Study — 3
SOCI 305Sociology of Law — 3
SOWK 455Substance Abuse: Issues and Services — 3
SOWK 460Social Work in Corrections — 3
SOWK 484Social Work and the Law — 3
IV. Supportive Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
SOCI 101 lntroduction to Sociology — 3
SOCI 202 or 201 Social Deviance in a Comparative Perspective or
Social Problems — 3
PSYC 200/201Introduction to Psychology — 3
PSYC 371Abnormal Psychology — 3
CRJS 388 Statistical Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology — 3
CSDP 220 Introduction to Programming or — 4 or
BUED 212 Computer Concepts/Applications — 3
Total — 18/19
V. Free Electives — 18 or 19
TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDIT — 120
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES BY STRAND OPTIONS
CORRECTIONS
Major Electives
CRJS 359 — Field Training in Criminology/Criminal Justice — (3)
CRJS 432 — Law of Corrections — (3)
CRJS 454 — Contemporary Criminology Theory — (3)
CRJS 450 — Treatment and Control of Criminals and Delinquents
— (3)
CRJS 455 — Psychology of Criminal Behavior — (3)
CRJS 492B — Special Topics: Women in Corrections — (3)
CRJS 498 — Independent Study — (3)
SOWK 455 — Substance Abuse: Issues and Services — (3)
SOWK 460 — Social Work in Corrections — (3)
Free Electives
CRJS 230 — Criminal Law and Procedures — (3)
CRJS 234 — The Law of Evidence — (3)
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Major Electives
CRJS 323 — Organizational and Governmental Deviance — (3)
CRJS 352 — Law Enforcement Community Relations — (3)
CRJS 360 — Specialized Criminal Justice Education/Training
(Natural Resources Law Enforcement) — (3)
CRJS 373 — Criminal Justice Administration — (3)
CRJS 451 — Crime and Delinquency Prevention — (3)
CRJS 457 — Dynamics of Planned Change in Criminal Justice — (3)
CRJS 492C — Special Topics: Crime, Class, and Ideology — (3)
CRJS 492E — Special Topics: Terrorism — (3)
CRJS 492F — Special Topics: Police, Law and Society — (3)
CRJS 498 — Independent Study — (3)
SOWK 455 — Substance Abuse: Issues and Services — (3)
Free Electives
CRJS 230 — Criminal Law and Procedures — (3)
CRJS 234 — The Law of Evidence — (3)
PRE-LAW
Major Electives
CRJS 323 — Organizational and Governmental Deviance — (3)
CRJS 389 — Judicial Process — (3)
CRJS 432 — Law of Corrections — (3)
CRJS 492D — Special Topics: Unequal Justice — (3)
CRJS 492F — Special Topics: Police, Law and Society — (3)
SOCI 3095 — Sociology of Law — (3)
SOWK 484 — Social Work and The Law — (3)
Free Electives
CRJS 234 — The Law of Evidence — (3)
CRJS 230 — Criminal Law and Procedures — (3)
ECON 201 — Prin. of Econ. — (3)
ENGL 318 — Argumentation and Persuasion — (3)
PHIL 101 — Intro. To PHIL (SSU) — (3)
POLI 311 — Political Systems — (3)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE MINOR PROGRAM
The minor program in Criminal Justice is designed to provide a
secondary concentration for students majoring in other disciplines.
The program objectives are: to promote informed understanding of
the manner in which the criminal justice system functions; to closely
examine the fundamental issues in criminal justice, and to explore
criminological theory. The program consists of eighteen credit hours
in Criminal Justice Courses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Required Courses for the Criminal Justice Minor
Minor Core Requirements
CRJS101 Introduction to Criminal Justice — 3
CRJS 288 Courts — 3
CRJS 312 Criminology — 3
CRJS 289 Law Enforcement — 3
CRJS 291 Introduction to Corrections — 3
CRJS 454 Contemporary Criminology Theory — 3
Total — 18
CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAM
Recommended Course Sequence
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL101 Basic Composition I — 3
CRJS 101 Intro Criminal Justice — 3
MATH Elective 102 or above — 3
EDHE 111 Health Course — 3
SOCI 101 Intro Sociology — 3
GNST 100 First Year Orientation Seminar — 1
Semester Total — 16
Spring Semester
ENGL 102 Basic Comp II — 3
SOCI 201 Social Problems or
SOCI 202 Social Deviance — 3
Curriculum Area III — 4
PSYC 200/201 Intro Psychology — 3
CRJS 289 Law Enforcement — 3
Semester Total — 16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Compt Sp — 3
Curriculum Area I — 3
Curriculum Area II — 3
Curriculum Area III — 3
CRJS 290 Research Methods — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
ENGL 305 Tech Writing or 310 — 3
CRJS 291 Intro. to Corrections — 3
CSDP 220 Intro to Computer Programming — 4 or
BUED212 Computer Concepts/ Applications I — 3
CRJS 288 Courts — 3
Free Electives — 3
Semester Total — 15/16
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
Curriculum Area I — 3
Curriculum Area VI — 3
CRJS 300/400 Elective — 3
CRJS 300/400 Elective — 3
CRJS 312 Criminology — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
PSYC 370 Abnormal Psych. — 3
Curriculum Area II — 3
CRJS 300/400 Elective — 3
CRJS 350 Juvenile Delinquency — 3
CRJS 310 Statistical Methods — 3
Semester Total — 15
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
CRJS Elective (300/400) — 3
CRJS Elective (300/400) — 3
CRJS Elective (300/400) — 3
Free Elective — 3
Free Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
Free Elective — 3
Free Elective — 3
Free Elective — 3
CRJS Elective (300/400) — 3
Free Elective — 3/4
Semester Total — 12/13
Total Credits Required — 120
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