Tailoring your political science major

Are you interested in tailoring your political science major with a CJS minor? Here are some course options for you:


Political Science with emphasis on state and local law enforcement administration

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • POL 3240 Civil Liberties
  • HSS 3690 Juvenile Justice

Political Science courses:

  • POL 2220 State and Local Government and Administration
  • POL 2310 Public Administration
  • POL 3350 Ethics in the Public Sector

Political Science with emphasis on law and the legal context

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • POL 3240 Civil Liberties
  • PHL 3410 Philosophy of Law
  • PSY 3810 Psychology and Law

Political Science courses:

  • POL 3230 Constitutional Law
  • POL 3430 International Law and Organizations

Political Science with emphasis on criminal justice policy

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • SOC 3150 Drugs and Society
  • SOC 3420 Social Construction of Deviance

Political Science courses:

  • POL 3320 Comparative Public Policy