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 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • POL 374 Judicial Administration
  • POL 375 Comparative Justice Systems
  • HSS 369 Juvenile Justice

Political Science courses:

  • POL 222 State and Local Government and Administration
  • POL 231 Public Administration
  • POL 334 GIS Applications for Administration and Planning
  • POL 335 Ethics in the Public Sector

Political Science with emphasis on law and the legal context

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • POL 324 Civil Liberties
  • POL 372 Criminal Law
  • PHL 341 Philosophy of Law
  • PSY 314 Psychology and Law

Political Science courses:

  • POL 323 Constitutional Law
  • POL 343 International Law and Organizations

Political Science with emphasis on criminal justice policy

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • PST 336 Comparative Justice Systems
  • SOC 278 Drugs in Society
  • SOC 342 Social Deviance

Political Science courses:

  • POL 328 Public Policy
  • POL 334 GIS Applications for Administration and Planning
  • POL 428 Comparative Public Policy