The Criminal Justice Post-Baccalaureate Certificate is for those interested in gaining more skills and knowledge to further their careers within the criminal justice sector. This 18-hour certificate is also useful for students interested in community college or vocational teaching in the criminal justice field. Students with a master’s degree or a Ph.D. in another subject may take 18 hours of masters-level courses and are then qualified to teach Criminal Justice at a college level.

Required (3 hours):CJG – 601: Foundations of Criminal Justice Administration (3 cr.)

15 hours – choose 5):CJG – 602: Criminological Theory (3 cr.)
CJG – 603: Data Analysis in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJG – 604: Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJG – 606: Writing in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJG – 607: Gender and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJG – 608: Criminal Justice, Substance Use and Addiction (3 cr.)
CJG – 611: Understanding Human Behavior and Crime (3 cr.)
CJG – 612: Drugs, Crime and the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
CJG – 613: Trauma and Criminal Behavior (3 cr.)
CJG – 620: Victimology (3 cr.)
CJG – 621: Big Data and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
CJG – 622: Cybercrime (3 cr.)
CJG – 630: White Collar Crime (3 cr.)
CJG – 635: Juvenile Justice and Youth Crime Problems (3 cr.)
CJG – 644: Policing in a Democratic Society (3 cr.)
CJG – 652: Mass Incarceration and Collateral Consequences (3 cr.)
CJG – 670: Government Project and Program Implementation and Management (3 cr.)
CJG – 671: Government Project and Program Communications Management (3 cr.)
CJG – 675: Special Topics In Criminal Justice (3 cr.)