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Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice 

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
 at 
UNLV 
Overview

Exploring criminology, law enforcement methods, and justice systems: essential components of a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice

Duration

48 months

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Total fee

26.12 Lakh

Mode of learning

Online

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Course Level

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Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
 at 
UNLV 
Highlights

  • Earn a degree from University of Nevada Las Vegas
  • Learn from expert faculty
  • Financial aid available
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Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
 at 
UNLV 
Course details

Skills you will learn
Who should do this course?
  • Aspiring law enforcement officers, legal professionals, policymakers, and advocates
What are the course deliverables?
  • Have demonstrated an awareness of the history and nature of the major components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections
  • Be familiar with the basis of the law and the legal system, as well as decision-making in the criminal justice process, the social and political context of the legal system, important constitutional issues, and how criminal law differs from other forms of law
  • Have demonstrated knowledge of the overall problem of crime in the United States, in terms of being familiar with different types of crimes committed in society, as well as possessing knowledge of the distribution of these crimes
  • Understand issues related to crime prevention and the rehabilitation of offenders
More about this course
  • The Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice is intended to provide students with a critical understanding of the nature and causes of crime and delinquency, the origins and meaning of law and social control (with emphasis on criminal law), the nature of the criminal justice system and the processing of cases through that system, and proposals for reducing crime and delinquency
  • The program is designed to broadly educate students, to prepare students for careers in various criminal justice settings, and to pursue graduate education

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
 at 
UNLV 
Curriculum

First-Year Seminar

GSC 100 - First Year Experience Seminar

CONSTITUTION

URST 241 - Governance in the United States: An Urban Focus

HUMANITIES

COM 101 - Oral Communication

COM 211 - Survey of Rhetorical Studies

SOCIAL SCIENCES

CFT 150 - Personal Growth

CFT 350 - Human Sexuality

LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE

ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science

ENV 220 - Introduction to Ecological Principles

MULTICULTURAL

COM 412 - Intercultural Communication

CRJ 428 - Women and Crime

INTERNATIONAL

CRJ 407 - Law in Non-Western Societies

CRJ 411 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

ENG 101 - Composition I

ENG 102 - Composition II

MATHEMATICS

MATH 120

Major Requirements

CRJ 315 - Hate Crimes

CRJ 325 - Serial Killers and Sexual Predators

CRJ 400 - Theories of Crime

CRJ 409 - Youth, Crime, and Society

Criminal Justice Organizations and Administration

CRJ 311 - Forensic Science

CRJ 313 - Community Policing and Problem Solving

Law and Society

CRJ 407 - Law in Non-Western Societies

CRJ 411 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Criminal Justice Major Requirement

CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice

CRJ 130 - Survey of Criminal Law

Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
 at 
UNLV 
Entry Requirements

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