Criminal Justice, Intelligence Track (BA)

Required Courses

A track in criminal justice-intelligence is available for those students with an interest in the collection, analysis, and dissemination of intelligence information. This track is of particular interest to those students with career goals in the criminal justice and national security fields who plan on jobs as intelligence investigators or analysts.

• CJ - 100 Cybercrime Credits: 3
• CJ - 109 Crime and Society: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• CJ - 160 Criminal Law Credits: 3
• CJ - 250 Criminology Credits: 3
• CJ - 260 Law Enforcement Credits: 3
• CJ - 280 Corrections Credits: 3
• CJ - 295 Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
• CJ - 349 Applied Data Analysis Credits: 3
• CJ - 350 Research Methods Credits: 3
• CJ - 365 Criminal Procedure Credits: 3
• CJ - 374 Terrorism and Counterterrorism Credits: 3
• CJ - 380 Intelligence and Security Credits: 3
• CJ - 453 Senior Seminar Credits: 3

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• Three from the following:

• CJ - 150 Introduction to Homeland Security Credits: 3
• CJ - 285 Race and Ethnic Relations Credits: 3
• CJ - 352 Organized Crime Credits: 3
• CJ - 356 World Crime and Justice Credits: 3
• HS - 275 Topics in Homeland Security Credits: 3
• PO - 107 Central European Nations Credits: 3
• PO - 108 International Politics Credits: 3
• PO - 215 Politics of Latin America Credits: 3
• PO - 313 National Security Credits: 3
• PS - 109 Introduction to Psychology: MOT/Social Science Credits: 3
• SO - 203 Social Problems Credits: 3
• WC - 150 Hispanic Cultures I Credits: 3
• WC - 151 Latinos in the U.S. Credits: 3
• WC - 154 Mexicans in America Credits: 3

5 year BA/MCJ Degree Program

Students who major in criminal justice can earn both an undergraduate degree in criminal justice and a Master of Arts in Criminal Justice (MCJ) in the five-year Bachelor’s to Master’s in Criminal Justice degree program. Students in their junior year majoring in criminal justice, psychology, or homeland security and who have earned a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, are eligible to apply for admittance in the Five-Year BA/MCJ degree program. Students begin taking graduate level courses during their senior year of undergraduate study. These three graduate courses will count both towards the completion of an undergraduate degree and a Masters of Arts in Criminal Justice degree. The graduate course descriptions offered in the MCJ program can be found in the DeSales University Graduate Catalog.