Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement Administration B.S.

Program Description

The bachelor's degree program of 123 credits has a core of criminal justice courses, but allows the student to specialize in either law enforcement administration or crime analysis through a concentration of 12 additional criminal justice courses. The law enforcement administration concentration is a unique study of the management and operation of policing organizations. The Indiana Tech program is the only one in the state to offer an in-depth look at this aspect of criminal justice.

Career Opportunities

Students who choose the law enforcement administration specialty will gain an understanding of different structures and philosophies of police organizations. Graduates will become entry level police officers with the broader understanding of police operations necessary for achieving higher rank.

Program Curriculum

Criminal Justice--required core
*CJ 1100 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System 3
*CJ 2100 The Police in America 3
*CJ 2200 Corrections in America 3
*CJ 2300 Substantive Criminal Law 3
*CJ 2400 Understanding Procedural Law 3
*CJ 3100 A System of Juvenile Justice 3
*CJ 3200 Understanding Criminal Behavior 3
*CJ 3400 Criminal Courts and Courtroom Demeanor 3
*CJ 3600 Basics of Criminal Investigation 3
*CJ 4100 Technology in Criminal Justice 3
*CJ 4200 Law Enforcement Planning Process 3
*CJ 4300 Police Organization & Management 3
   
    36
Business Administration
BA 1200 Foundations of Business 3
BA 2010 Principles of Management 3
BA 2700 Organizational Behavior 3
BA 3710 Leadership 3
   
    9
Information Systems
IS 1100 Introduction to Information Systems 3
   
    3
English
ENG 1245 English Composition 3
ENG 1255 Intermediate Composition 3
ENG 1265 Advanced English Composition 3
ENG 2320 Professional Communication 3
ENG 2500 Grant Writing
   
    15
Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences
HUM 2000 Introduction to Humanities 3
HUM 3710 Ethics 3
HUM El Humanities Elective 3
PSY 1700 Introduction to Psychology 3
PSY 2000 Understanding Diversity 3
PSY 3760 Abnormal Psychology 3
SS 2200 / SS 2210 Macro/Microeconomics 3
SS 2800 Introduction To Sociology 3
SS 2810 Social Problems 3
SS 2830 Applied Social Problems 3
   
    30
Plus any two of the following:
PSY 2760 Theories of Personality 6
PSY 2780 Social Psychology
PSY 3720 Child and Adolescent Psychology
PSY 3730 Aging
PSY 3740 Counseling Techniques
   
    6
Mathematics
MA 1000 Foundations of College Math 3
SS 1025* Quantitative Medthods for Social Science 3
MA 2025 Statistics for Business 3
   
    9
Electives
   
    15
   
  123
* MA 1025, Mathematical Problem-Solving, is an allowable substitute for SS 1025. Students cannot take both courses as there is substantial overlap.