NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

262 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 FARQUHAR COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Criminal Justice Major Curriculum General Education Requirements (30 credits) Students are required to complete 30 credit hours as part of theGeneral Education Program. For specific course requirements, refer to the General Education Program section in the Academic Resources and Procedures segment of this catalog. Criminal Justice Major Requirements (54 credits) Core Courses (45 credits) CRJU 1100 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credits) CRJU 1200 Criminal Law (3 credits) CRJU 2000 Constitutional Issues (3 credits) CRJU 2220 Criminology (3 credits) CRJU 2400 Court Systems and Procedures (3 credits) CRJU 2500 Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (3 credits) CRJU 2600 Multiculturalism and Crime (3 credits) CRJU 3100 Juvenile Delinquency (3 credits) CRJU 3220 Policing (3 credits) CRJU 3250 Interviewing, Interrogation, and Report Writing (3 credits) CRJU 3300 Corrections in America (3 credits) CRJU 3400 Criminal Investigations (3 credits) CRJU 4000 Victimology (3 credits) CRJU 4500 Research Methods in Criminal Justice (3 credits) CRJU 4880 Senior Seminar (3 credits) Major Electives (9 credits) Select 9 credits from the following courses: CRJU 3500 Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections (3 credits) CRJU 3600 Comparative Criminal Justice – Spain (3 credits) CRJU 3700 The CSI Effect: Media and Criminal Justice (3 credits) CRJU 4200 Terrorism and Homeland Security (3 credits) CRJU 4400 Police Organizational Behavior and Management (3 credits) CRJU 4600 Gangs in America (3 credits) CRJU 4900 Special Topics in Criminal Justice (3 credits) CRJU 4950 Internship in Criminal Justice (3 credits) PSYC 2450 Forensic Psychology (3 credits) PSYC 3270 The Psychology of Criminal Behavior (3 credits) Human Development and Family Studies Major The human development and family studies major provides students with an interdisciplinary program of study that fosters critical, independent thinking and an empirical framework for understanding the development of individuals and families across the lifespan. It identifies factors that influence cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development through infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and later adulthood in the contexts of family, culture, and society. The major provides a foundation for students interested in working with individuals in varied settings, ranging from public and nonprofit agencies, to business and governmental agencies and for students preparing for graduate education in the social, behavioral, and health sciences or for advanced professional training in mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, social work, law, business, public administration, or the health professions.