Criminal Justice Major

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Major Program

Hamline’s criminal justice major provides students a social science approach to the study of crime. The required courses provide a broad foundation in crime and justice, and social research methods to understand criminal justice policy and interventions. Criminal justice majors develop a working knowledge of the key components of the criminal justice system. Students learn how policy impacts both the institutions and individuals working within the system. Majors gain a solid methodological foundation to critique policy and correctional interventions being used by professionals today. Hamline University is unique in offering students the opportunity to complement their criminal justice major with a forensic science minor.

Major Requirements

A student majoring in criminal justice must take 40 credits using the guidelines described below.

Required courses for the major:

One CJFS course chosen from the following:

(Note: Students are strongly encouraged to complete more than one of the following courses to complete their additional twelve (12) elective credits)

Twelve (12) Approved Electives

Twelve (12) credits approved electives taken from the following list, with at least 8 credits numbered 3000 or above. (LAW 5450: Wrongful Convictions, 2 credits; taught in the Law School may be substituted with special approval.)