College of Liberal Arts
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
Law & Justice Specialization – 2012-2013 Catalog
This checklist is for your convenience only – always refer to your official academic advising report at:
http://www.unr.edu/mynevadahelp/studentcenter/academicprogress/academicadvisingreport
UNIVERSITY CORE REQUIREMENTS
_____ English 102 (3 credits)
_____ Math ____ (3-5 credits)
_____ Core Humanities 201 (3 credits)
_____ Core Humanities 202 (3 credits)
_____ Core Humanities 203 (3 credits)
_____ Nat’l Sci Group A (3-4 credits)
_____ Nat’l Sci Group A or B (3-4 Credits)
_____ Capstone (3 credits)
_____ Capstone (3 credits)
(one Capstone must be outside major dept)
_____ Social Science (3 credits)
_____ Diversity Course (3 credits)
_____ Fine Arts (3 credits)
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS REQUIREMENTS
_____ Foreign Language (4th semester foreign/sign language, 4 years of high school,
placement testing or qualified study abroad)
_____ College Breadth (3 credits)
_____ College Breadth (3 credits)
(Two classes from CLA programs (see back) that are outside the major/minor and
that do not count as a core requirement – email clahelp@unr.edu to request that
eligible courses be applied to this requirement; MyNevada will not apply them
automatically)
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
(No Minor Required)
CRJ Courses (36 credits)
_____ 101 Intro
_____ 102 Intro
_____ 125 Lgl Careers
_____ 126 Lgl Research
_____ 127 Legal Writing
_____ 222 Crim Law/Proc
_____ 289 Law & Justice
_____ 301Research Methods
_____ 320 Courts in CJ
_____ 420 Jurisprudence
_____ 479 Feminist Jurisprudence
_____Stats*
_____300-400 elective**
_____ 450R/451R SR Sem/colloq***
*APST 207, APST 270, STAT 152, PSY 210 or ECON 261
** CRJ 491/499 with instructor approval only
*** Graduating Seniors only
Notes:
Law & Justice
Related Courses (18 credits)
Three (3) of the following classes:
______ Phil 102
______ Phil 450
______ Phil 453
______ Phil 457
and:
_____300-400 level course (see back)
_____300-400 level course (see back)
_____ 300-400 level course (see back)
Approved Legal Studies Courses:
(see also www.unr.edu/criminal-justice/degrees/undergraduate-degrees/ba-law-justice/related-subjects-law)
COM 412 - Capstone: Intercultural Communication
COM 434 - Communication and Conflict Resolution
ENG 301 - Understanding Argument
ENG 321 - Expository Writing
ECON 442 - History of Economic Ideas
ECON 457 - Law and Economics
SOC 369 - Sociology of Law
SOC 342 - Social Stratification
PSC 403H - The Supreme Court and Public Policy
PSC 411G - Constitutional Law
PSC 409D - Contemporary Political Theory
PSC 405I - Capstone: Holocaust & Genocide
PSC 436 - Capstone: International Human Rights
PSC 401M - Intergovernmental Relations
PHIL 327-328 History of Political Thought
(Prerequisite: PSC 323 or PSC 324). Students need not take both semesters.
JOUR 401 - Capstone: The First Amendment and Society
HIST 401 - American Constitutional History
Alternate courses may be designated by the program coordinator
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAMS
Anthropology
Art/Art History
Asian Studies
Basque Studies
Chinese Studies
Communication
Dance
English
French
Gender, race & Identity
Historic Preservation
History
International Affairs
Japanese
Judicial Studies
Justice Management
Latin American Studies
Management
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Military Science
Museum Studies
Music
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Political Science
Psychology
Public Administration
Religious Studies
Social Psychology
Sociology
Spanish
Theatre
Women’s Studies