Do you want to contribute to a more equitable criminal justice system and make a difference in the world around you?
At Alabama State University, a top Historically Black College and University (HBCU), our undergraduate degree in criminal justice equips students with a comprehensive understanding of the institutions and practices surrounding the administration of criminal justice.
Experience matters, and within ASU’s criminal justice bachelor’s degree, you’ll learn from some of the best in the field. You’ll also be able to take part in research alongside our faculty experts and gain valuable expertise of your own through internships, service projects, conferences and professional organizations, which will help you stand out as you pursue jobs with a criminal justice degree.
No matter which of our criminal justice bachelor’s degrees or minor programs you choose, you’ll gain the valuable skills that will prepare you to enter the criminal justice profession.
During your criminal justice bachelor’s degree coursework, you will take a detailed look at the various components of the criminal justice system from a historical and current perspective, as well as gain insight into topics ranging from community policing to community corrections. You can expect to take criminal justice degree coursework in:
Gain a strong foundation in the fundamentals of investigation and crime scene application as you learn more about interviews and interrogations, eyewitness identifications, crime scene reconstruction and much more.
Focusing on evidence in criminal cases, you’ll learn more about judicial notice, presumptions, real and circumstantial evidence, burden of proof, confessions and admissions and much more.
At ASU, our undergraduate degree in criminal justice equips you with broad-based knowledge and skills that can be applied in many fields. From corrections and law enforcement to court administration and social justice, you will find opportunities to pursue jobs with a criminal justice degree.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs with a criminal justice degree are projected to grow 7% over the next decade. Many of the graduates from our criminal justice bachelor’s degree program have the opportunity to be gainfully employed with:
You can also find graduates of our criminal justice degree program continuing their studies in various criminal justice, law and sociology master’s and doctoral programs.
At ASU, we take a hands-on approach to how you learn about the cultural, legal and social issues that influence criminal justice policy. Our personalized approach is why many of our graduates say that we are one of the best schools for criminal justice.
Throughout your courses, you can expect to:
All of our criminal justice bachelor’s degree students take part in an internship where you to take what you’ve learned in the classroom and apply it in the field at local, state and federal agencies, including, but not limited to, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, the Montgomery County Sherriff’s Office, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the U.S Marshals Service and the National Park Service.
Our faculty are a main reason why we’re known as one of the best schools for criminal justice. These creative thinkers have extensive experience as correctional and juvenile justice administrators, judges and attorneys, law enforcement officers, investigators and nationally recognized criminologists and sociologists.
All ASU criminal justice students will have an academic advisor. They will assist you with every aspect of your academic journey and will support you as you and your classmates pursue jobs with a criminal justice degree.
Students also get involved through various community engagement projects outside the classroom, through professional organizations such as a chapter of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, the Pre-Law Society, the American Criminal Justice Association (Lambda Alpha Epsilon) and the Tanisha Pughley Criminal Justice Social Forum.
Student-to-faculty ratio within our degree in criminal justice
Degree in criminal justice options for you to choose from
Criminal justice degrees awarded in 2020–21
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Discover your passion for helping others by pursuing a criminal justice degree. For additional information, please contact:
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