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Regents’ Professor: Altheide
Professors: Cavender, Figueira-McDonough, Haynes, Hepburn, Johnson, Jurik, Lauderdale, Provine, Romero, Schneider, Walker, Zatz
Associate Professors: Bortner, Lujan, Menjivar, Riding In
Assistant Professors: Adelman, Hanson, Lopez, Milun
Students pursuing the B.S. degree in Justice Studies find an interdisciplinary classroom experience emphasizing ideas from the social sciences, philosophy, and legal studies. The degree is designed for students interested in studying issues of justice and those desiring justice-related careers, including law. Students develop an understanding of the meaning of justice and injustice, both descriptive and normative, and analyze often controversial issues through critical inquiry and social science investigation. The faculty focus on theories of justice and injustice in three principal areas:
Courses are designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the substantive issues within each of these three areas and of the interrelationship and continuity among them. Students accordingly may learn about conflict and its negotiation; crime and violence; adolescents and delinquency; punishment and alternatives to punishment; and differential institutional and socioeconomic treatment of populations based on gender and sexuality, race and ethnicity, and social class.
The heart of any university program is its faculty. The School of Justice Studies boasts a faculty with strong scholarly credentials. Faculty members include national, international, and local award recipients in research, teaching, and public service. Faculty members are committed to challenging students to develop their own understandings of justice, to analyze critically, and to propose possible solutions to a wide variety of contemporary issues concerning crime and criminology, law and society, and social and economic justice.
While completing the Justice Studies curriculum, students encounter opportunities to develop transferable skills, including critical thinking, oral and written discourse, computer literacy, and problem solving. Faculty encourage students to practice justice through various experiential approaches, including volunteer work, service learning, and internships. Students actively engage in their education via discussion, cooperative learning, field trips, and case-based classroom formats.
Upon admission to the university, Justice Studies students are classified as preprofessional. Justice Studies students must earn professional status before taking 400-level JUS resident credit courses.
Justice Studies students may achieve professional status by (1) meeting the College of Public Programs preprofessional status admission requirements (see College of Public Programs, “Admission”); and (2) completing all of the following classes with a 2.50 minimum average GPA and a minimum grade of “C” in each:
| Choose between the course combinations below (6 or 3) | |
| ENG 101 First-Year Composition (3) | |
| ENG 102 First-Year Composition (3) | |
| ——— or ——— | |
| ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition (3) | |
| ——— or ——— | |
| ENG 107 English for Foreign Students (3) | |
| ENG 108 English for Foreign Students (3) | |
| JUS 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies (3)
or JUS 305 Principles of Justice Studies (3) |
| JUS 301 | Research in Justice Studies (3) |
| JUS 302 | Basic Statistical Analysis in Justice Studies CS (3) |
| JUS 303 | Justice Theory (3) |
| College writing competence requirement (3) | |
Justice Studies students admitted as preprofessional are advised by one of the school’s academic advisors. All students are encouraged to seek advising to formulate an appropriate educational plan.
Upon admission to the university, every Justice Studies undergraduate receives the Undergraduate Advisement Guide and an evaluation of transfer work, if any. For more information, call the school at 480/965-7682.
The curriculum for the B.S. degree in Justice Studies provides interdisciplinary social science courses relevant to law and justice for students working in the justice field, students anticipating justice-related careers (including the legal profession), and interested non-Justice Studies students.
The minor in justice studies is designed for students interested in developing an understanding of meanings of justice and injustice and analyzing often controversial issues through critical inquiry and social science investigation.
Eighteen hours of graded classroom JUS course work is required, including JUS 105 or 305 and JUS 303. No pass/fail or credit/noncredit course work may be applied to the minor. A minimum of nine semester hours must be resident credit at ASU Main, and a minimum of 12 hours must be upper-division credit. Students must receive a minimum grade of “C” for all courses in the minor and meet all course eligibility requirements, including prerequisites. Consult the minor verification form available in the school office.
A concentration in justice studies is available under the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (B.I.S.) degree, a program intended for the student who has academic interests that might not be satisfied with existing majors. Building on two academic concentrations (or one double concentration) and an interdisciplinary core, students in the B.I.S. program take active roles in creating their educational plans and defining their career goals. For more information, see Division of Undergraduate Academic Services, “Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies.”
The faculty in the School of Justice Studies award a B.S. degree upon the successful completion of a curriculum consisting of a minimum of 120 semester hours, including the university General Studies requirement, College of Public Programs requirements, justice studies courses, a supplementary focus and electives. Additionally, the student must
To assure the breadth and depth of their education, all Justice Studies undergraduates must complete the university General Studies requirement and additional fundamental requirements prescribed by the College of Public Programs and the School of Justice Studies. For descriptive information on these requirements, see “General Studies.” Note that all three General Studies awareness areas are required. Consult an advisor for an approved list of courses. The school implements the ASU continuous enrollment policy for First-Year Composition and the university mathematics (MA) requirement.
The required justice studies component consists of 54 semester hours, of which 18 must be taken in a supplementary focus approved by the school. The following courses are required for all degree candidates. Equivalent courses may be substituted when appropriate.
| JUS 105 | Introduction to Justice Studies (3)
or JUS 305 Principles of Justice Studies (3) |
| JUS 301 | Research in Justice Studies (3) |
| JUS 302 | Basic Statistical Analysis in Justice Studies CS (3) |
| JUS 303 | Justice Theory (3) |
| Total: 12 |
Through advising, a group of justice studies courses may be recommended to ensure a comprehensive exposure appropriate to the student’s interests. The faculty encourage students interested in criminal justice issues and career areas to take JUS 100 The Justice System.
Electives. The faculty encourage students to utilize the unique opportunities afforded by the university to pursue personal and educational interests, whether in the form of a broad sampling of other disciplines or the deeper probing of a single field. Specifically, the faculty suggest that students take a minimum of one course in American government, behavioral psychology, and sociology.
Transfer of Community College Credits. Credits transferred from accredited community colleges are accepted as lower-division credits up to a maximum of 64 semester hours. The acceptance of credits is determined by the director of Undergraduate Admissions, and the utilization of credits toward degree requirements is determined by the faculty of the School of Justice Studies.
The faculty in the School of Justice Studies offer an M.S. degree in Justice Studies, which can be earned with a concurrent M.A. degree in Anthropology. The faculty in the School of Justice Studies also offer the interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree in Justice Studies. For more information, see the Graduate Catalog.
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