Criminal Justice
Course Overview
At Concordia University Chicago, students pursuing a Criminal Justice degree will obtain an interdisciplinary experience, rooted in the social sciences, which incorporates theory and practice.
Students are able to tailor their degrees by enrolling for courses in sociology, political science, psychology, philosophy and social work.
Course Structure
CRJ-2040: Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S. (3 hours)
CRJ-2310: Human Security (3 hours)
CRJ-2340: International Security (3 hours)
CRJ-2400: Criminal Justice (3 hours)
CRJ-2410: American Legal Process (3 hours)
CRJ-3415: Substantive Criminal Law (3 hours)
CRJ-3425: Procedural Criminal Law (3 hours)
CRJ-4030: Probation, Parole and Re-entry (3 hours)
CRJ-4320: Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours)
CRJ-4350: Global Terrorism (3 hours)
CRJ-4430: Constitutional Law of Civil Liberties (3 hours)
CRJ-4440: Constitutional Law of Civil Rights (3 hours)
CRJ-4510: Law & Society (3 hours)
CRJ-4520: Criminological Theory (3 hours)
CRJ-4530: Sociology of Corrections (3 hours)
CRJ-4540: Sociology of Policing (3 hours)
CRJ-4550: Theories in Policing (3 hours)
CRJ-4560: Legal Parameters of Policing (3 hours)
CRJ-4570: Community-Police Relations (3 hours)
CRJ-4620: Social Inequality: Class, Status, Power (3 hours)
CRJ-4630: The City: Conflict & Change in Urban Communities (3 hours)
CRJ-4645: American Social Movements (3 hours)
CRJ-4650: Gangs and Society (3 hours)
CRJ-4720: Social Research Methods (3 hours)
CRJ-4740: Human Rights in the Contemporary Era (3 hours)
CRJ-4910: Special Topics (3 hours)
CRJ-4950: Independent Study in Criminal Justice (1-6 hours)
CRJ-4990: Internship in Criminal Justice (3 hours)
Entry Requirement
| Language Requirement | |
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| TOEFL-IBT Score (Minimum) | Direct admission No ESL courses required TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special home edition: Score 90 or higher, with a minimum combined score of 34 for speaking and writing. ESL courses required with option for credit TOEFL iBT or TOEFL iBT Special home edition: Score between 75 and 89 with a minimum combined score of 34 for speaking and writing. To ensure your TOEFL results are forwarded directly to Concordia University, you must indicate 0956.00 as the “Institution Code” when you write the test. Concordia does not use the "My Best Score" superscore result.
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| IELTS Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
IELTS score of 7 or higher, no component score under 5.5
ESL courses required with option for credit
IELTS score of 6.5 or 6 and in both cases, no component score under 5.5 |
| CAE Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency: min. score 190 with no part under 165
ESL courses required with option for credit
C1 Advanced: min. score 175 overall with no part under 165 |
| PTE Score (Minimum) | Direct admission
No ESL courses required
Minimum overall PTE academic score of 61 with a minimum of 46 in speaking and writing.
ESL courses required with option for credit
Minimum overall PTE academic score of 50 with a minimum of 46 in speaking and writing. |
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
- Probation Officer
- Police Officer
- Private Investigator
- Post-Prison Program Worker
- FBI Agent
- Juvenile Group Home Worker
- Correctional Officer
- Counselor
- Court Paralegal
- Parole Agent
- Juvenile Detention Officer
- Service to various justice-related organizations