Criminal Justice is an interdisciplinary social science involving the study of crime and societal responses to it. The programs of study offered through the Criminal Justice Department provide students with knowledge of the components of criminal justice system and stages of criminal justice process with focused study of specific fields within the discipline. The curriculum at the undergraduate and graduate levels includes coursework in criminal justice and criminology, organizational theory and criminal justice ethics, and research methods and statistics with focused coursework in a particular specialization area.
The Criminal Justice Department is
one of only seven programs in the United States to be certified by the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences and the only one west of the Rockies.
Degrees offered:
- MA Criminal Justice
- Crime Analysis Certificate (post-baccalaureate)
- BCJ with Administration of Justice Specialty
- BCJ with Criminology and Criminal Theory Specialization
- BCJ with Forensic Psychology Specialization
- BCJ with Forensic Science Specialization
- BS with Forensic Psychology Specialization
- BS with Forensic Science Specialization
- Criminal Justice minor
BS degree options require additional credits in the physical sciences and mathematics to prepare students for careers and/or graduate study that require coursework in both the social and physical sciences.
Download the 2013-15 Undergrad Schedule
Download the 2013-15 MACJ Schedule
Criminal Justice Student Organizations
The Criminal Justice Honor Society -- Pi Delta is the local Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, the National Criminal Justice Honor Society.
The Criminal Justice Club is a student organization dedicated to providing hands-on education and experience in the criminal justice field.
Student Council Representatives
The College of Arts & Sciences Student Executive Council (SEC) consists of a group of student appointees who meet with Dean of the College to represent the concerns/interests of students. The Criminal Justice Student Representative for 2011-12 is John Wiegand (wiegandj@seattleu.edu). If you have any concerns, comments, feedback, ideas, or suggestions that you would like to make known to the college or the Dean, please share them with with our department's SEC representative.
The Arts & Sciences Graduate Council (ASGC) focuses on creating dialogue between administration and students; fostering academic interdisciplinary partnerships amongst graduate programs; and building community within the College as a whole. The ASGC Representatives for 2012-13 are Jennifer Ertl and Elisabeth Krappen.