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Crime Analysis Concentration - Track One

Leads to: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Minor in Computer Science and a Certificate in Crime Analysis

 

Track One offers a structured course of study leading to a BS Degree in Criminal Justice, a Minor in Computer Science and a Certificate in Crime Analysis. The program requires a minimum of 99 credits. It is designed for pre-service students (i.e. individuals not holding a Bachelors degree and planning to secure employment in a criminal justice agency in the future).

 

This option focuses on learning in three disciplines: Crime Justice, Crime Analysis and Computer Science. Because students will be working with confidential and sensitive information within a criminal justice agency during their course of study, they should be able to pass a police background check. Track One requires completion of the following coursework.

 

Required Courses

Core Criminal Justice Courses (44 credits)

CJ 213D CJ 219D CJ 252 CJ 327W CJ 331D CJ 427 CJ 450D CJ 453 CJ 407W CJ 409

Introduction to CJ (4) Ethics and Leadership in CJ (4) American Court Systems (4) Research Methods in CJ (4) Police and Community (4) Quantitative Methods (4) Criminology (4) Corrections (4) Seminar (4) Practicum (With a Crime Analysis Unit) (8)

 

Core Crime Analysis Courses (28 credits)

CJ 245 CJ 341 CJ 342 CJ 426 CJ 428 CJ 429 MTH 243

Introduction to GIS Maps and Spatial Information (4) Applied Geographical Information Science (4) Strategic and Tactical Crime Analysis of Crime Using GIS (4) Fundamentals of Crime Analysis (4) Crime Problem Analysis (4) Tactical Crime Analysis (4) Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4)

 

Additional Electives (Recommended but not required)

CJ 310

Professional Writing in Criminal Justice (4)

 

Computer Science Minor (27 credits)

CS 122 CS 199 CS 199 IS 320 CS 350 CS 362 CS 453 Plus One

Introduction to Computer Science for Non-Majors (3) Programming language - Python (3) Understanding HTML (3) Data Structures (3) Network Administration (3) Database Management Systems (4) Data Mining/Warehousing (3) CS Elective (3)

 

Schedule of Classes

While other coursework may be taken at the student's convenience, a cohort of approximately 25 students forms each Summer Term to begin a sequence of crime analysis and computer science classes that run concurrently through a 12 month cycle (see the table below to learn more about the cycle). Without the approval of concerned faculty, courses may not be taken out of sequence. Students who fail to complete the whole sequence will have to wait until the following year to join a new cohort at the appropriate stage.

 

Year One Summer Term	Year One Fall Term	Year One Winter Term	Year One Spring Term	Year Two Summer Term
CS 122 CS 199 (Python) CSS 199 (HTML)	CJ 245 CJ 426/526 IS 320	CJ 341 CJ 428/528 CS 362	CJ 342 CJ 429/529 CS 453	CS 399 CS 350 CS Elective* (May be taken anytime after completion of IS 320)

 

Interested in learning about the Crime Analysis Concentration Track Two?

Click here for more information about our other CAC track.

 

Want to Learn More?

Dr. Terry Gingerich

gingert@wou.edu

(503) 838-8854

 

Contact

Division of Extended Programs (DEP) 503-838-8483 | or e-mail: extend@wou.edu

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