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CJS 1020 - Careers in Criminal Justice

Credits: 2
Hours/Week: Lecture 2Lab None
Course Description: This course is recommended as a first course for all students interested in the field of criminal justice. Students will study various career paths within the criminal justice field and will establish a course selection pathway based on the student’s intended career or education endeavors. The students will develop a portfolio to be used as an opportunity to exhibit their experience to transfer institutions or potential employers.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Criminal justice education pathways.
  2. Exploration of criminal justice careers.
  3. Components of the criminal justice majors.
  4. Portfolio creation.
  5. Current research and literature related to criminal justice.

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. identify career options in the field of criminal justice.
  2. describe the portfolio process.
  3. create templates for a portfolio.
  4. identify the roles and responsibilities of a professional in the criminal justice field, including ethics and code of conduct.
  5. identify newspapers, professional organizations, websites, and other sources which contain current and important criminal justice issues.
  6. describe trends in criminal justice, including the areas of technology and accreditation, to assist in identifying future challenges within the field.
  7. develop career pathway (minimum 3-year).


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