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A Criminal Justice Degree Online:
Syllabus and Specialties

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Before beginning your online criminal justice degree, you should have a general idea of what you'll learn. The following is a sample syllabus for a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. If these courses seem like they might interest you, and you'd like to work in the field of criminal justice, a degree in criminal justice might be for you.

  • Corporate and White Collar Crime
  • Courts and the Justice System
  • Crime Analysis
  • Crime Control Strategies
  • Criminal Justice Management
  • Criminal Justice Research and Statistics
  • Criminal Law and Legal Reasoning
  • Criminology
  • Drug Education
  • Evidence: Collecting and Protecting
  • Gender, Race, Crime and Justice
  • Human Sexuality
  • Introduction to Forensic Science
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Policing in America
  • Psychology of Crime
  • Punishment and Corrections
  • Theories of Crime

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In addition to the general concentrations of corrections, criminology, juvenile justice, legal studies, policing and security, if you are pursuing an advanced degree in Criminal Justice, you will choose a more specific area of expertise.

Which specialty would you choose for your advanced online criminal justice degree from among the most common?

  • Alcohol and Aggression
  • Community Policing
  • Computer Crime
  • Corrections
  • Crime Prevention
  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Domestic Violence
  • Drugs and Drug Abuse
  • Gangs and Gang Delinquency
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Mental Health Law and Policy
  • Organized Crime
  • Punishment and Reform
  • Research Methods, and Statistics
  • Sexual Assault

If these courses and specialties interest you, check out our Criminal Justice Degree online article to learn more about beginning your career in criminal justice.

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