CRIMINOLOGY, LAW AND SOCIETY, BA

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1 Criminology, Law and, BA CRIMINOLOGY, LAW AND SOCIETY, BA Banner Code: LA-BA-CLS 54 Enterprise Hall Fairfax Campus Website: cls.gmu.edu/programs/la-ba-cls Criminology, Law and provides a focused study of the justice system and social, human, and moral problems raised in the justice field. This course of study prepares students for careers in law enforcement, corrections, the courts, investigations, juvenile justice, private and homeland security, and related social and human services. The BA in criminology, law and society is well-suited for students who wish to study the field while branching out into related areas of study. Admissions & Policies Policies Students pursuing this degree must complete 42 credits within the major, with a minimum GPA of Students may apply a maximum of 8 credits of transferable ADJ courses from the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) or comparable courses at another community college to fulfill the degree requirements. Once a student matriculates at Mason, no courses may be taken at another institution without prior written approval from the program and the dean. No more than 2 credits of CRIM 485 Study Abroad can be applied to the major. No more than 5 credits of CRIM 490 Special Topics can be applied to the major. For policies governing all undergraduate degrees, see AP.5 Undergraduate Policies. Requirements Degree Requirements Total credits: minimum 20 Students should be aware of the specific policies associated with this program, located on the Admissions & Policies tab. Core Courses in the Major CRIM 00 Introduction to Criminal Justice (Mason CRIM 06 Criminal Justice Ethics CRIM 5 CRIM 424 CRIM 495 Research Methods and Analysis in Criminology Constitutional Law: Criminal Process and Rights Capstone in Criminology, Law and (Mason Total Credits 5 Electives in the Major Select nine electives from the following: 27 CRIM 20 CRIM 220 CRIM 20 CRIM 0 or GOVT 0 CRIM 02 CRIM 04 or IT 57 CRIM 05 CRIM 07 CRIM 08 CRIM 0 CRIM 2 CRIM 20 CRIM 25 CRIM 50 CRIM 400 CRIM 40 CRIM 402 CRIM 40 CRIM 404 CRIM 406 CRIM 407 CRIM 409 CRIM 40 CRIM 4 CRIM 422 CRIM 42 or GOVT 42 CRIM 425 CRIM 40 CRIM 47 CRIM 475 CRIM 485 CRIM 490 CRIM 49 CRIM 492 CRIM 498 Introduction to Criminology Introduction to Law and Introduction to Homeland Security Delinquency Crime and Crime Policy Social Inequality, Crime, and Justice Human Rights and Justice Introduction to the Intelligence Community Intelligence Analysis Techniques Crime and Place Counterintelligence Applied Criminal Psychology Policing in America Punishment and Corrections Community Corrections Crime Victims and Victimization Family Law and the Justice System Advanced Topics in Law and Community Policing Criminal Investigations Innovations in Policing Controversial Legal Issues Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Criminal Justice Management Criminal Law Prevention and Deterrence of Crime Theory and Politics of Terrorism Study Abroad Special Topics Honors Seminar I RS: Honors Seminar II Research Practicum

2 2 Criminology, Law and, BA CRIM 499 Independent Study Total Credits 27 Students may select an optional concentration to fulfill a portion of this required elective credit. Optional Concentration in the Major Criminology and society majors have the option of obtaining a concentration by completing 5 of their 27 elective credits within one of the following areas. Credits earned in CRIM 490 Special Topics may be applied to a concentration as appropriate for the content of the course, to be determined by the undergraduate director. Available Concentrations Concentration in Criminal Justice (CJUS) Concentration in Law and (LAWS) Concentration in Homeland Security and Justice (HSJ) Concentration in Criminal Justice (CJUS) Select 5 credits from the following: CRIM 20 CRIM 02 CRIM 04 or IT 57 CRIM 05 CRIM 07 CRIM 20 CRIM 25 CRIM 400 CRIM 40 CRIM 402 CRIM 40 CRIM 404 CRIM 409 CRIM 40 CRIM 4 CRIM 425 CRIM 47 Introduction to Criminology Delinquency Crime and Crime Policy Social Inequality, Crime, and Justice Crime and Place Applied Criminal Psychology Policing in America Punishment and Corrections Community Corrections Crime Victims and Victimization Community Policing Criminal Investigations Innovations in Policing Criminal Justice Management Prevention and Deterrence of Crime Concentration in Law and (LAWS) Select 5 credits from the following: CRIM 220 CRIM 0 or GOVT 0 CRIM 08 CRIM 25 CRIM 406 CRIM 407 Introduction to Law and Human Rights and Justice Family Law and the Justice System Advanced Topics in Law and CRIM 422 CRIM 42 or GOVT 42 CRIM 40 Controversial Legal Issues Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties Criminal Law Concentration in Homeland Security and Justice (HSJ) Select 5 credits from the following: CRIM 20 CRIM 0 CRIM 2 CRIM 50 CRIM 475 Introduction to Homeland Security Introduction to the Intelligence Community Intelligence Analysis Techniques Counterintelligence Theory and Politics of Terrorism Writing-Intensive Requirement The university requires all students to complete at least one course designated "writing intensive" in their majors at the 00 level or above. Students majoring in criminology, law and society fulfill this requirement by successfully completing CRIM 495 Capstone in Criminology, Law and (Mason. Students should complete ENGH 02 Advanced Composition (Mason before taking the writing-intensive course in the major or take the two courses simultaneously. Upper Level Requirement Students seeking a bachelor s degree must apply at least 45 credits of upper-level courses (numbered 00 or above) toward graduation requirements. Additional Electives Any remaining credits may be completed with elective courses to bring the degree total to 20. College Level Requirements for the BA Degree In addition to the Mason Core program, students pursuing a BA degree must complete the coursework below. Except where expressly prohibited, a course used to fulfill a college level requirement may also be used simultaneously to satisfy other requirements (Mason Core requirements or requirements for the major). Philosophy or Religious Studies Select credits from the following: PHIL RELI

3 Criminology, Law and, BA Note that the following courses may not be used to fulfill this requirement: PHIL 2 Classical Western Political Theory PHIL 24 Modern Western Political Theory PHIL 27 Contemporary Western Political Theory PHIL 9 Humanities College to Career PHIL 460 Senior Seminar in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Additionally, PHIL 25 Philosophy and Literature (Mason and RELI 25 Religion and Literature (Mason cannot be used to fulfill both the philosophy/religious studies requirement and the Mason Core literature requirement. Social and Behavioral Sciences Select credits of social and behavioral sciences from the following (additional to the Mason Core social and behavioral sciences requirement) ANTH CRIM ECON GOVT HIST 2 LING PSYC SOCI Or choose from the following GGS courses: 2 GGS 0 GGS 0 GGS 0 GGS 0 GGS 0 GGS 04 GGS 05 GGS 06 GGS 5 GGS 6 GGS 20 GGS 25 GGS 0 GGS 57 GGS 80 Major World Regions (Mason Human Geography (Mason Introduction to Geoinformation Technologies Political Geography Geography of Resource Conservation (Mason Population Geography (Mason Economic Geography Urban Geography Geography of the United States Geography of Latin America Geography of Europe Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Geography of the Soviet Succession States Urban Planning Geography of Virginia The two courses used to fulfill the combined college and Mason Core requirements must be from different disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. HIST 00 History of Western Civilization (Mason and HIST 25 Introduction to World History (Mason may not be used to fulfill this requirement. Foreign Language Intermediate-level proficiency in one foreign language, fulfilled by: Completing a course in a foreign language numbered 202 (or higher level courses taught in the language) Or achieving a satisfactory score on an approved proficiency test Or completing the following ASL three course sequence: EDSE 5 EDSE 6 EDSE 29 American Sign Language (ASL) I American Sign Language (ASL) II American Sign Language (ASL) III Students who are already proficient in a second language may be eligible for a waiver of this requirement. Additional information on waivers can be found at the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs ( Non-Western Culture Select credits of an approved course in the study of a non- Western culture (additional to the Mason Core requirement in global understanding) Select credits (additional to Mason Core Global Understanding requirement) ANTH 4 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Mason ANTH 00 Civilizations ANTH 0 Native North Americans ANTH 02 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (Mason ANTH 0 Peoples and Cultures of the Andes ANTH 06 Peoples and Cultures of Island Asia (Mason ANTH 07 Ancient Mesoamerica (Mason ANTH 08 ANTH 09 Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East (Mason Peoples and Cultures of India (Mason ANTH Myth, Magic, and Mind (Mason ANTH 4 Zombies ANTH 6 ANTH 2 ANTH 0 ANTH 2 Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean (Mason Digging and Dealing in the Dead: Ethics in Archaeology Peoples and Cultures of Selected Regions: Non-Western Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Globalization (Mason ANTH 8 Medical Anthropology ANTH 8 Cities of the Global South ANTH 96 Issues in Anthropology: Social Sciences (Mason ARAB 60 Topics in Arabic Cultural Production ARAB 420 Survey of Arabic Literature ARAB 440 Topics in Arabic Religious Thought and Texts (Mason ARTH 20 Survey of Asian Art (Mason ARTH 204 Survey of Latin American Art (Mason

4 4 Criminology, Law and, BA ARTH 206 Survey of African Art (Mason ARTH 8 Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egypt ARTH 9 Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Mason ARTH 20 Art of the Islamic World (Mason ARTH 82 Arts of India (Mason ARTH 8 Arts of Southeast Asia (Mason ARTH 84 Arts of China (Mason ARTH 85 Arts of Japan (Mason ARTH 86 The Silk Road (Mason ARTH 482 RS: Advanced Studies in Asian Art CHIN 8 Introduction to Classical Chinese (Mason CHIN 20 Contemporary Chinese Film CHIN 25 Major Chinese Writers (Mason DANC 8 World Dance (Mason ECON 6 ECON 62 FREN 45 FREN 454 Economic Development of Latin America (Mason African Economic Development (Mason Topics in Sub-Saharan Francophone Literature and Culture Topics in Caribbean Francophone Literature and Culture GGS 0 Major World Regions (Mason GGS 6 Geography of Latin America GGS 25 GGS 0 Geography of North Africa and the Middle East Geography of the Soviet Succession States GGS 99 Select Topics in GGS GOVT 28 Global Political Theory GOVT 2 Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa GOVT Government and Politics of Asia GOVT 8 Government and Politics of Russia GOVT 40 Central Asian Politics GOVT 4 Chinese Foreign Policy GOVT 45 Islam and Politics GOVT 4 Political Economy of East Asia HIST 25 HIST 252 Survey of East Asian History (Mason Survey of East Asian History (Mason HIST 26 Survey of African History (Mason HIST 262 Survey of African History (Mason HIST 27 HIST 272 HIST 28 HIST 282 Survey of Latin American History (Mason Survey of Latin American History (Mason Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization (Mason Survey of Middle Eastern Civilization (Mason HIST 26 Stalinism HIST 27 The Soviet Union and Russia Since World War II HIST 28 Rise of Russia (Mason HIST 29 Modern Russia and the Soviet Union (Mason HIST 5 History of Traditional China HIST 54 Modern China HIST 56 Modern Japan (Mason HIST 57 Postwar Japan (Mason HIST 58 Post-949 China (Mason HIST 60 History of South Africa (Mason HIST 64 HIST 65 Revolution and Radical Politics in Latin America (Mason Conquest and Colonization in Latin America (Mason HIST 66 Comparative Slavery HIST 67 History, Fiction, and Film in Latin America HIST 87 Topics in Global History (Mason -6 HIST 426 The Russian Revolution HIST 460 Modern Iran (Mason HIST 46 Arab-Israeli Conflict HIST 462 Women in Islamic (Mason HIST 465 The Middle East in the 20th Century JAPA 0 JAPA 40 Japanese Culture in a Global World (Mason Topics in Japanese Literature (Mason KORE 20 Korean Popular Culture in a Global World MUSI 0 Musics of the World (Mason RELI 2 Religions of the West (Mason RELI 22 Religions of Asia (Mason RELI 240 Death and the Afterlife in World Religions RELI 272 Islam RELI Hinduism (Mason RELI 4 Chinese Philosophies and Religious Traditions RELI 5 Buddhism (Mason RELI 7 Mysticism: East and West RELI 65 Muhammad: Life and Legacy RELI 74 Islamic Thought (Mason RELI 75 Qur'an and Hadith RELI 79 Islamic Law,, and Ethics RELI 87 Islam, Democracy, and Human Rights RELI 490 Comparative Study of Religions (Mason RUSS 5 Russian Civilization (Mason RUSS 54 Contemporary Post-Soviet Life (Mason

5 Criminology, Law and, BA 5 A course used to fulfill the Mason Core global understanding requirement may not be simultaneously used to satisfy this college-level requirement. A course used to fulfill this requirement may be used simultaneously to fulfill any other requirements (Mason Core requirements, college-level requirements, or requirements for the major). Additional information on waivers can be found at the Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs ( chssundergrad.gmu.edu). Mason Core Note: Some Mason Core requirements may already be fulfilled by the major requirements listed above. Students are strongly encouraged to consult their advisors to ensure they fulfill all remaining Mason Core requirements. Foundation Requirements Written Communication (ENGH 0) Oral Communication Quantitative Reasoning Information Technology and Computing Exploration Requirements Arts Global Understanding Literature Natural Science 7 Social and Behavioral Sciences Western Civilization/World History Integration Requirements Written Communications (ENGH 02) Writing-Intensive Synthesis/Capstone 2 Total Credits 40 2 Most programs include the writing-intensive course designated for the major as part of the major requirements; this course is therefore not counted towards the total required for Mason Core. Minimum credits required. Honors Honors in the Major Highly-qualified students may pursue advanced work leading to graduation with honors in the major. Students admitted to the honors program in the major take a two-course sequence CRIM 49 Honors Seminar I and CRIM 492 RS: Honors Seminar II. To graduate with honors in criminology, law and society, students must complete both courses with a minimum GPA of.50 in the two courses.

INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY, BIS

Individualized Study, BIS INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY, BIS Banner Code: LA-BIS-INDV A25 Robinson Hall Fairfax Campus Website: bis.gmu.edu/programs/la-bis-indv The Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS) Program