Criminal Justice
Printable version of this fact sheetUW-Superior offers a Legal Studies major with a concentration in Criminal Justice. The Criminal Justice program provides a social science approach to understanding the nature of crime and how society responds to it. The concentration offers separate tracks for students interested in law enforcement, law and court processing, adult and juvenile corrections, and graduate education.
The Criminal Justice curriculum is both broad and deep, enabling students to critically reflect on the complexity of crime as well as society's responses to it. In addition to classes in criminal justice and legal studies, students complete courses in sociology, anthropology, psychology, philosophy, social work, and Spanish. This enables them to achieve a global view of the problem and its solution as well as to probe critical areas.
Graduates of this program are highly successful in pursuing careers in law, corrections, probation, law enforcement, teaching, and other fields. The program also is excellent preparation for graduate school or law school.
Major:
Legal Studies with a concentration in Criminal Justice (comprehensive -- no minor required)Minor:
Criminal JusticeCourse descriptions
The UW-Superior Advantage:
Criminal Justice majors engage in at least one internship in a justice setting.
A wide variety of internships are available locally and around the region. Some examples are local, state and federal law enforcement agencies, public defenders, private investigators, sheriff's departments, district attorneys, victim-witness specialists, prisons, jails, detention centers and adult and juvenile probation and parole offices.
For the past two decades, the primary goal of the Criminal Justice program at UW-Superior has been the educational preparation of people planning criminal justice careers and the educational advancement of practitioners already employed in criminal justice.
Strong, liberal arts emphasis encourages intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and extensive communication skills.
Students explore and analyze the various and complex ways in which police, courts and correctional agencies interrelate and function.
Faculty bring their expertise in law, administration, science, law enforcement, the judiciary and correctional agencies.
The regular doctoral faculty is augmented with area justice professionals who also bring their real world experiences into your classroom.
Criminal Justice Honor Society and Criminal Justice Student Association are active student organizations that engage in educational, community service and social activities.
Career Outlook:
Strong demand exists for knowledgeable professionals to work effectively with the public, victims, other practitioners and offenders.The following are examples of career options for criminal justice majors:
State and local law enforcement
Juvenile court counselor
Drug Enforcement Administration agent
Immigration and Naturalization Services agent
Corrections facilities manager
Corrections officer
Child support agency worker
Court reporter
Customs agent
Witness protection program worker
Victims service specialist
Youth advocate
Private investigator
Probation/parole officer
Law clerk
Criminal investigator
We invite you to visit:
A campus visit offers an opportunity to tour our campus and meet with an Admissions counselor. We can arrange for you to meet a professor and visit a class in any area you choose.To get more information
Call: 715-394-8230
E-mail: admissions@uwsuper.edu