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Correctional Studies (BS)

 

The major in Correctional Studies is designed for students preparing for entry-level professional positions and for correctional professionals who wish to improve their skills and add to their knowledge. The major also prepares students for graduate study in this field.

Some details:
Part 1: Required Introductory Course
Part 2: Overview Courses
Part 3: Corrections Courses
Part 4: Specializations

Credits required: 36

Advisor: Professor Lior Gideon, Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration (212.237.8991, lgideon@jjay.cuny.edu)


PART 1. REQUIRED INTRODUCTORY COURSE Subtotal: 3 credits

Corrections 101 Institutional Treatment of the Offender

 

PART 2. OVERVIEW COURSES Subtotal: 6 credits

Select two
African-American Studies Sociology 110 Race and the Urban Community
Anthropology 110/Psychology 110/Sociology 110 Drug and Alcohol Use and Abuse in American Society
Sociology 203 Criminology

 

PART 3. CORRECTIONS COURSES Subtotal: 15 credits

Required 
Corrections 201 The Law and Institutional Treatment
Corrections 250 Rehabilitation of the Offender 
Corrections 320 Race, Class and Gender in a Correctional Context
Corrections 415 Major Works in Corrections
Corrections 430 Senior Seminar in Correctional Studies


PART 4. SPECIALIZATIONS Subtotal: 12 credits

Choose Track A or Track B

A. Correctional Administration Track

Select four 
Corrections 282 Principles of Correctional Operations
Corrections 401 Evaluating Correctional Methods and Programs
Corrections 402 The Administration of Community-Based Correctional Programs
Public Administration 240 Introduction to Public Administration
Public Administration 340 Planning

 

B. Correctional Science Track

Select four 
Corrections 202 The Administration of Correctional Programs for Juveniles
Corrections 303 Comparative Correction Systems
Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics
Social Science Research 325 Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences

Total: 36 credits