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The Faculty
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Course Offerings
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Source:
2001-2002 Catalog
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The Department of Criminal Justice offers programs designed to meet the
needs of students preparing for careers in corrections, law enforcement
and security and persons already employed in these fields. Courses are
presented in a number of formats designed to meet the educational needs
of our student-learners.
Criminal Justice Degrees offered by Washburn University
The degrees offered by Washburn University in the criminal justice discipline
include: Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with majors in Corrections,
Law Enforcement or Security Administration, the Associate of Arts in Criminal
Justice and the Master of Criminal Justice, with a concentration in either
law enforcement or correctional administration (See Graduate Section of
this catalog for further information on the Master of Criminal Justice).
The degree programs are interdisciplinary in nature and are designed to
provide students with: (1) an understanding of the basic principles of
the social and behavioral sciences; (2) knowledge of the functioning of
the total crimi- nal justice system and the specific agencies which comprise
that system; and (3) supervised experience in a criminal justice agency
through an internship assignment that allows application of the broad
concepts dealt with in the academic setting. Questions concerning the
degrees or eligibility for enrollment should be addressed to the chairperson
of the department. Student internships are available in a variety of correctional,
law enforcement and security agencies, during both the summer months and
the fall and spring semesters. Students are encouraged to devel- op their
own internship proposals.
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