There are a variety of career opportunities available for students working toward, or graduates who have completed, a degree in Criminal Justice from Newman University, including:
Evening offerings are used to accommodate students limited to enrollment in evening courses. This offering makes the program readily available to nontraditional and traditional students alike. The criminal justice major can be completed in the evenings, and all courses required for the major are incorporated into a two-year rotation.
The Criminal Justice program offers a two-year rotation of evening courses that permits students to start at any time, with the knowledge that courses for the major will be offered over a two-year period. The two-year rotation may be especially helpful for transfer students who already have two years complete. Four-year student can take advantage of two rotations. Either way, the program can match the pace that meets each student’s needs.
Faculty members work closely with students to explore and identify a placement experience in the criminal justice system, such as probation, law enforcement, or corrections. The experiences are usually planned for the senior year when students are ready to seek employment. Most of these experiences are completed without pay; however, in addition to helping students test an area of interest for future employment, several cooperative education experiences have led to direct employment at the site. Frequently, as an alternative, the placement provides experience and/or connections that facilitate employment at related sites.
Many of the concepts learned in the classroom are reinforced by hands on activities and activity based learning. Examples would include the use of mock crime scenes, field searches, and plea bargaining activities.