Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Criminal Justice] From Virginia Commonwealth University

Career opportunities are available in federal, state, local and private justice-related endeavors. These careers include law enforcement, crime scene investigation, juvenile justice, corrections and the courts.

This program also prepares students to enter law school or to pursue graduate studies in criminal justice or in several of the human services fields, usually related to justice. This program offers and encourages in-service justice employees and others to enhance their professional career development through higher education.

The justice concentration is offered for those students who are interested in a broad theoretical and practical education in the field of criminal justice.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify concepts and issues that are relevant and/or appropriate (research/content)

• Demonstrate logical connections in concepts, facts and information identified in the literature

• Gather and synthesize knowledge pertaining to a criminal justice or criminological issue