UMT Launches Criminal Justice Administration Concentration under BBA

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23, 2008 – DETC approved UMT to enroll students in the Criminal Justice Administration (CJA) area of concentration under the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree.

Employment opportunities for the criminal justice field have been growing steadily since 2001, partly due to the increased demand for public safety and crime prevention. Students who are interested in pursuing administrative and management positions within the criminal justice system will benefit from the CJA concentration of study.

This concentration provides students with a specialist program focusing on criminal justice administration. Students are required to take Mgt 102 Legal Environment of Business and psychology or sociology as pre-requisites, as well as five of the following courses:

CJ 100. Introduction to Criminal Justice
CJ 105. Introduction to Juvenile Justice
CJ 110. Introduction to Criminal Law
CJ 115. Introduction to Corrections
CJ 120. Introduction to Criminal Justice Ethics
CJ 125. Introduction to Law Enforcement
CJ 130. Criminology
CJ 140. Criminal Justice Management
CJ 145. Constitutional Law
CJ 150. Introduction to Forensic Science
CJ 155. Criminal Courts System
CJ 160. Criminal Investigation
CJ 170. Criminal Procedure

For more information, see UMT BBA program.

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