ACADEMIC PROGRAM APPROVAL

 

                                                                                             CHECKLIST

 

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs.  Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the Faculty Senate agenda.  Proposing department should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean. Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.  Proposals must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by November in order to reach the Faculty Senate by March 1.   Proposals received after this date cannot be implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for that year.

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

1.        Proposed change leads to the degree of

 

( X ) Bachelor of Arts                             (  ) Master of Arts                  (  ) Doctor of Philosophy      

 

(  ) Bachelor of Science           (  ) Master of Science              (  ) Other ______________________________________

 

2.   (  ) New major/curriculum                                                                                                                                                                                                               Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

 

       (  ) New minor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Title to be entered in record of students who select this program

 

       (  ) Change from provisional to permanent status.

 

 

3.   (  ) Revision of existing:         (X ) major                           (  ) minor                                 (  ) concentration

 

Present title    Criminal Justice                                                                                                                                                                    

 

Records System Program Code CRJU                                                                                                                                       

 

(  ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours

 

                (X  ) Add concentration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Title Law and Society

(  ) Delete concentration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Title

 

4.  (  ) Deletion of existing/disestablish:    (  ) major               (  ) minor                 ( ) Other _______________________________

 

                 Title                                                                                                                              Code______________________                                               

 

5.  (  )  Policy Change____________________________________________________________________________________

                                                Title/Department

 

ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

 

Department Chairperson                                                                                                        Date                                       

 

Dean of College                                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Com. On UG or GR Studies                                                                  Date                                       

 

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com.                                                                 Date                                       

 

Secretary, Faculty Senate                                                                                                       Date                                       

 

Date of Senate Resolution                                                                                                      Date to be Effective               

 

Registrar                                                                  Program Code                                         Date                                       

 

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning                                                                  Date                                       

 

Provost                                                                                                                                   Date                                       

 

Board of Trustee Notification                                                                                                                Date                                       

 

 


a.  Rationale for creation, revision, or  deletion:

 

                We propose a concentration in Law and Society for Criminal Justice majors.  Our department already offers a concentration in Law and Society for Sociology majors.  The new concentration would highlight our department’s strength in sociolegal studies and add an important element to our existing undergraduate focus on law.

 

                We see a number of benefits to offering a Law and Society concentration, both for individual students and for the University of Delaware.

 

Student Benefits

                --It provides direction for our Criminal Justice majors who are interested in law by specifying a program of study that will deepen their theoretical and practical understanding of law in society.  It allows them to indicate via a special concentration noted on their transcript that they focused on the study of law in society in their undergraduate work.

                --It requires them to participate in an in-depth practicum or internship in the legal world, providing them with practical experience and contacts that can help in career planning and development.  This converges with University of Delaware’s increasing emphasis on providing practicum experiences for undergraduates.

 

University of Delaware Benefits

                --It builds on one of the major strengths of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice.  It helps to promote our distinctive identity as a center of excellence in teaching and research on law, crime and justice. 

                --It takes advantage of a substantial number of law-related courses already offered by our faculty.

                --By adding Criminal Justice majors to the pool of Sociology majors, it augments an existing concentration in Law and Society in Sociology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

b.  Summary of program:

 

                In addition to fulfilling the requirements of the Criminal Justice major, the concentration in Law and Society would require three law-related Criminal Justice courses.

 

                Two of the required law-related courses would be satisfied by courses that already are offered as Criminal Justice electives—an introduction to the field of law and society, satisfied by either CRJU 301 (Introduction to Legal Studies) or CRJU 345 (Sociology of Law), and a second Criminal Justice course with more specialized legal content, to be chosen from a list of electives.

 

                The third course is an internship/practicum in a legal field, which could be satisfied by SOCI 442 (Seminar and Practicum in Law and Society) or CRJU 495 (Internship in Criminal Justice).

 

                All other requirements for the Criminal Justice major would remain the same for the student who chooses a concentration in Law and Society.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

AUTHORIZED DEGREE TITLES

Please check the appropriate degree:

 

(   )          Bachelor of Applied Science

( X  )        Bachelor of Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Civil Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Computer Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Environmental Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Fine Arts

(   )          Bachelor of Liberal Studies

(   )          Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Bachelor of Music

(   )          Bachelor of Science

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Accounting

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Education

(   )          Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(   )          Master  of Applied Sciences

(   )          Master of Arts

(   )          Master of Arts in Liberal Studies

(   )          Master of Business Administration

(   )          Master of Chemical Engineering

(   )          Master of Civil Engineering

(   )          Master of Education

(   )          Master of Electrical Engineering

(   )          Master of Environmental and Energy Policy

(   )          Master of Fine Arts

(   )          Master of Instruction

(   )          Master of Marine Policy

(   )          Master of Materials Science and Engineering

(   )          Master of Mechanical Engineering

(   )          Master of Music

(   )          Master of Physical Therapy

(   )          Master of Public Administration

(   )          Master of Science

(   )          Master of Science  in Nursing

(   )          Doctor of Education

(   )          Doctor of Philosophy

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

This document will be retained permanently in the Faculty Senate Office.

 

Revised 04/23/01




 

DEGREE:  BACHELOR OF ARTS

MAJOR:  CRIMINAL JUSTICE

CONCENTRATION:  LAW AND SOCIETY

 

 

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

 

CRJU 110               Introduction to Criminal Justice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

CRJU 201               Problems of Law Enforcement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

CRJU 202               Problems of the Criminal Judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

CRJU 203               Problems of Corrections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

 

Criminal Justice electives totaling 18 credits.  Electives must include  . . . .18 credits

one of the following introductory courses:

CRJU 301               Introduction to Legal Studies

CRJU 345               Sociology of Law

Electives must also include at least one of the following courses

containing significant legal or sociolegal content:

CRJU 313               Capital Punishment and the Law

 CRJU 320              Introduction to Criminal Law

CRJU 324               American Constitutional History

CRJU 346               Psychology and the Law

CRJU 375               Criminal Procedure

CRJU 425               Criminal Law and Social Policy

CRJU 446               Judging the Jury

CRJU 450               Prisoners and the Law

CRJU 457               Criminal Evidence

CRJU 467               Social Science and the Law (permanent number pending)

CRJU 367/467        Other experimental courses with significant legal

                                or sociolegal component, with the permission of the

                                student’s advisor.  NOTE:  CRJU 301 Introduction to

                                Legal Studies and CRJU 345 Sociology of Law, if not

                                used to fulfill the introductory course requirement, are

                                also acceptable for the law-related elective requirement.

 

Required related work:

SOCI 201                Introduction to Sociology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

SOCI 301                Introduction to Sociological Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 credits

POSC 105               American Political System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

One of the following:  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

POSC 402               Civil Liberties

POSC 406               Civil Liberties II

POSC 405               Constitutional Law

 

PSYC 201               General Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

One of the following: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits

PSYC 301               Personality

PSYC 303               Introduction to Social Psychology

PSYC 325               Child Psychology

PSYC 334               Abnormal Psychology

 

One of the following practicum courses: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 credits

CRJU 495               Internship in Criminal Justice

SOCI 442                Seminar and Practicum in Law and Society

Or, with permission of advisor, a law-related internship supervised by a

Criminal Justice or Sociology faculty member as a 366 or 466 course.

 

ELECTIVES

 

After required courses are completed sufficient elective credits must be

Taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.

 

CREDITS TO TOTAL A MINIMUM OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 CREDITS