Criminal Justice | Winthrop University

Criminal Justice

Bachelor of Arts

The new Criminal Justice Major will provide students with a degree that provides a specialized focus on the Criminal Justice system. The program is designed to prepare students for careers in and related to the criminal justice system. In contrast to the existing Criminology program, the Criminal Justice major contains more specified course requirements, and has an internship/practicum rather than a research capstone. Additionally, this Major has two tracks: General Criminal Justice along with Cyber and Corporate Crime. The combination of specified courses, new courses, and an internship/practicum capstone provides students with defined steps that lead towards career goals in and related to the criminal justice system

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Potential Employers

Some of the graduates of this program have gone on to work for:

  • 174 Power Global Corporation
  • Apex Systems
  • Basware
  • Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
  • City of Hutchinson Kansas
  • Consultant: Non-profit Development
  • Driven Brands, Inc.
  • e2o
  • Goodwill Industries of Upstate/Midlands South Carolina
  • Mecklenburg County
  • Palmetto Engineering & Consulting
  • Pinnacle Financial Partners
  • ResCare
  • Scheef & Stone, LLP
  • Spartanburg Housing Authority
  • Spartina 449
  • The Lane Construction Corporation
  • TriNet
  • UF Health Jacksonville
  • Westat

Career Paths

Graduates of this program have gone on to become:

  • Case Manager
  • Chief Digital & Innovation Officer and Executive Leadership Team
  • Community and Economic Development Director
  • Director Of Planning And Development
  • Director of Private Events
  • Director of Resident Services and Community Engagement
  • Director of Training Programs
  • Director, Consulting Services
  • Financial Advisor/Area Manager
  • Human Resources Director
  • Lead Business Strategist
  • Partner
  • Police Officer
  • President
  • Project Manager
  • QP
  • Resource Center Manager - Human Resources
  • Sr. Compliance Officer

Top Industries

Many of the graduates of this program find themselves working in:

 

  1. Higher Education
  2. Financial Services
  3. Hospital & Health Care
  4. Government Administration
  5. Retail
  6. Real Estate
  7. Insurance
  8. Law Enforcement
  9. Banking
  10. Law Practice

Curriculum and Learning Opportunities

Why Winthrop?

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Undergraduate Research

100 percent of majors develop their own research question, engage in research ethics training, analyze data, write up a report, and present their findings.

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Student Support

Books for the first five core classes are provided to students for free, along with free tutoring in the department's work center.

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Personalized Guidance

Students take a career development course freshman year, meet with faculty advisors every semester, and take Senior Seminar before graduating.


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Beyond Graduation

"I was able to secure a job immediately after graduation, and also get accepted to graduate school a year later. The sociological elements that I learned have helped me eliminate my own biases and allowed me to see the world from the perspective of others."

Michael Hadjuk, Class of 2017