Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Justice Studies - Global Justice and Policy Track

Justice studies is committed to offering an cross disciplinary, intellectually challenging and vocationally relevant course of study for persons interested in academic or applied careers in justice studies at the community, national or global level. Goals: To carry out this mission, justice studies seeks to: Help students develop a comprehensive understanding of justice studies. Examine and explain justice and injustice and their impact on individuals, communities, institutions and/or nations. Understand human behavior and interactive systems with a focus on negotiation and conflict resolution in justice contexts. Sharpen students' ability to think and reason critically, to practice sound methodological skills and to communicate effectively. Prepare students to utilize and produce scholarship in the field of justice studies. Career Opportunities The justice studies major includes opportunities for field work and career-related internships as part of the curriculum. Peace Corps Non-government organizations Law enforcement Corrections Law Nonprofit groups (national and international) Human services Domestic and international security Intelligence analysis Diplomatic Corps Research and graduate study Global Justice and Policy Track: This program mainly focuses on global justice and policy track. This track explores issues of justice in global context. Most prominent among them are questions of security, equity and equality. Courses in this track address the individual, group and state dimensions of these and related issues in a diverse set of policy areas including democratization, cultural identity, developmental, environmental protection, conflict resolution and human rights. All students in this track must take POSC 230, international relations and JUST 235, justice in the global community. Students select six additional courses where at least four of the six elective courses must have a JUST identifier.