Criminal Justice (BA) - San Diego Campus

The expanding field of Criminal Justice is seeking both enthusiastic newcomers and seasoned working-professionals who possess passion as well as broad-based knowledge that they are eager to channel into the prevention and investigation of criminal activity. Completing the degree in criminal justice will open doors to exciting and challenging professional pursuits as a wide range of opportunities exist for highly-trained professionals whose work is vital to the safety and well-being of all members of society.

Curriculum Overview

The bachelor’s degree program in Criminal Justice at Alliant International University offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of criminal justice as it focuses on the individual, family, community, and society. Classroom and field experiences are integrated so students will have ample opportunities for practical application of theory as they address the pressing psychological, sociological, neurological, economic and cultural needs that shape human society and contribute to criminality and social deviance.

The Criminal Justice program is taught by Alliant faculty and active professionals, experts in the field who come from a broad range of backgrounds in the social and behavioral sciences, the judiciary, and medicine. For more details, review the coursework for the program.

Students will benefit from the personal and professional experiences and tested strategies from the faculty for managing work and school by addressing the student’s specific needs, and offering an approach to teaching and training that is highly engaging, energizing, challenging yet balanced, and meaningful to the field.

Unique yet relevant classes have been incorporated into the Criminal Justice Program to address the complexity, interconnect, and co-occurring dynamics in the field: Criminal Justice Response to Family Violence, Developmental Psychopathology, Children Exposed to Violence, and Courtroom Advocacy.

A unique core competency of the program is for students to appraise the connection of the role and interrelationships between systems and the complex dynamics associated with the structure of the criminal justice system, the agencies that interact with the criminal justice field and with community. Included in this outcome is the demonstration of an understanding of the biopsychosocial consequences of early trauma to addiction, mental health, and later criminal activity.