Students in this concentration should fulfill all the requirements for a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies and complete 65 credit hours according to the following requirements:
- Complete the following 8 credit hours in the humanities:
ENG 333 Professional Writing (3 credit hours)
HUM 451 Senior Seminar (2 credit hours)
HUM 489 Humanities Practicum (for at least 2 credit hours)
- Complete the following 36 credit hours:
POL 135 United States Government (3 credit hours)
POL 231 Global Community Relations (3 credit hours)
PSY 233 Human Growth and Development (3 credit hours)
PSY 342 Group Dynamics (3 credit hours)
PSY 350 Family Systems (3 credit hours)
PSY 371 Personality Theories (3 credit hours)
PSY 472 Abnormal Psychology (3 credit hours)
PSY 481 Social Psychology (3 credit hours)
SOC 351 Understanding Multicultural Diversity (3 credit hours)
SOC 381 Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution (3 credit hours)
SOC 382 Conflict Resolution (3 credit hours)
Select one of the following history courses:
HIS 301 West Virginia History (3 credit hours)
HIS 317 Contemporary American History (3 credit hours)
- Complete 21 hours of support courses, distributed as follows:
Complete the following required courses, worth 6 credit hours:
Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 credit hours)
Criminal Law (3 credit hours)
Complete 5 of the following courses, worth 15 credit hours
Introduction to Corrections (3 credit hours)
Criminal Behavior (3 credit hours)
Probation and Parole (3 credit hours)
Constitutional Law (3 credit hours)
Victimology (3 credit hours)
Criminal Procedures (3 credit hours)
Police Tactics (3 credit hours)
Court Systems in the United States (3 credit hours)
Race and Gender (3 credit hours)
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Dr. Wes Harrison
304.865.6121
wes.harrison@ovu.edu
Updated February 2010
