B.A. in Justice Studies
Harrisonburg, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
USD 6,434 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* regular admission | November 1st, 2022: early admission
** in-state tuition fee | $15,076: out-of-state tuition fee. Additional fees may apply
Introduction
JMU Justice Studies majors have a deep understanding of connections.
Justice Studies is an interdisciplinary major that uses justice as a framework to sustain and promote the growth and development of individuals and communities: politically, economically, and socially. Our students develop a personal definition of justice and a fuller understanding of the nature of the world in which they live. Students select an emphasis in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Global Justice and Policy, and Social Justice Engagement. Justice Studies offers students a set of skills, knowledge, and habits of mind that can be applied to a wide range of academic, civic, and career opportunities.
Justice studies is an interdisciplinary area of inquiry that brings together insights from the social sciences and humanities to explore questions of justice. Through the rigorous empirical and normative analyses of justice and injustice, it seeks to help students develop a personal definition of justice, a fuller understanding of the nature of the world in which they live, and identify careers and strategies for action. Justice Studies values community and civic engagement, encourages students to actively participate in and contribute to their communities, and provides engagement opportunities and resources. The justice studies major is not a criminal justice program.
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Curriculum
Core: 11 Credit Hours
- JUST 100. Justice Studies Proseminar Credits: 1.00
- JUST 200. Introduction to Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
- JUST 399. Justice Research Methods Credits: 4.00
- JUST 400. Senior Seminar in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
Fairness and Responsibility Component Requirement: 3 Credit Hours
Take one of the following courses. Any course not used to fulfill this requirement may be used as elective credit.
- JUST 328. Race, Class and Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 339. Mapping Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 341. Gender and Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 354. Native Justice and Resistance Credits: 3.00
- JUST 356. Refugees and Humanitarian Response Credits: 3.00
- JUST 374. War and Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 385. Disability and Justice Credits: 3.00
Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours
- JUST 210. Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 212. Theories of Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours
- JUST 221. Social Justice Theories Credits: 3.00
- JUST 223. Social Justice Interventions and Policies Credits: 3.00
Choose one of the following: 3 Credit Hours
- JUST 235. Justice in the Global Community Credits: 3.00
- JUST 237. Dilemmas in Global Justice Credits: 3.00
Electives: 18 Credit Hours
Students select six additional courses from the following list. At least four of the six electives must have a JUST identifier.
- CRJU 300. Ethics in Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 321. Criminalistics Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 328. Criminal Procedure Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 329. Criminal Investigation and Evidence Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 335. Law Enforcement Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 337. Courts and the Judiciary Credits: 3.00
- CRJU 340. Administration of Justice Credits: 3.00
- HIST 338. U.S. Urban History Credits: 3.00
- JUST 300. Perspectives On Comparative Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 301. Advanced Level Special Topics in Justice Studies Credits: 3.00
- JUST 307. Justice and Crime Credits: 3.00
- JUST 309. Global Crime Credits: 3.00
- JUST 311. Women, Crime and Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 312. Mass and Serial Murder Credits: 3.00
- JUST 316. Human Development and Crime Credits: 3.00
- JUST 317. Victimization of Children Credits: 3.00
- JUST 318. Sex Offenders Credits: 3.00
- JUST 320. Organized Crime Credits: 3.00
- JUST 322. Understanding Violence and Nonviolence Credits: 3.00
- JUST 323. Comparative Criminal Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 324. Death Penalty Credits: 3.00
- JUST 326. Victimology Credits: 3.00
- JUST 327. Criminal Law Credits: 3.00
- JUST 328. Race, Class and Justice Credits: 3.00
- JUST 329. Perspectives on Law Credits: 3.00
- JUST 330. Corrections Credits: 3.00
or - SOWK 330. Corrections Credits: 3.00
- JUST 331. Human Rights in Theory and Practice Credits: 3.00
or - POSC 331. Human Rights in Theory and Practice Credits: 3.00
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Career Opportunities
A successful career and a meaningful life is what it’s all about. Whether it’s an internship, a great first job or a top graduate school appointment, JMU Dukes make their dreams ignite. You will, too.
Here are current openings available to JMU students.
Jobs for JMU Students
Law Enforcement
- NPDES Permit Writer (Natural Resource Specialist 3) at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Postdoctoral Appointee - Computer Science Research Institute at Sandia National Laboratories
- Full Stack developer at Finalcover LLC
- Frontend Developer at Finalcover LLC
- Juvenile Justice Compliance Monitor at Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Staff Attorney at Michigan Supreme Court
- Police Officer 1- OPOTA Cert required at Summit Behavioral Healthcare
- Personnel Security Specialist - Investigations Case Analyst at Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) - HQ Quantico, VA
- Recreation Leader I, Newhall Community Center - PTS at City of Santa Clarita
- Chaplain at Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Laser/Optical Technologist at Sandia National Laboratories
- DevOps Engineer at Modine Manufacturing Company
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (Recent Graduates) at Natera
- Senior Software Delivery Lead at Michigan Supreme Court
- Kobre & Kim LLP | Litigation Assistant Position | Seoul (Immediate Start) at Kobre & Kim, LLP
- Kobre & Kim LLP | Litigation Assistant Position | São Paulo (Immediate Start) at Kobre & Kim, LLP
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Malta, Montana, Mord at Montana Judicial Branch
- IT Business Analyst/Trainer, Helena, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Polson, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
Politics
- Reinsurance Actuarial Analyst- Reach Program at Gallagher
- Catastrophe Risk Modeling Analyst- Reach Training Program at Gallagher
- Energy Services Coordinator at University of Northern Iowa Human Resources
- Business Operations Manager (General) - Fiscal Services - E213 at Fresno Unified School District
- Vice Principal II - Computech - E190 at Fresno Unified School District
- Development Associate at REPRO Rising Virginia
- (#R25295) Blended Case Manager / Salisbury Behavioral Health at RHA Health Services, LLC
- (#R25225) Blended Case Manager / Salisbury Behavioral Health at RHA Health Services, LLC
- (#R25222) Blended Case Manager / Salisbury Behavioral Health at RHA Health Services, LLC
- Sales Center Representative- Telework/Remote at Self Storage Plus
- Human Resources Coordinator at National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Law Clerk I- Great Falls, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Malta, Montana, Mord at Montana Judicial Branch
- IT Business Analyst/Trainer, Helena, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Court Reporter - Electronic or Steno (Billings, Montana) at Montana Judicial Branch
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Polson, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Law Clerk I- Bozeman, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Law Clerk I- Moses, Billings, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Scientist, Analytical Chemistry at Eurofins
Internships for JMU Students
Law
- Compliance Analyst - Explorer Summer Intern Program - 2023 at Barclays
- Human Resources Intern at Sleep Number Corporation
- Marketing Media Intern at Sleep Number Corporation
- AML Financial Services Reg Compliance Consulting Intern - Summer 2023 at RSM US LLP
- Summer Sales Intern at Guidepoint
- Software Engineering Intern at BlackRock
- Software Engineering Summer Intern at Grammarly
- Intern - RF Optimization Engineer at DISH
- UX Designer / UX Researcher Intern - Summer 2023 Internship (Meraki) at Cisco
- Valuation and Modeling Intern - Summer 2023 (Denver) at Grant Thornton
- AT&T Supply Chain Undergrad Internships -Sourcing at AT&T
- AT&T Supply Chain Graduate Internships -Sourcing at AT&T
- 2023 Intern - National Security Consulting at Guidehouse
- Marketing Assistant (Internship) at Ben Glass Law
- Analyst Summer Intern at Rystad Energy
- Finance Analyst Intern at eBay
- Intern - Business Ops Analyst/Sourcing Specialist at DISH
- Environmental Intern (Target Class: Environmental Analyst 1) at State of Connecticut Executive Branch
- 2023 eCommerce Summer Internship at Reckitt
Law Enforcement
- NPDES Permit Writer (Natural Resource Specialist 3) at Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
- Postdoctoral Appointee - Computer Science Research Institute at Sandia National Laboratories
- Full Stack developer at Finalcover LLC
- Frontend Developer at Finalcover LLC
- Juvenile Justice Compliance Monitor at Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services
- Staff Attorney at Michigan Supreme Court
- Police Officer 1- OPOTA Cert required at Summit Behavioral Healthcare
- Personnel Security Specialist - Investigations Case Analyst at Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) - HQ Quantico, VA
- Recreation Leader I, Newhall Community Center - PTS at City of Santa Clarita
- Chaplain at Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Laser/Optical Technologist at Sandia National Laboratories
- DevOps Engineer at Modine Manufacturing Company
- Medical Laboratory Scientist (Recent Graduates) at Natera
- Kobre & Kim LLP | Litigation Assistant Position | Seoul (Immediate Start) at Kobre & Kim, LLP
- Kobre & Kim LLP | Litigation Assistant Position | São Paulo (Immediate Start) at Kobre & Kim, LLP
- Junior Accountant at Institute for Justice
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Malta, Montana, Mord at Montana Judicial Branch
- IT Business Analyst/Trainer, Helena, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
- Deputy Juvenile Probation Officer I- Polson, Montana at Montana Judicial Branch
Politics
- Digital Communications and Public Affairs Fellow at Monument Advocacy
- MRC NewsBusters Paid Internship - Spring 2023 at Media Research Center
- International Research Analyst at Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)
- Cyber Security Intern - Fairfax, VA at CGI
- BPI Client Services/Paid Media Fellowship Program-Spring 2023 at Bully Pulpit Interactive
- 2023 Risk Management Division Summer Analyst Program - New York at Societe Generale
- 2023 Information Technology Summer Analyst Program (New York) at Societe Generale
- 2023 Information Technology Summer Analyst Program (Chicago) at Societe Generale
- 2023 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program - New York at Societe Generale
- 2023 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program - Chicago at Societe Generale
- 2023 Investment Banking Summer Analyst Program - Houston at Societe Generale
- 2023 Markets Summer Analyst Program (New York) at Societe Generale
- 2023 DFIN Summer Analyst Program - New York at Societe Generale
- 2023 Operations Summer Analyst Program - New York at Societe Generale
- 2023 Operations Summer Analyst Program - Chicago at Societe Generale
- Factory Farming Awareness Coalition - National College Internship Spring 2023 at Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
- Factory Farming Awareness Coalition - National College Internship Summer 2023 at Factory Farming Awareness Coalition
- Health Policy Intern at Community Education Group
- 2023 Intern - Global Military Sales Analyst - Hunt Valley, MD at Textron
Scholarships and Funding
Madison awards more than 400 one- to four-year scholarships each year to incoming students. The primary criterion for merit-based scholarships is exceptional academic performance. Other selection criteria may include leadership, involvement, and career goals.
The Madison Scholarships Hub is the application center for all JMU Foundation scholarships at James Madison University. To access the Madison Scholarships Hub, log in to MyMadison. Under the Applicant tab, click on the Madison Scholarships Hub logo.
All students are encouraged to fill out the General Application in the Madison Scholarships Hub to be considered for various scholarship opportunities. Qualifications for the majority of our scholarships are based on the General Application information as well as information pulled directly from your admissions application.
Review the criteria carefully for any recommended scholarship opportunities you are presented with and if you meet the qualifications, click apply to submit the additional required information. Deadlines vary across departments so be sure to complete the General Application as soon as possible to receive full consideration. Some scholarship opportunities become available starting in the fall while others open later so be sure to check back in January, February and March.
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