Consortium on Undergraduate Law and Justice Programs
Program
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Institutional
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Program
Description/Mission:
The Bachelor of Science degree in Justice Studies is
designed for students interested in social inquiry in the areas of justice, law
and social change. Students pursue careers in the areas of law and society,
civil and human rights, environmental protection, hunger and homelessness,
immigration, peace and justice, public policy, law enforcement, probation, or
victim advocacy. Other students pursue advance degrees in law or graduate
school. Our interdisciplinary program allows students the flexibility to pursue
the broader subject of justice or specialize in one of five concentrated areas
of study.
·
Citizenship,
migration and human rights
·
Globalization,
sustainability and economic justice
·
Law,
policy and social change
·
Media,
technology and culture
·
Social
identities and communities
Justice
Studies students develop transferable skills including
critical thinking, oral and written discourse, and problem solving. Students
actively participate in their education through discussion, cooperative
learning, field trips and case-based classroom formats. They are encouraged to
link their studies with real world problems by engaging in research projects
with our faculty, internship placements and volunteer work with community agencies. Justice Studies, in conjunction with
Barrett, The Honors College at ASU, provides an honors program for
undergraduates of exceptional ability. Justice Studies also offers an honors
colloquium every year.
Organizational
Profile
Twenty
tenure-track appointed faculty; one full-time
lecturer; numerous graduate instructors and several adjuncts from professional
fields. Seven full-time staff offering
advising and other services to students and faculty.
Affiliated
with many schools and departments throughout
Curriculum
Overview:
The
school has four core required courses: Introduction to Justice Studies,
Methods, Statistics, and Justice Theory.
Students must qualify for upper-division courses. The School also requires four courses in
related fields for the major, two for the minor. Internships are available but not required,
service learning, collaborative research and thesis and honors options
available to qualifying students.
Most
Distinctive or Innovative Features:
Our
faculty and students are committed to scholarship that identifies just
solutions to complex social problems. We address justice in many forms, working
from disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives. Many fields represented
in faculty ranks, including anthropology, criminology, geography, political
science, science and technology studies, sociology, law and psychology. Major concern with global and local level
analyses of justice concerns. High-performing faculty with ties to emerging centers of strength
in a rapidly evolving university on an international border.
Program
Development History or Challenges:
The
school began in 1972 as a criminal-justice center. It became a full-service school in 1983
offering a major (Bachelor of Science) and a minor; at the graduate level the
School offers Master’s, Ph.D., joint J.D./Ph.D. and
dual Master’s (with Anthropology). Originally in the
Contact Information:
Director: Marjorie S. Zatz
Address:
Phone: 480-965-7682
Website:
http://sjsi.clas.asu.edu
Email: justiceinfor@asu.edu
Fax:
480-965-9199