Anderson University South Carolina
Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ)
- Ibagué, Colombia
- Greenville, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Anderson University’s Bachelor of Criminal Justice (BCJ) is 100% online, letting adult and first-time students study on your schedule. Courses recreate campus interaction. You’ll study corrections, crime, criminal procedure, search and seizure law, victimization, crime prevention, juvenile delinquency, drug policy, and ethics. The programme prepares students for policing, corrections, homeland security, emergency preparedness, and private security.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include local, state and federal law enforcement (including the FBI and State Law Enforcement Division), corrections and probation, drug enforcement, the Secret Service, juvenile justice, homeland security and emergency management, private and industrial security, victim services, crime prevention, policy analysis, and security management.
Bachelor of Criminal Justice
The Bachelor of Criminal Justice is offered 100% online, which permits students to achieve their academic and career goals on their schedule. The online courses mimic the on-campus atmosphere by providing students with a learning environment in which they can collaborate and interact with the professor and their peers.
Students will learn a wealth of information while enrolled in the Criminal Justice online program, including the history of correctional systems and practices; measurement, causes and characteristics of crime; and legal aspects of criminal procedure.
Graduates will also acquire necessary skills and knowledge about the arrest, search, and seizure; violence and victimization issues; crime prevention and services; moral, ethical, religious issues pertaining to criminal justice; juvenile delinquency; policies, patterns, psychology, physiology, and legal aspects of drugs; and correctional systems.
Law Enforcement Concentration
This program is designed for adults who seek careers related to police work and law enforcement. It is geared toward first-time freshmen and those without an extensive academic background in criminal justice. Graduates who choose this concentration are prepared for positions with local, state and federal government agencies such as city and state police as well as sheriffs' departments, probation and parole departments, FBI, State Law Enforcement Division, drug enforcement agencies, the Secret Service, correctional institutions, juvenile justice agencies and in private, industrial security.
Homeland Security/Emergency Preparedness Concentration
This program is designed for adults who seek careers related to homeland security/emergency preparedness. It is geared toward first-time freshmen and those without an extensive academic background in criminal justice. Graduates who choose this concentration are prepared for positions with local, state and federal government agencies such as homeland security/emergency preparedness agencies, city and state police and sheriffs' departments, probation and parole departments, FBI, State Law Enforcement Division, drug enforcement agencies, the Secret Service, correctional institutions, juvenile justice agencies and in private, industrial security.
