BA in Criminal Justice Studies

The Criminal Justice major is designed to meet the following four goals: (1) to provide Regis College students with the opportunity for in-depth study in the field of criminal justice in preparation for a career or continued graduate studies; (2) to utilize the interdisciplinary contributions of units of the School of Arts and Sciences and other Schools at Regis College that are relevant to the study of criminal justice in the service of offering students a multi-faceted educational experience; (3) to offer a distinctive undergraduate curriculum that is theoretically-grounded, empirically rigorous, and policy-oriented (i.e., that draws upon the evidence-based and problem solving traditions of the field of criminal justice to address complex questions of crime causation, control, and prevention); and (4) to offer a criminal justice program emphasizing the important and transferrable skills afforded by the liberal arts tradition in both the School of Arts and Sciences and the major curriculum, including: critical thinking, written and verbal communication, research, and problem solving.