Criminology and Criminal Justice, B.A.
College of Arts and Sciences
Prepare for a career focused on reducing crime and making communities more just and safe.
This degree teaches you to analyze the causes and effects of crime, preparing you to work in any aspect of crime prevention, victim’s services, and the criminal and legal systems. Students are taught to think critically, enhance public safety through evidence-based practices and improve communities.
Program Highlights
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Experiential Learning
Complete an internship in a criminal justice agency or organization or a law–related entity for credit.
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Education Abroad
Experience, learn about and compare criminal justice practices and processes in the United States to other nations.
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Community Partnerships
Learn outside of the classroom within varied partnerships with criminal justice-related agencies and organizations.
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State Leader
Learn within and be among the alumni of the largest criminal justice degree program in South Carolina.
Building Skills
Gain the professional and personal intelligence it takes to have a successful career.
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Data Analysis
Examining and interpreting information to uncover insights and inform decision making
Writing
Creating professional written content for inclusion in scholarly journal articles, books and reports
Attention to Detail
Being meticulous and thorough in all aspects of a task or project
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Listening Skills
Understanding what others are saying to facilitate effective communication
Problem Solving
Identifying, analyzing and resolving problems or challenges using creative and effective strategies
Collaboration
Working with others to achieve a common goal or objective
Using your degree
Make your college experience the foundation for a successful future.
Learn how alumni use degrees with outcome data from Gamecock GradStats, a service of the University of South Carolina Career Center.
Potential Careers
- Corrections Officer
- Probation Officer
- Investigator
- Victim Services Advocate
- Lawyer
Job Titles of Alumni
- Paralegal
- Operations Manager
- Police Officer
- Special Agent
- Deputy Sheriff
Average Alumni Salary
Five to 10 years after graduation without additional education $62,603
Workplace Settings
- Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Secret Service
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- State Attorney Generals' Offices
Employers of Alumni
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- University of South Carolina
- South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice
- South Carolina Department of Social Services
- Richland County Sheriff's Department
- South Carolina Office of the Attorney General
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