Introduction

The Undergraduate Certificate and Minor in Criminal Justice and Psychology Studies provides a detailed, comprehensive, and advanced education in fields related to mental health and psychology in the criminal justice system. This program is designed for students who are employed or plan to work in a field that utilizes psychological concepts and practices. The program will also prepare students for graduate education in criminal justice, psychology, or related disciplines.  

Program Delivery 

• Courses are offered on campus, online, and occasionally in remote and occasionally hybrid formats. Students should be aware that certain classes may only be offered online or on campus and not all classes are offered in both formats.  

Declaring This Major

• Please contact spa.advising@ucdenver.edu.

• Click here to go to information about declaring a major.

Program Requirements

1. The Criminal Justice and Psychology Studies Certificate will require 18 credit hours.
2. No more than 6 credit hours of transfer coursework may apply to the Criminal Justice and Psychology Studies Certificate.
3. Students must receive a minimum C- grade in each course applied to the certificate.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required		6
CRJU 1000	Criminology and Criminal Justice: An Overview
CRJU 3285	Trauma in the Criminal Justice System
Topic Area Electives		9
Select three courses from the list below
CRJU 2041	Criminological Theory
CRJU 3250	Violence in Society
CRJU 3270	Case Studies in Criminal Justice
CRJU 3280	Trauma Among Correctional Populations
CRJU 3510	Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime
CRJU 3575	Offenders With Mental Health Disorders
CRJU 3650	Neurocriminology
CRJU 4120	Race, Class, and Justice
CRJU 4130	Poverty, Crime, and Justice
CRJU 4150	Sex Offenders and Offenses
CRJU 4190	Gender and Crime
CRJU 4230	Treatment Approaches in American Corrections
CRJU 4530	Families and Intergenerational Violence
CRJU 4600	Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice 1
CRJU 4840	Independent Study: CRJU 2
PSYC 3263	Hormones and Behavior
PSYC 3265	Drugs, Brain and Behavior
PSYC 3305	Psychopathology
PSYC 3611	Psychology of Women
PSYC 3612	Domestic Abuse
Professional Setting Electives
Select one course from the list below		3
CRJU 2000	Professional Development in Criminal Justice
CRJU 4700	Community-Based Field Experience and Seminar
CRJU 4939	Internship 3
HDFR 4860	Trauma Informed Care for Diverse Populations and Co-occurring Disorders
HDFR 4090	Helping Profession Skills in HDFR
PUAD 3002	Organizational and Strategic Management
PUAD 3110	Seminar in Nonprofit Management
PUAD 4002	Leading and Engaging for the Public Good
PUAD 4003	Strategic Communications for Public Engagement
PSYC 3810	Neuropsychology
Total Hours		18

¹

For CRJU 4600 Special Topics in Criminology and Criminal Justice to count toward an elective, it must be related to criminal justice and psychology and be pre-approved. See your academic advisor for more information.

²

For CRJU 4840 Independent Study to count toward an elective, it must be related to criminal justice and psychology and be pre-approved. See your academic advisor for more information.

³

For CRJU 4939 Internship to count toward an elective, it must be related to criminal justice and psychology and pre-approved. See your academic advisor for more information.