The University
of Georgia initiated its degree program in Criminal Justice
Studies
in 1977. The A.B. in Criminal Justice offered by the University
is an
interdisciplinary
degree where students draw on the expertise of faculty in
Political
Science, Sociology, Psychology and other departments in the
College
of Arts and Sciences.
In 2002, The School of Public and International Affairs
was
established and the Department of Political Science is housed
there. The
Criminal Justice
Studies Program now works jointly with both the Franklin
College of Arts and
Sciences and with the School of Public and International
Affairs. In a variety of courses, students are introduced
to the academic
disciplines that are
needed to understand crime and the administration of
criminal
justice. Moreover, each student is given the opportunity
to work in a
criminal justice agency
in the program's internship.
