Criminal Justice Courses During Other Semesters

Group 1 – Criminal Justice System 

Legal St./Soc 131: Criminal Justice in America

Group 2 – Theories of Crime and Deviant Behavior 

Psych 526/586: The Criminal Mind
Psych 601: Psych of Juvenile Delinquency—Seniors only, Capstone Psych Course (dars exception needed)
Social Work 612: Psychopathology in Generalist Social Work Practice
Sociology 441: Criminology
Sociology 496: Serial Killers in America (dars exceptions needed)

Group 3 – Crime and Justice/Operations of the Justice System 

Legal St./Hist 235: Prisons: From Antiquity to Supermax (dars exception needed)
**Legal St. 400/Soc 496: Race, Family and the State
Legal St./Soc/GWS 425: Crime, Gender & Justice
**Legal St./Af.Am. 435: Civil Rights
**Legal St.400/Soc 496: Incarceration and Inequality (dars exception needed)
Psych 601: Issues in Prisoner Re-Entry (dars exception needed)

Group 4 – Broader Psycho/Social/Economic Process Related to Criminal Justice 

Econ 690: Economics of Crime (ECON 301 or 311 pre req) (dars exception needed)
**History 143: History of Race and Inequality in Urban America
**Human Development & Family St 474: Racial Ethnic Families in U.S. (Ethnic St)
Legal St. 135: Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Legal St. 422: Women and the Law
**Legal St./ChicLa/Soc 443: Immigration, Crime & Enforcement (Ethnic St)
Legal St. 444: Law in Action
Legal St. 477: History of Forensic Science
Psychology 405: Adult Psychopathology
**Pub Affr 520: Inequality, Race and Public Policy (Ethnic St.) (dars exception needed)
Social Work 375: Pwr Poss, SJ and Social Change (dars exception needed)
Social Work 453: Substance Use Disorders
Social Work 627: Sex Trafficking and Sex Trading
Social Work 646: Child Abuse and Neglect
**Sociology 578: Poverty and Place

 Group 5 – Ethnography – Internship Prep 

Com Arts 260: Communication and Human Behavior (dars exception needed)
Com Arts 266: Theory and Practice of Group Discussion (Comm B) (dars exception needed)
Comm Arts 272: Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (Comm B) (dars exception needed)
Coun Psy 110: Human Resources Development: Career Strategies (dars exception needed)
Coun Psy 225: Intersectionalities- (Ethnic St)
Coun Psy 237: Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities
Coun Psy 525: Dimensions of Latin@ Mental Health Services
Coun Psy 655: Clinical Communication Skills
CSCS 125: Community and Social Change
ESL 200: Academic and Professional Speaking Skills for Undergraduate students
History 300: History at Work
Inter-HE 202: Careers and Leadership Dev (SOHE Majors only)
Inter-LS 210: L&S Career Development
Inter-LS 215: Communicating about Careers (Comm B)

Group 6 – Field Work/Internship Seminar:

         Please note: these courses require advance preparation/permission to enroll per department

Legal St 694: Field Observation in Criminal Justice & Legal Studies

• Only available to students currently enrolled in pre-internship canvas site. If you have an internship for Spring 2025 and you are not enrolled in pre-internship canvas site, please email cjcp@ssc.wisc.edu

• This course is 3 credits and offered every semester. Students are enrolled in legal studies 694 at the same time they are interning. 

• In order to get permission to enroll in legal studies 694, students must participate in a pre-internship process that typically begins the semester before a student wants to enroll in legal studies 694 and intern. 

 Below are opportunities in other departments that will fulfill the Group 6 requirement. Please refer to each program’s requirements for admission:

ChicLa 329: Community Based Research
GEN&WS 660: Internship in Gender & Women’s Studies
GWS/Psych 322: Sexual & Relationship Violence Research & Activism (dars exception needed)
LACIS 440: Spanish: Immigration Law Clinic
Legal Studies 400: Tribal Court of Appeals (application required)
Legal Studies 473 (application required: link to website)
Political Science 315:  Legislative Internship
Public Affairs 327: Administrative Internship
Social Work 401: Field Practice and Integrative Seminar

**For students who declared Fall 2023 and later, one course of the above should focus on race/justice studies. This is marked by ** 

Group 1: Criminal Justice System

Legal Studies/Sociology 131: Criminal Justice in America

Group 2: Theories of Crime and Deviant Behavior

Legal Studies 400: Punishment and Society (dars exception needed) 
Psychology 526/586: The Criminal Mind: Forensic & Psychobio Perspect
Sociology 441: Criminology

Group 3: Crime and Justice/Operations of the Justice System

Legal Studies 135: Disability and the Criminal Justice System
Legal Studies/GWS/Soc 425: Crime, Gender, Justice
Legal Studies 426: History of Punishment
**Legal Studies 400: Criminal Injustice in America
Political Science 401: Politics and Crime (dars exception needed)
**Legal Studies/ChicLa/Sociology 440: Ethnicity, Race and Justice (ethnic st)
Psychology 401: Psychology, Law, & Social Policies
Psychology 601: Prisoner Re-Entry (dars exception needed)

Group 4: Broader Psycho/Socio/Economic Processes Related to Criminal Justice

**AfAm 671: Origins of Black Movements (Ethnic St)
**AfAm 671: Criminalizing Blackness (Ethnic St)
Legal Studies/English 160: Truth and Crime
**History 143: History of Race and Inequality in Urban America (Ethnic St)
**Human Development & Family St 474: Racial Ethnic Families in U.S. (Ethnic St)
Legal Studies 444: Law in Action
Legal Studies 641: Sociology of Law
Political Science 349: Global Access to Justice (dars exception needed)
Psychology 405: Adult Psychopathology
Social Work 420: Poverty and Social Welfare
Social Work 453 Substance Use Disorders
Social Work 523: Family Violence
Social Work 623: Interpersonal Violence
Social Work 646: Child Abuse and Neglect
**Sociology 633: Social Stratification

Group 5: Ethnography-Internship Prep

Counseling Psych 225: Intersectionalities, Self -Awareness, And Social Actions For Social Change – (restricted to students with first or second year standing)
Counseling Psych 237: Mental Health, Self-Awareness, and Social Justice: Working in Diverse Communities
Counseling Psychology 620: Interviewing
Counseling Psychology 655: Clinical Communication Skills
Inter-HE 202: Careers and Leadership Dev (SOHE Majors only)
Inter-LS 210: L&S Career Development
Inter-LS 215: Communicating about Careers (Comm B)
Political Science 316: Careers in Political Science
Sociology 205: Intercultural Dialogues
Social Work 441: Generalist Practice; Individuals, Families & Groups (SW Majors only)

Group 6: Fieldwork/Internship Seminar- All Internships must be Criminal/Juvenile Justice/Law/Policy Related

Legal St 694: Field Observation in Criminal Justice & Legal Studies

• This course is 3 credits and offered every semester. Students are enrolled in legal studies 694 at the same time they are interning.
• In order to get permission to enroll in legal studies 694, students must participate in a pre-internship process that typically begins the semester before a student wants to enroll in legal studies 694 and intern.

Below are opportunities in other departments that will fulfill the Group 6 requirement. Please refer to each program’s requirements for admission. Internships must be criminal/juvenile justice/legal/policy related.

Sociology 320: Community-Engaged Research for Solving Urban Problems
Gender & Women’s St 660: Internship in Gender & Women’s Studies
Human Development & Family Studies 601: Internship
Political Science 315:  Legislative Internship
Psychology 412: Field Experience in Psychology. More information can be found here.
Rehab Psychology & Special Ed 630: Internship in Rehabilitation or Special Ed
Social Work 401: Field Practice and Integrative Seminar I