Proseminar in Criminal Justice

CRJ

76100

Proseminar in Criminal Justice

This course provides PhD students with training on professional activities that are central to a successful career in the field of criminal justice. The course introduces a broad range of empirical research being undertaken by the program’s core faculty. The primary focus of this course is the strategies, skills, and professional standards needed to translate one’s scholarly interests into a successful, fulfilling, and ethical career—first as a graduate student and then as a professional in the field. Class discussions will include topics such as planning one’s graduate career, creating a vitae, developing a research agenda, exploring employment opportunities, obtaining a professional position, interviewing for jobs, and navigating inherent demands and politics present in a professional career within academia or applied research. The second goal of this course is to introduce students to descriptive, inferential, and applied research being conducted by program faculty in order to provide an overview of research on the behaviors,contexts, and processes associated with criminal activity and victimization, as well as system responses to crime and its prevention

Offer as needed

Graduate School Graduate

No

030867