The mission of Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice is to provide students with a comprehensive education that skillfully integrates theory and application into a holistic and interdisciplinary course of study that prepares students for graduate and law school, and a host of wide-ranging career opportunities within government, non-governmental organizations, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and a wide array of social, philanthropic, and public service agencies both domestically and internationally. The programmatic learning outcomes focus on developing competency in the areas of knowledge and understanding, effective communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, ethical and principled behavior, social research, and professional development. In addition to developing these sought after skills sets and competencies, the department focuses on preparing students on securing careers and continuing onto graduate and law school.