Program Overview

  • Duration

    1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

    Can be done in 6 months

  • Total Courses

    14

  • Total Credit Hours

    84 Hours

Our Criminal Justice program provides a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, legal processes, and the correctional system. Students explore the principles of criminology, criminal law, and ethics. With a foundation in these areas, graduates are prepared to pursue diverse careers in law enforcement, court administration, and criminal justice agencies.

Foundations Of Criminal Law And Justice Systems:

The College of Criminal Justice begins with a comprehensive exploration of criminal law and justice systems. Students acquire a deep understanding of legal principles, criminology, and law enforcement practices. This foundational knowledge equips them with the skills necessary to navigate the complex world of criminal justice.


Practical Experience And Community Engagement:

Beyond the classroom, our College of Criminal Justice places a strong emphasis on practical experience and community engagement. Students have opportunities to intern with law enforcement agencies, participate in mock trials, and engage with local communities. These experiences not only enhance their practical skills but also provide valuable insights into the criminal justice field.


Global Criminal Justice Issues And Cross-Border Collaborations:

The College of Criminal Justice at Mid Island University is committed to addressing global criminal justice issues and fostering cross-border collaborations. Our curriculum explores international perspectives on crime and justice and encourages students to engage in collaborative research and initiatives with organizations worldwide. This global perspective equips students to tackle complex challenges in the realm of criminal justice.

This course provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime and major factors in society's treatment of criminals.


Sociology is a comprehensive course that offers you a global perspective to help you better understand your own lives, provides strong focus on social diversity that allows you to see the impact of race, class, and gender, and focuses


This course examines corrections from an academic view and from those who are at the center of the system. It includes correctional history and theory, yet concentrates on what professionals do, why they do it, and the challenges they face every day.


This course contextualizes current events within the criminal justice literature. Highlighting a variety of high-interest issues, it explains you how recent happenings relate to criminal justice studies.


This course explains the procedural aspects of the criminal justice system systematically, making the concepts easy to apply to any state’s specific procedural laws and procedures systematically.


This course presents crime detection as a dynamic field relying heavily on the past experiences of investigators as well as recent practical and technological innovations.


This course builds the procedural knowledge and real-world skills needed for today’s paralegal. It places an emphasis on profession and skills. Places an emphasis on basic foundations including: developing critical thinking and procedural skills; learning about technology applications in law office; and understanding how to handle ethical situations in workplace.


This course makes the comparative approach far more understandable and accessible, helping you recognize the growing importance of an international perspective. It organizes key concepts in a sequence that you will already find familiar; progressing from issues of law to the agencies of police, courts, and corrections.

This course provides an introduction to the basic methods, techniques, and procedures of social science research. Qualitative and quantitative methods, such as survey research, experiments, observational/field work, program evaluation, and interview approaches appropriate to the study of criminal justice are also examined.


Crime statistics provide a statistical measure of the level, or amount, of crime that is prevalent in societies. This course provides you with a deep understanding of statistical methods that would help them analyze the situations in different criminal acts.


The course provides an introduction to the criminal justice system. In this course, you will examine the policies and practices of law enforcement. The topics of this course include the role of the criminal justice system in social control, courts and corrections, and criminal justice reform.


There are two actors within a criminal act - the perpetrator and the victim - and the victim is often forgotten. This course takes a critical view of the victim's relationship with the perpetrator and the criminal justice system, and the media's and society's varied reactions to victims.


Special topics in Criminal Justice explores various responses to crime, and victims, from informal to formal legislative measures of social control and crime prevention, and examines the way in which the criminal justice system works - from policing through to imprisonment.


This course explores examination of selected ethical issues and problems confronting criminal justice professionals. This course is meant to provide you with various dynamics of ethical behavior and also focuses on ethics in justice policy, administration, and research and the impact on individuals and society.

Cost of Attendance

Tuition Fee Breakdown Cost
ASSOCIATE TO BACHELORS DEGREE $18,480
Medical Insurance $0.00
Personal Expenses $0.00
Study Materials $0.00
Food Cost $0.00
Total Tuition Fee $18,480
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Our Eligibility Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

High School Diploma, GED or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

84 Hours

Course Duration

1 Year (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

14