Justice & Public Safety
The Auburn Montgomery undergraduate program in justice and public safety offers the Bachelor of Science degree to the student seeking comprehensive education for a professional career in the justice and public safety field. This major provides broad academic preparation in both general education and advanced course work of a specialized nature in either the criminal justice track or the legal studies track.
Criminal Justice Track
The criminal justice track provides preparation for careers in corrections, juvenile justice, law enforcement and security administration. Students complete 11 required courses, take at least three courses in one of the four specialization options, law enforcement, corrections, juvenile justice and security administration, and at least one course in each of the specialization options.
The criminal justice track also offers an online degree completion.
Four Year Matriculation Plan
Required JPS Courses (33 hours)
JUST 1150 Introduction to Justice and Public Safety
JUST 3040 Organization and Administration
JUST 3120 Investigative Methods
JUST 3620 Criminal Law
JUST 3630 Evidence/Criminalistics
JUST 4220 Ethics in Criminal Justice
JUST 4403 JPS Information Systems
JUST 4510 JPS Planning
JUST 4640 Criminal Procedure
JUST 4700 Reseach Methods
JUST 4710 Alternative Dispute Resolution
Criminal Justice Electives (24 hours)
Specialization Options require one course in each category, plus at least one category with three courses. Choose from the following:
Law Enforcement
JUST 1250 Law Enforcement Theory and Practice
JUST 3130 Supervision and Management
JUST 4410 Law Enforcement Administration
Corrections
JUST 3510 Corrections Theory and Practice
JUST 4420 Correctional Administration
JUST 4530 Community Corrections
Juvenile Justice
JUST 4540 Juvenile Justice Law
JUST 4610 Juvenile Justice Administration
JUST 4670 Family Law
Security Administration
JUST 1160 Introduction to Security
JUST 4370 Security Administration
JUST 4580 Loss Prevention
Internship or Special Topics course
Legal Studies Track
The Auburn Montgomery Justice and Public Safety Department has offered an American Bar Association-approved paralegal education program for nearly 20 years. The program is designed to train highly competent and well-rounded individuals for careers as paralegals/legal assistants or as court or other judicial administrators. It also is excellent preparation for admission to law school. Plus, you can complete the program while earning either a bachelor’s Justice and Public Safety - Legal Studies track or as master’s in Justice and Public Safety - Judicial Administration Option. Upon successful completion of the program, you will receive an ABA-sanctioned certificate of program completion.
AUM is an institutional member of the American Association for Paralegal Education.
Four Year Matriculation Plan
Required Legal Studies Courses (33 hours)
JUST 1150 Introduction to Justice and Public Safety
JUST 1270 Introduction to Law
JUST 4600 Business Organizations for Paralegals
JUST 4602 Legal Research
JUST 4620 Legal Writing
JUST 4650 Civil Litigation
JUST 4660 Court and Judicial Administration
JUST 4710 Alternative Dispute Resolution
JUST 4800 Paralegal Studies/Legal Ethics
JUST 4813 Computer Applications in Law
ENGL 3060 Business and Professional Writing
Legal Track Electives (18 hours)
Choose six courses from the following:
JUST 3120 Investigative Methods
JUST 3620 Criminal Law
JUST 3630 Evidence/Criminalistics
JUST 3720 Wills/Trusts/Estate Planning
JUST 3730 Real Estate Law
JUST 3740 Law Office Management
JUST 4540 Juvenile Justice Law
JUST 4590 Bankruptcy
JUST 4640 Criminal Procedure
JUST 4660 Court and Judicial Administration
JUST 4670 Family Law
JUST 4680 Torts/Civil Actions
JUST 4720 Constitutional Law I
JUST 4740 Constitutional Law II
JUST 4780 Administrative Law
JUST 4924 Internship
JUST 4930 Directed Research
ENGL 3050 Advanced Expository Writing