Criminal justice involves the study of crime from a systems perspective.
Accordingly, to prepare students for the various positions within criminal justice as well as graduate school, the program seeks to develop a broad foundation of knowledge pertaining to crime and its ancillary issues. The curriculum for criminal justice students is interdisciplinary in nature and includes courses that will provide students with the research and analytical skills necessary for understanding the nature of justice and the issues that affect its implementation. The Department of Criminal Justice serves over 650 undergraduate and 75 graduate students with courses offered in Radford, Roanoke, and Abingdon. The department's ten full-time faculty members are accomplished in their academic and professional communities. In addition to classroom learning, the department makes numerous opportunities available to students, including internships, a study abroad program, and a variety of student organizations.