The University offers bachelor's degrees in 33 fields and master's degrees in 12. The Department of Criminal Justice Administration provides a multidisciplinary, liberal arts education leading to a B.A. degree. The Department emphasizes high quality undergraduate teaching, advising, scholarship, and service to the community and university. The Department is located within the School of Social Sciences. There are four full-time instructors in the Department, including this position.
Most courses are four-hour and upper division.
There are over 150 majors and a diverse student population. The Department curriculum is concerned with the changing nature and content of law, the shifting public expectations of criminal justice agencies, and the reactions of those agencies to social perceptions and political pressures. Majors are prepared to pursue careers in law enforcement, corrections, or related fields and to pursue graduate education in justice studies, law, criminology, and related graduate fields. The Department of Criminal Justice Administration at Sonoma State University is recruiting for a tenure track position at the level of assistant professor. Courses for which this faculty member will be primarily responsible include Rights of the Accused, Introduction to Constitutional Law, Civil Liberties, and Government and the Rule of Law.