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Victimology and Victim Services Certificate

Open to Any Major

Students must have completed at least 60 credit hours prior to applying for this program.

12 credits

Completing the victimology and victim services certificate program better prepares you for careers that involve working with crime victims. All undergraduate students, including criminal justice majors, are able to participate in this program.

The program is a series of classes that provide you with specialized knowledge of victimology, victim issues and systemic responses to victims. You will gain the background necessary to better understand causes, impact and treatment of victimization.

Completion of the certificate program will better prepare you for careers that directly involve working with crime victims, including careers in criminal justice, social work, teaching, counseling and many other human service fields.

Our students benefit from faculty members with a wide range of both professional and academic backgrounds. With small class sizes, you have many opportunities for mentorship and collaboration.

Course Work for Victimology and Victim Services Certificate

Students must have completed at least 60 credit hours prior to applying for this program.

Visit the catalog for course descriptions.

Required Courses (6 Credits):

  • CRJU 326 - Victimology: The Victim and the Law 
  • CRJU 469 - Victim Treatment and Services 

Electives at 300 or 400 level (6 Credits) choose 2:
Please note these courses have the following ‘required core’ prerequisite: CRJU 309.

  • CRJU 324 - Sexual Offenses and Offenders 
  • CRJU 342 - Crime Prevention 
  • CRJU 363 - Intimate Partner Violence 
  • CRJU 377 - Hate Crime 
  • CRJU 381 - Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System
  • CRJU 398 - Selected Topics in Victimology*
  • CRJU 461 - Social Construction of Homicide
  • CRJU 476 - Internship in CRJ - Victimology*

* Courses require departmental approval.

Any Major Interested in the Victimology and Victim Services Certificate

Contact the Criminal Justice Department

321 Shippen Hall, 1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1558 Fax: (717) 477-4087