BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Criminal Justice
(BS-CRMJ)

The purpose of the Social Sciences Department/Criminal Justice is to provide Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) students with a thorough knowledge of the nature and operation of the Criminal Justice System. It includes courses in the following core areas as well as specialized electives: criminal justice and juvenile justice processes (law, crime, and administration of justice); criminology (the causes of crime, typologies, offenders, and victims); law enforcement (police organization, discretion, subculture, and legal constraints), law adjudication (criminal law, criminal procedure, prosecution, defense, and court procedures and decision-making), and corrections (incarceration, community-based corrections, and treatment of offenders). The program introduces concepts related to legal, legislative, and social processes and how they influence the criminal justice system. The program further addresses current methods in criminal justice processes and analyzes their strengths and weaknesses.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Psychology
(BS-PSYC)

The purpose of the Social Sciences Department/Psychology is to offers an intensive undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree which builds on the background and skills developed in the College of Arts and Sciences.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Sociology
(BS-SOCL)

The purpose of the Social Sciences Department/Sociology is to lead to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN Substance Abuse
(BS-SUBA)

The purpose of the Social Sciences Department/Substance Abuse is to provide advance the field of  addiction and to increase the number of professionals in the field who will be able to effectively address issues that are directly related to substance abuse in the Greater New Orleans area.