Certificate: Crime Mapping and Analysis
Intent to Complete a Certificate in Crime Mapping & Analysis
The certificate in Crime Mapping and Analysis is designed to familiarize the criminal justice practitioner or future practitioner with crime analysis and geographic information systems, to better understand crime mapping and the impact that it has for keeping communities safe. The certificate combines practical and theoretical bases of knowledge towards this end. Students are ideally pursuing a major or minor in either Criminal Justice and/or Geosciences.
Certificate in Crime Mapping & Analysis courses:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| CRJ 355 | Criminal Investigation | 3 |
| CRJ 395 | Crime Analysis | 3 |
| GSCI 240 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| GSCI 360 | Intermediate Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
This is an FHSU advisory certificate. Advisory certificates are typically 9-15 hours of coursework. The certificates are designed by FHSU faculty to provide students a guide to choosing courses that introduce and develop a subject knowledge and/or skills. These certificates may be used to select a focus within a major, to develop additional knowledge and skills to complement a major, or to pursuing a topic of interest with open elective hours.
Courses taken as part of an advisory certificate are listed on the student's transcript, however the advisory certificate is not listed on the transcript. Many FHSU departments provide a completion certificate that students may use to show they completed the advised coursework, and talk about what it added to their degree. Non-degree students may complete the classes outlined in an advisory certificate and receive a completion certificate if offered by the department, however they are not enrolled in a degree plan or eligible for student aid.