Law Enforcement Leadership

Develop and apply skills to advance as individuals both professionally and personally.

Law Enforcement Leadership

Bachelor of Applied Science

Leadership is an immersive and empowering process. In this option, the student will learn to manage and lead successfully within public and government organizations. For those students in criminal justice and law enforcement organizations, this option provides an opportunity to develop and apply skills to advance as individuals both professionally and personally. The curriculum offers practical and active learning strategies needed to encourage growth in individuals and teams.

Law Enforcement Leadership is a degree option of the Organizational Management and Leadership Bachelor of Applied Science degree.

Law Enforcement Leadership Courses

COURSE Number	Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership Option	CR
CRMJ 3030	Liability and Risk Management	3
CRMJ 3100	Politics of Law Enforcement	3
CRMJ 4010	Community Policing and Public Trust	3
CRMJ 4030	Crisis Communication and Public Relations	3
CRMJ 4130	Leadership and Management in the Criminal Justice System	3
	Program Electives: The student must obtain approval from the faculty advisor for any courses taken to complete the requirements in this section.	15
	Total Law Enforcement Leadership Option with electives	30

Lower Level & Upper-Level Requirements

Lower-Level Requirements

Course Number	Course	Credits
IMGT 2400	Intro to Information Management	3 credits
MDIA 3050	New Media Ethics	3 credits
MGT 3410	Human Resources Management	3 credits
PSYC 1000	General Psychology	4 credits
STAT 2000	Statistics and the World	3 credits
	General Electives	14 credits

*General Electives: Students must obtain approval from the faculty advisor for any courses taken to complete the requirements in this section.

Upper-Level Requirements

Course Number	Course	Credits
COMM 4050	Communication and Conflict	3 credits
MGT 3000	Financial Analysis Budgeting	3 credits
MGT 3005	Foundations of Leadership	3 credits
MGT 3010	Personal Leadership	3 credits
MGT 3110	Business Ethics	3 credits
MGT 3210	Management and Organization	3 credits
MGT 4005	Leading Others	3 credits
MGT 4020	Innovation Management	3 credits
MGT 4390	Management and Leadership Capstone	3 credits
PSYC 3110	Cross-Cultural Psychology	3 credits
PSYC 3200	Industrial-Organizational Psychology	3 credits

General Education Requirements

Students must complete general education requirements that will provide students a general knowledge to help them complete a degree at CWC.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS	CR	GEN ED
ART/HUM/IT/LSCI	3	3
MATH/APPM	3	3
ORAL	6	6
POLS – American & Wyoming Government	3	3
SOC (in the program)	3	3

UNST	1	1
Writing Level I	3	3
Writing Level II	3	3
GEN ED Electives: With approval by the faculty advisor, a student may choose a combination of courses with a general education designator to complete the requirements in this section.	5	5
Total General Education Requirements	30	30

Total Credit Hours: 120

More Information

Three ways to take classes:

- A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for completion of the BAS degree.
- A minimum of 30 general education credit hours is required for completion of the BAS degree.
- A minimum of 40 credit hours of upper-division (3000-4000 level) coursework is required for the BAS degree.
Current Law Enforcement Professionals may be able to use Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) and Law Enforcement Academy courses to satisfy some LEL requirements or electives. These training transcripts must be sent to the CWC Registrar for evaluation.