I'm considering a criminal justice degree from Liberty University over a local college because it focuses on more law than law enforcement or corrections which is what the local college offers. I love to write, research and keep up with laws and the news, law school may be an option later in life. I know that criminal justice emcompasses law, psychology, sociologyy and more which is what I want.
My other options would be psychology or journalism, both of which I like but just don't keep me interested, another minor(depending on where I go, would be social work).
Say I did major in Criminal Justice but for some reason did not use it immediately towards a career for some reason(preparing myself worse case scenerio), what could I put as skills I've learned for employers. Any ideas? I figure a criminal justice degree might get me farther with a B.S than a B.S in Psychology and Journalism. Just some insight would be nice. Thanks!
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In general a bachelor degree in any field is better than no degree. All bachelor degrees are based in a liberal arts perspective and thereby teach you valuable skills. Now when you talk degree specific majors - they provide you skills to work in most any field or to go on for graduate training. Now of course a degree in the field you are looking at gives you an edge over others (all other things being equal). Now as for a more general degree journalism probably opens up more doors (especially in business) you learn to write, research, get to the mail point, etc. These are all critical skills in business - you might get some of these in CJ - but certainly not t the same degree.
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