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	Course	Credits
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
	CRMJ, HSEC, MGT, NAIS, PSYC, SOC

Lower Level & Upper-Level Requirements

Lower-Level Requirements

Course Number	Course	Credits
IMGT 2400	Intro to Information Management	3
MDIA 3050	New Media Ethics	3
MGT 3415	Applied Human Resources Management	3
PSYC 1000	General Psychology	4
STAT 2000	Statistics and the World	3
	General Electives

*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
MGT 3000	Financial Analysis Budgeting	3
MGT 3005	Foundations of Leadership	3
MGT 3010	Personal Leadership	3
MGT 3110	Business Ethics	3
MGT 3210	Management and Organization	3
MGT 4005	Leading Others	3

MGT 4020	Innovation Management	3
	OR
MGT 4410	Innovative Change Leadership	3

MGT 4390	Mgmt and Leadership Capstone	3
PSYC 3110	Cross Cultural Psychology	3
PSYC 3200	Industrial Organizational Psychology	3

General Education Requirements

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

Writing Level I (WR1)	3 credits
Writing Level II (WR2)	3 credits
American & Wyoming Government (POLS 1000)	3 credits
MATH/APPM	3 credits
ARTS/HUM/IT/LSCI	3 credits
ORAL	6 credits
SOC	(in program)
UNST	1 credits
Gen Ed Electives*	5 credits
*Gen Ed Electives: With approval by faculty advisor, student may choose a combination of courses with a general education designator to complete the requirements of this section.

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.