Department of Behavioral Sciences

Kansas Wesleyan’s ties to the Salina community provide a variety of internship and service opportunities for Behavioral Science students. Student internships have been arranged with Salina Regional Health Center, Heartland Family Service, Central Kansas Foundation, psychiatric and mental health centers, various first responder organizations and counties, and other community organizations.

Service opportunities have included involvement with Big Brothers Big Sisters, assisting the YMCA, helping with research projects for the City of Salina and Saline County, working with families and serving with faculty as a resource for the assessment and evaluation of community services. Included in the curriculum are service-learning projects and courses.

Independent studies. Individual research projects. Internships. These are just some of the opportunities you will have as a Criminal Justice major.

• Complete an internship working in a Salina-area criminal justice setting, such as a sheriff’s office, police department, correctional facility or community-based agency
• Participate in Salina community research projects for organizations such as the County Jail, Salina Parks & Recreation Department, the Salina Sports Medicine Center and Salina Area Chamber of Commerce, helping city and county leaders make better decisions for the people of Salina
• Spend a semester in Washington, D.C., as a Washington Center intern with a federal agency, such as the U.S. Marshals Service.
• Complete a Criminal Justice capstone project about a modern criminal justice issue

Kansas Wesleyan University is located near Crisis City, operated by the Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM), an unrivaled world-class, multi-discipline, multi-agency training environment developed to enhance the state’s capability to defend against terrorism threats and respond to disasters and emergencies.

The university enjoys strong partnerships with local, regional and national Emergency Management experts and organizations.