2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Criminology Major

Requirements for a Major in Criminology

Bachelor of Arts

A major in Criminology requires the completion of 11 courses, at least five (5) of which must be at the 300-level or above.

Foundations
SOCI 200Foundations of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology3
SOCI 201Success Strategies in Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology1
CRIM 200Introduction to Criminology3
Theoretical and Methods
SOCI 300Methods of Social Research4
CRIM 322Criminological Theory4
Experiential
Select one of the following:3
Field Study in Criminology
Internship in Criminology
Internship in Criminology (Paid)
Electives
Select four additional courses from the following, at least one (1) of which must be a 300-level elective with a CRIM code: 112
Deviant Behavior and Social Control
Drugs and Crime
Human Rights:Sanctions & Survivors
Life Course Criminology
A Time to Kill and Kill Again: What Makes a Serial Killer Tick
Neighborhoods and Crime
Sociology of Police Youth Homicides
Criminological Practice
All 4 electives may have a CRIM prefix OR one may be selected from the following:
Chemistry and Crime:From Sherlock Holmes to Today's Courtroom
Environmental Law
Environmental Policy
Judicial Process and Behavior
U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Policy
International Terrorism
Constitutional Law
Adolescent Development & Juvenlie Justice
Psychology and Legal Issues
Law and Society
Spanish for Social Justice
Capstone
CRIM 410Juvenile Delinquency4
Total Hours34
1

All electives may have a CRIM prefix or one elective can be an approved class with a prefix other than CRIM.

Vertical Integration within the major, moving from establishing the foundations of the discipline to application:

  • 200-level courses: no prerequisites (foundational courses; revolve around specific themes/ topics) 3 or 4 hours;
  • 300-level courses: prerequisites any 200-level sociology or criminology course (courses at the 300-level constitute in-depth explorations of specific topics and subject areas in criminology enhanced with several appropriate research and theoretically based exercises) 3 or 4 hours;
  • 400-level courses: prerequisites CRIM 200 and SOCI 300 (advanced courses containing a significant research project with a seminar approach to advanced readings) 3 or 4 hours.

Special Topics Courses (SOCI or CRIM 381-384), Honors Course Offerings (HONR XXX), and transfer courses (030 & 040 categories) as designated by the Department Chair based on course content.