Criminology - B.A.

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The major in criminology offers a career-enhancing liberal arts curriculum based upon the sociological study of law and concepts of justice and social control, and it provides an understanding of the structural roots of deviance, delinquency, crime, victimization, crime control, and related social policies. Students majoring in criminology undergo a comprehensive program of study and are prepared for professional employment in a number of occupations related to social service and law; for graduate study in criminology, the sociology of law, or justice studies; or for law school. Students are also encouraged to acquire practical experience through internships and service learning opportunities. For additional information regarding the criminology major, students should consult an advisor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology.

Major Requirements:

Forty semester hours chosen in conference with an advisor, including:

Required Courses:

Sociological Foundation Courses (13 semester hours):

Criminology Courses (9 semester hours):

Specialized Social and Legal Theory (6 semester hours):

Complete one of the follow two-course options :

Option #1 - Complete the following two courses:
CRIM 372 - Law and Society
CRIM 406 - Theories of Crime Control
Option #2 - Complete one of the following two courses:
- CRIM 372 - Law and Society
- CRIM 406 - Theories of Crime Control
and complete one of the following courses:
CRIM 408 - International and Comparative Criminology
SOC 380 - Social Inequality
SOC 381 - Transnational Feminist Theories
SOC 382 - Social Change: Race, Gender, and Social Class
SOC 385 - Critical Theoretical Approaches to Race and Ethnicity
SOC 407 - Classical Social Theory
SOC 409 - Contemporary Social Theory

Twelve additional semester hours chosen from:

Additional Information

Course substitutions are permitted when deemed necessary in consultation with an advisor and subject to the approval of the department chair. STA (study abroad) courses are permitted as course substitutions in consultation with an advisor and subject to the approval of the department chair.

Students are also encouraged to acquire practical experience through internships, community-based learning opportunities, and study abroad or domestic study courses. For additional information regarding the sociology program and its concentrations, students should consult an advisor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology.

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