Sociology: Criminology (BA.SOC.CRM)

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Students in the Sociology program will be prepared for careers in many fields, graduate school, and participation in society. Our students will graduate with an appreciation of the connection between individual experiences and the social forces in society.

Goals:

Graduates will be prepared to enter a wide range of occupations and graduate education opportunities.
Graduates will actively acquire an appreciation for diversity and develop a more diverse world view.
Graduates will develop an applied understanding of the social, cultural, and political dynamics affecting relationships between groups, organizations, institutions, and nations.
Graduates will develop the ability to use the sociological imagination to view social life from various perspectives.
Graduates will develop the ability to utilize the research tools of sociology for the critical evaluation of contemporary society.

BA in Sociology with a Concentration in Criminology

This concentration focuses attention on applications of Sociological research and theory to the study of crime: including its etiology, the police, courts, corrections, victims and law.

Complete 31 credits in Sociology to include:

CRJ 3010 - Crime Victims 3 cr
CRJ 3050 - Law and Society 3 cr
SOC 1010 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr
SOC 2040 - Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender 3 cr
SOC 2210 - Deviant Behavior 3 cr
SOC 3210 - Criminology 3 cr
SOC 3910 - Research Methods 4 cr
SOC 4020 - Sociological Theory 3 cr
SOC 4720 - Capstone Seminar and Careers in Sociology 3 cr
and complete 3 additional credits in SOC

and complete 12 credits in related work (approved by the coordinator)

(Credits required for the major: 43 cr)

And complete the University's Gen Ed requirements

Review the Gen Ed requirements.