B.A. in Criminology

Major Requirements

The major in Criminology requires the completion of a minimum of 32 semester hours of course work including:

1.  14 s.h. of required courses:
   
   CRM 001        Introduction to Criminology 3 s.h.  or   SOC 007 Sociology of Crime and Delinquency  3 s.h.  (credit is given for one of these courses,  not both)
   
   CRM 002        Theoretical Perspectives on Crime and Justice 3 s.h.
   
   SOC 180        Statistics in Sociology 4 s.h. or   PSY 040  Statistics in Psychology  4 s.h. (credit is given for one of these courses,  not both)
   
   SOC 181        Research Methods 4 s.h

2. 3 s.h. in each of the following two categories for a total of 6 s.h.
   
   Category I:  Crime and Justice in Society
   LING 158        Forensic Linguistics 3 s.h.  
   PHI 121        Crime and Punishment 3 s.h.
   PSC 129        The Administration of Justice in America 3 s.h.
   SOC 172       Sociology of Corrections 3 s.h.
   
   Category II:  Society, Politics, and the Law
   PHI 015        Law, Philosophy and Public Life 3 s.h.
   PHI 120        Philosophy of Law 3 s.h.
   PHI 122        Morality and the Law 3 s.h.
   PSC 120        Law and Politics: Judicial Process 3 s.h.
   PSC 127        Constitutional Law 3 s.h.
   PSC 128        The Constitution: Political Freedom and Civil Liberties 3 s.h.
   PSY 012        Psychology and the Law 3 s.h.
   SOC 170        Sociology of Law 3 s.h.

3.  12 s.h. of electives, chosen under advisement.  Courses taken from among those listed under categories I and II above that are beyond the required minimum of 3 s.h. may count as electives.  The following courses can also be taken as Criminology electives:
   
   FOR 100 S        Survey in Forensic Science 3 s.h.
   FOR 101        Crime Scene Investigation Methods  3 s.h.
   FOR 190        Legal Issues Pertaining to Scientific Evidence 3 s.h.
   PSC 126        Politics of Public Administration 3 s.h.
   SOC 9        Youth, Crisis, and American Culture 3 s.h.
   SOC 117        Sociology of Terrorism 3 s.h.
   SOC 153        Sociology of Human Rights  3 s.h.  or  GS 109   Globalization and Human Rights
   3 s. h. (Credit is given for one of these courses, not both)
   CRM 190        Internship in Criminology 3 s.h.

4. In addition, there are elective courses from various participating departments that are offered periodically or as Special Topics in Criminology (CRM 180 A-Z)  3 s.h.
   
   Domestic Violence
   Drugs in America
   Gender, Law and Politics
   Psychology and the Civil Justice System
   Hate Crimes
   Globalization and Human Trafficking
   Organized Crime in Contemporary Culture
   The Italian Mafia: Historical Reality and Fictional Representations
   White Collar and Institutional Crime
   Mental Illness and Criminal Behavior
   
   No more than 8 s.h. can be utilized to satisfy both the major requirements in Criminology and those for any other major or minor.