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Criminology

Criminology Major

The following courses are required regardless of concentration

Major Requirements

Hours

CJS 101 Introduction to Criminology, Crime & Justice Studies

3

CJS 201 Research Methods in the Social and Political Sciences

3

CJS 220 The Criminal Justice System 3

CJS 221 Criminology

3

CJS 321 Law, Society and Social Science

3

CJS 323 Juvenile Delinquency

3

CJS 381 Understanding Modern Terrorism

3

CJS 401 Advanced Seminar in Criminology

3

SOC 402 Program Evaluation Research Methodology & Policy Analysis

3

 

Other Requirements

 

Core requirements (click here)

39

MTH 111 Statistics

4

Language other than English

Students must complete two semesters of intermediate-level courses or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.* Four three-credit course slots are reserved for students to meet this requirement but those able to begin language study above the 101 level will be able to complete the requirement with fewer courses.**  All students will be required to take at least one course regardless of the level at which they begin.

Students interested in federal law enforcement or counter-terrorism should strongly consider taking Arabic to meet their language requirement. Students unsure of their career interest may want to consider delaying language courses until their sophomore year.

* Upon completing their foreign language course work in Spanish or French, students are encouraged to consult with their advisors on the benefits of taking the nationally recognized Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), which is administered by the foreign languages department.

** Students who choose to take American Sign Language (ASL 330, 331 and 332) to meet this requirement will also be required to take Anthropological Linguistics (ANT 300/FLL 301/PGS 300) as their fourth course.

12

 

Concentration requirements

27/28

Free electives

12

 

 

Law Enforcement Concentration

Requirements

Hours

Two of the following

 

SOC 241 Social Inequality

3

      SOC 244 Race and Ethnic Relations 3

SOC 240 Social Welfare

3

SOC 406 Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Class

3

Two of the following

 

SOC 121 Deviance

3

SOC 232 Family Violence

3

SOC 245 Conflict Resolution

3

CJS 324 White Collar Crime

3

Two of the following

 

PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

3

PSY 230 Motivation and Emotion

3

PSY 280 Abnormal/Normal Psychology

3

CJS 335 Psychology and the Law

3

One of the following

 

PSC 331 Public Administration

3

CSC 151 Introduction to Information Processing

3

URB 101 Introduction to Urban Studies

3

Electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB/CSC/MIS

6

 

 

Research Concentration

Requirements

Hours

Three of the following

 

SOC 265 Population/Demography

3

SOC 401 Sociological Perspectives in Social Psychology

3

SOC 408 Advanced Studies of Contemporary American Catholicism

PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

3

PSY 301 Psychological Testing

3

One of the following

 

SOC 341 Human Services Case Management: Theory and Service Learning

3

CJS 390 Independent Study in Criminology or

CJS 495 or 499

1-3

3-6

CJS 490 Internship in Criminology

1-6

Two of the following

 

PSC 332 Public Policy

3

PSC 331 Public Administration

3

CSC 151 Introduction to Information Processing

3

Electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB/CSC/MIS

9

 

International Affairs Concentration

Requirements

Hours

CJS 390 Independent Study in Criminology  or

CJS 499 Research in Criminology

1-3

3-6

Two of the following

 

ANT 213 Peoples and Cultures of SE Asia

3

HST 377 History of the Middle East I

3

HST 378 History of the Middle East II

3

HST 379 History of the Middle East III

3

HST 389 Drug Wars and International Politics

3

HST 409 History and Memory in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

3

Two of the following

 

PSC 243 Law and Politics

3

PSC 361 International Politics

3

PSC 363 US Foreign Policy

3

PSC 451 American Constitutional Law I

3

PSC 452 American Constitutional Law II

3

One of the following

 

REL 359 Muslim Communities in Transition

3

REL 365 Islam

3

REL 410 Apocalyptic World Views

3

One of the following

 

PGS 201 Introduction to Peace and Global Studies

3

PGS 352 The Moral Assessment of Global Issues

3

BIO 410 Toxicology

3

ECO 405 International Economics

3

PSY 404 The Psychology of Decision Making

3

SOC 245 Conflict Resolution

3

ANT 300 Anthropological Linguistics

3

Electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/HST/REL/PGS

6

 

 

Human Services Concentration

Requirements

Hours

Three of the following

 

SOC 121 Deviance

3

SOC 150 Industrial Sociology

3

SOC 232 Family Violence

3

SOC 240 Social Welfare

3

SOC 241 Social Inequality

3

SOC 245 Conflict Resolution

3

SOC 341 Human Services Caseload Management: Theory and Service Learning

3

SOC 344 Gender and Society

3

SOC 403 Group Dynamics and Interpersonal Communication

3

SOC 406 Race/Ethnicity, Gender, Class

3

Two of the following

 

PSY 101 Introductory Psychology

3

PSY 230 Motivation and Emotion

3

PSY 280 Abnormal/Normal Psychology

3

PSY 335 Psychology and the Law

3

Two of the following

 

PSC 332 Public Policy

3

PSC 331 Public Administration

3

ECO 113 Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECO 114 Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB

6

 

 

Typical Program for Law Enforcement Concentration

 

First Semester

Hours

Second Semester

Hours

Freshman Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 102/PHL 101

3

PHL 101/ENG 102

3

 

CJS 101/Natural Science

3

List E

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

MTH 111

4

Natural Science/CJS 101

3

 

HST 101/103

3

HST 102/104

3

 

AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)

1

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

 

CJS 201/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/CJS 201

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

ENG 200/PHL 201

3

PHL 201/ENG 200

3

 

REL 200/List B

3

List B/REL 200

3

 

CJS 221

3

CJS 220

3

Junior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 300/PHL 301-303

3

PHL 301-303/ENG 300

3

 

REL 300-399/List B

3

List B/REL 300-399

3

 

List A or C

3

List C or A

3

 

CJS 321

3

Free Elective

3

 

CJS 381/CJS 323

3

CJS 323/CJS 381

3

Senior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG/HST 400-419/ PHL/REL 400-419

3

PHL/REL 400-419/ ENG/HST 400-419

3

 

List D/CJS 401

3

CJS 401/List D

3

 

Free Elective/List E

3

SOC 402

3

 

List E/Free Elective

3

List C or A

3

 

List A or C

3

Free Elective

3

 

 

List A - two of the following

SOC 241, SOC 240, SOC 406

List B - two of the following

SOC 121, SOC 232, SOC 245, CJS 324

List C - two of the following

PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 280, CJS 335

List D - one of the following

PSC 331, CSC 151, URB 101/SOC 171

List E – one elective from

CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB/CSC/MIS

 

 

 

Typical Program for Research Concentration

 

First Semester

Hours

Second Semester

Hours

Freshman Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 102/PHL 101

3

PHL 101/ENG 102

3

 

CJS 101

3

List D

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

MTH 111

4

Natural Science

3

 

HST 101/103

3

HST 102/104

3

 

AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)

1

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

 

CJS 201/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/CJS 201

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

ENG 200/PHL 201

3

PHL 201/ENG 200

3

 

REL 200/List A

3

List A/REL 200

3

 

CJS 221

3

CJS 220

3

Junior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 300/PHL 301-303

3

PHL 301-303/ENG 300

3

 

REL 300-399/CJS 323

3

CJS 323/REL 300-399

3

 

List D/Free Elective

3

List D

3

 

List A/CJS 321

3

CJS 381/List A

3

 

List C

3

List C/Free Elective

3

Senior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG/HST 400-419/ PHL/REL 400-419

3

PHL/REL 400-419/ ENG/HST 400-419

3

 

List B/CJS 401

3

CJS 401/List B

3

 

List A/Free Elective

3

SOC 402

3

 

Free Elective/List D

3

Free Elective/List A

3

 

Free Elective

3

Free Elective/List C

3

 

 

List A - three of the following

SOC 265, SOC 401, SOC 408, PSY101, PSY 301

List B - one of the following

SOC 341, CJS 390, CJS 490, CJS 495, CJS 499

List C - two of the following

PSC 331, PSC 332, CSC 151

List D - three electives from

CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB/CSC/MIS

 

 

Typical Program for International Affairs Concentration

 

First Semester

Hours

Second Semester

Hours

Freshman Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 102/PHL 101

3

PHL 101/ENG 102

3

 

CJS 101

3

List E

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

MTH 111

4

Natural Science

3

 

HST 101/103

3

HST 102/104

3

 

AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)

1

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

 

CJS 201/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/CJS 201

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

ENG 200/PHL 201

3

PHL 201/ENG 200

3

 

REL 200/List A

3

List A/REL 200

3

 

CJS 221

3

CJS 220

3

Junior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 300/PHL 301-303

3

PHL 301-303/ENG 300

3

 

REL 300-399/CJS 323

3

CJS 323/REL 300-399

3

 

CJS 381/List B

3

List B/CJS 381

3

 

List B/List C

3

List C/List B

3

 

List D/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/List D

3

Senior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG/HST 400-419/ PHL/REL 400-419

3

PHL/REL 400-419/ ENG/HST 400-419

3

 

List A/CJS 401

3

CJS 401/List A

3

 

CJS 499 or 390

3

SOC 402

3

 

Free Elective

3

Free Elective

3

 

List E

3

Free Elective

3

 

 

List A - two of the following

ANT 213, HST 377, HST 378, HST 379, HST 389, HST 409

List B - two of the following

PSC 243, PSC 361, PSC 363, PSC 451, PSC 452

List C - one of the following

REL 359, REL 365, REL 410

List D - one of the following

PGS 201, PGS 352, BIO 410, ECO 405, PSY 404, SOC 245, ANT 300

List E - two electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/HST/REL/PGS

 

 

Typical Program for Human Services Concentration

 

First Semester

Hours

Second Semester

Hours

Freshman Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 102/PHL 101

3

PHL 101/ENG 102

3

 

CJS 101

3

List A

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

MTH 111

4

Natural Science

3

 

HST 101/103

3

HST 102/104

3

 

AVS 101 (not applicable to transfer students)

1

 

 

Sophomore Year

 

 

 

 

CJS 201/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/CJS 201

3

 

Language

3

Language

3

 

ENG 200/PHL 201

3

PHL 201/ENG 200

3

 

REL 200/List A

3

List A/REL 200

3

 

CJS 221

3

CJS 220

3

Junior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG 300/PHL 301-303

3

PHL 301-303/ENG 300

3

 

REL 300-399/List A

3

List A/REL 300-399

3

 

List B

3

CJS 323

3

 

List C

3

List C

3

 

CJS 381/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/CJS 381

3

Senior Year

 

 

 

 

ENG/HST 400-419/ PHL/REL 400-419

3

PHL/REL 400-419/ ENG/HST 400-419

3

 

List D/CJS 401

3

CJS 401/List D

3

 

List B/Free Elective

3

SOC 402

3

 

List D/Free Elective

3

Free Elective/List D

3

 

Free Elective

3

Free Elective/List B

3

 

 

List A - three of the following

SOC 121, SOC 232, SOC 240, SOC 241, SOC 245, SOC 341, SOC 344, SOC 403

List B - two of the following

PSY 101, PSY 230, PSY 280, CJS 335

List C - two of the following

ECO 113, ECO 114, PSC 331, PSC 332

List D - two electives from CJS/SOC/PSC/PSY/URB

 

 

Criminology & Criminal Justice Minor

Students who wish to minor in criminology and criminal justice should contact the chair of the department as early as possible, but no later than the beginning of the junior year, to discuss student interests and the best timing of courses to fit those interests. A prospectus will be submitted at that time which includes a statement outlining the student’s interests in the area and a schedule which will allow successful completion of the course requirements. Post facto completion of the minor may not be approved.

The minor program in criminology and criminal justice requires the five courses, 15 credit hours, listed below. The courses should be taken in the following sequence.

Minor Requirements

Hours

CJS 101 Introduction to Criminology and Crime & Justice Studies

3

CJS 121/SOC 121 Deviance

3

CJS 221/SOC 221 Criminology

3

CJS 321/SOC 321 Law, Society and Social Sciences

3

CJS 323/SOC 323 Juvenile Delinquency

3

 

Typical Program 

Freshman Year

 

Fall

Spring

Intro to Criminology and Crime & Justice

Deviance

College Writing

Philo Foundations

World Civilization I

World Civilization II

Statistics

Natural Science

Foreign Language I

Foreign Language II

Sophomore Year

 

Perspectives in Literature

Elective

Philosophical Perspectives

Religious Perspectives

Careers, Practice, and Professional Computing for Sociology

Research Methods

Criminology

Support

Foreign Language III

Foreign Language IV

Junior Year

 

Crime and Punishment

Elective

Shakespeare

Elective

Ethics

Religious Dimensions

Law, Society, Social Science

Support

Support

Support

Senior Year

 

CJS Capstone

PHL/REL Seminar

ENG/HST Seminar

Elective

Elective

Elective

Support

Support

Support

Support