Criminal Justice Studies Minor

Open with restrictions to Sociology majors.

Criminal Justice is the study of the criminal justice system: the perpetrators, agencies and actors involved in the processing and definition of crime, and the social, political and economic phenomena impacting each.

This minor - in conjunction with majors in cognate disciplines - enhances potential and background for career-entry employment in one of the subsystems of the criminal justice system, e.g., adult or juvenile corrections, law enforcement and security.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 10 Credits

SOCI 103 - Intro Criminal Justice Studies 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 345 - Criminology 3 Credit(s)
POLS 312 - Crime and Justice 4 Credit(s)

Elective Courses: 9-11 Credits

Upper division electives selected in consultation with adviser from the following list

ANTH 380 - Human Osteology 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 402 - Forensic Anthropology 3 Credit(s)
CHEM 315 - Forensic Science 3 Credit(s)
HLTH 250 - Drug Studies 3 Credit(s)
HLTH 325 - Alcohol Studies 3 Credit(s)
LITR 324 - Crime/Detective Fiction 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 120 - Ethical Reasoning 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 332 - Philosophy of Law 3 Credit(s)
PHIL 333 - Philosophy of Justice 3 Credit(s)
POLS 321 - Politics and the Judicial Process 4 Credit(s)
POLS 327 - Law and Society 4 Credit(s)
POLS 334 - Democracy Lab 4 Credit(s)
POLS 412 - Constitutional Law 4 Credit(s)
POLS 413 - Freedom of Expression and Religion 4 Credit(s)
PSYC 375 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 377 - Forensic Psychology 3 Credit(s)
PSYC 424 - Child Maltreatment 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 353 - Comparative Criminology 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 376 - Women and Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 380 - Family Violence 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 384 - Crime and the Media 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 385 - The Sociology of Troubled Youth 0-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 386 - Victimology 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 387 - Sociology of Policing 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 388 - Violent Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 390 - Sociology of Mental Illness 3-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 435 - Correction & Punishment 3-4 Credit(s)
SOCI 450 - White Collar Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 451 - Organized Crime 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 455 - Deviance and Social Control 3 Credit(s)
SOCI 470 - Field Research/Practicum 1-12 Credit(s)
SOCI 475 - Senior Seminar 3 Credit(s)

Criminal Justice Studies Minor

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 10 Credits

Elective Courses: 9-11 Credits

Total Credit Hours Required: 19-21