Criminology Minor

Minor Prerequisite

• SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3

Minor Requirements

• SOC 302 - SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS Credit(s): 3

Minor Electives

9 hours from the following courses, 3 which must be at the 400-level:

*The subtitle for this course must directly relate to criminology.

• SOC 337 - JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Credit(s): 3
• SOC 338 - FAMILY VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3
• SOC 350 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 (Subtitle required) *
• SOC 437 - SOCIOLOGY OF LAW Credit(s): 3
• SOC 438 - CROSS-NATIONAL CRIME Credit(s): 3
• SOC 439 - TOPICS IN CRIME, LAW AND DEVIANCE (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3 (Subtitle required) *
• SOC 446 - MASS INCARCERATION Credit(s): 3

To complete the 9 hours, students may take one course from the following:

• COM 314 - THE DARK SIDE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS Credit(s): 3
• GWS 430 - GENDER, POWER AND VIOLENCE Credit(s): 3
• PS 360 - POLITICS OF LAW AND COURTS Credit(s): 3
• PS 437G - DYNAMICS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
• PS 463G - JUDICIAL POLITICS Credit(s): 3
• PS 465G - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Credit(s): 3
• PSY 331 - THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT Credit(s): 3
• PSY 333 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• PSY 534 - CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Credit(s): 3
• SW 323 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3
• SW 505 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES Credit(s): 2 - 3 (Variable)
• SW 512 - SOCIAL WORK IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM Credit(s): 3
• SW 571 - SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW Credit(s): 3
• SW 580 - TOPICAL SEMINAR IN SOCIAL WORK: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 1 - 4 (Variable)