Criminology Major (B.A.)

Major Requirements

40 credits

Criminology Core (24 credits)

ANSC-1600Criminal Justice Systems

4 credits

ANSC-2600Criminology

4 credits

ANSC-2900Introduction to Social Research

4 credits

ANSC-3600Criminal Law and Procedure

4 credits

ANSC-3605Policing and Society

4 credits

ANSC-3610Corrections: Incarceration & Supervision

4 credits

Criminology Electives (16 credits)

Complete 16 additional credits from the following:

ANSC-2179Madness and Civilization

4 credits

ANSC-2905Topics in Anthropology and Sociology

2-4 credits

ANSC-3680Advanced Topics in Criminology

2-4 credits

ANSC-4994Independent Study

1-4 credits

ANSC-4996Guided Research

1-4 credits

BUSN-3250Cybersecurity for Business

4 credits

COMM-3980Topics in Public Controversy

4 credits

ENGL-2030Thiefmaking and Thieftaking

4 credits

ENGL-2115Prose & Cons: American Prison Literature

4 credits

ENGL-2310Introduction to Postcolonial Literature

4 credits

ENGL-3350Advanced Postcolonial Literature

4 credits

HIST-3350National Socialism and the Final Solution

4 credits

HIST-3520Drugs, Violence, and Media in Modern Lat Amer

4 credits

INTR-4997Internship

1-4 credits

PHIL-2060Human Nature

4 credits

PHIL-2220Introduction to Ethics

4 credits

POEC-2130Political Economy through The Wire

2 credits

POEC-2150Power and Policy

4 credits

PSYC-4040Abnormal Psychology

4 credits

PSYC-4070Legal Psychology

4 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

  1. Describe criminal legal system structures and functions, including police, courts, and corrections;
  2. Debate contentious criminal legal policy issues;
  3. Analyze the connections between criminal legal systems and the societies in which they operate;
  4. Use criminology and deviance theories to evaluate cases;
  5. Explain rehabilitation and desistance models; and
  6. Discuss why criminology is often considered a "rendezvous discipline."