Program Requirements

Required Courses for the Criminology Major

Criminology Program Requirements
Required Courses (21)
CRIM 112 Criminology
CRIM 115 Crime and Punishment
CRIM 230 Prison Nation
CRIM 235 Contemporary Policing
CRIM 236 Criminal Law in Action
SOCI 101D P3 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 280 Social Research Methods
Advanced Criminology (12)
Choose four: CRIM 308 Women and Crime
CRIM 312 Punishment Perspectives
CRIM 322 Socio-Legal Foundations of U.S. Criminal Justice
CRIM 330 Special Topics in Criminology/Criminal Justice
CRIM 342 Convict Criminology
CRIM 343 Juvenile Justice
CRIM 362 Police and the Law
Electives (6)
Choose two: ANTH 221C P4 Bones, Bodies, and Detection
ANTH 226 P2 Anthropology of Law
BIO 117 P4 Forensics: CSI Science
CHEM 132 P4 The Chemistry of Crime
CRIM 212 Race, Class, and Crime
CRIM 222 Topics in Criminology
CRIM 243 Youth Crime and Violence
CRIM 250 Technology and Crime
CRIM 335 Crime and the Media
CRIM 490 Internship
CRIM 496 Independent Study
SOCI 111C P3 Sociology of Crime
SOCI 232C P3 Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency
SOCI 238 Deviant Behavior
SOCI 307 Sociology of Law
SOCI 314 U.S. Race Relations
SOCI 315 Our Gendered World
SOCI 381 Thinking Sociologically
SOCI 385 Regulating the Addicted and Impaired
STAT 160 P4 Introduction to Data Science
Total (39)

There is no minor in criminology.

For students majoring in criminology, all courses that may apply to the major requirements are included in the determination of the grade point average in the major.

Notes on the Criminology Major:

  • Suggested double major or minors: psychology, legal studies, political science
  • Course substitutions for the major can be made only after consultation with and written approval of the department chair.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to pursue criminology internships at some point during their junior/senior years.