Criminal Justice Major

Completion of the Criminal Justice major requires 33 hours of course work in Criminal Justice (24 hours of required courses and 9 hours of electives) and the completion of 2 prerequisite courses. Also, students are expected to write at the college level. Therefore, students should have completed ENGL 1050 or equivalent BEFORE enrolling in the required and elective courses for the major.

Prerequisite Courses

• SOC 2000: Principles of Sociology OR SOC 2100: Modern Social Problems
• SOC 2600: Introduction to Criminal Justice

Required Courses (All of the following courses are required.)

• SOC 2820: Methods of Data Collection
• SOC 2830: Methods of Data Analysis
• SOC 3620: Criminology
• SOC 3630: Criminal Justice Process
• SOC 3640: Sociology of Law Enforcement
• SOC 3650: Correctional Process
• SOC 4540: Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC 4660: Advanced Criminology

Electives

The 9 hours of elective courses may be selected from any of the following courses. The courses are listed according to substantive areas of criminal justice.

Contemporary Issues in Sociology and Criminology

• AFS 3000: Black Experience
• SOC 3140: Ethnic Relations
• SOC 3200: Introduction to Social Psychology
• SOC 4120: Child Abuse
• SOC 4560: Social Stratification
• SOC 4950: Special Topics in Sociology and Criminal Justice
• SOC 5600: Corporate Crime
• SOC 5610: Violence and U.S. Society
• SOC 5620: Victimology
• SOC 5630: Gender and Justice
• SOC 5680: Race, Ethnicity and Justice

Courts

• PHIL 3130: Philosophy of Law
• PSCI 3200: American Judicial Process (4 credit hours)
• PSCI 3250: Criminal Justice Policy
• PSCI 4220: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
• SOC 5780: Sociology of Law

Juvenile Justice

• SOC 4220: Adolescent Socialization
• SOC 4580: Juvenile Justice Casework
• SOC 4590: Juvenile Justice

Law Enforcement Administration

• SOC 4670: Police and Community Dynamics
• SOC 4680: Police and Crime Prevention

Internship and Directed Study

• SOC 4960: Criminal Justice Internship