Criminology - Minor

This minor is offered through the Department of Sociology in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Core Course

SOC 205Sociology of Crime and Justice

3

Research Course - Take One

**Students who take SSS 341 must also take SSS 340
PSY 350General Research Methods in Psychology

4

SOC 202Research Methods

3

SSS 341Social Work Research & Statistics II

3

Theory Course

SOC 317Criminological Theory

3

Elective Courses - Non-Sociology majors take 3 total; Sociology majors take 4 outside the department

SOC 107Introduction to Criminal Justice

3

SOC 204Transnational Crime

3

SOC 208/SOC 208Sociology of Delinquency

3

SOC 220Social Interaction

3

SOC 226Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

3

SOC 270Human Rights in a Global Society

3

SOC 275Forensics

3

SOC 300Data Analysis in the Social Sciences

3

SOC 303Public Safety Leadership

3

SOC 309Sociology of Law

3

SOC 310Police, Law, and Society

3

SOC 311Victimology

3

SOC 313Criminal Investigations

3

SOC 315Crimes in Urban America

3

SOC 318/SOC 318Domestic Terrorism Investigations: An FBI Perspective

3

SOC 319Modern Islamic Terrorism

3

SOC 320Terrorism and Counter Terrorism

3

SOC 322Military and Society

3

SOC 324Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOC 329White Collar Crime

3

SOC 331Globalization & Social Movement

3

SOC 332Popular Culture and Crime in American Society

3

SOC 335Surveillance

3

SOC 337Crime and Corruption in Chinese Society

3

SOC 339Punishment

3

SOC 341Border Security

3

SOC 354Social Psychology of Crime

3

SOC 355National Security in American Film, Television, and Popular Culture Post-9/11

3

SOC 357National Security and Civil Liberties

3

SOC 371Deviance and Control

3

SOC 404Criminal Courts

3

SOC 407Pillaging, Murder and Mayhem: A Survey of Violent Crime

3

SOC 408Religion and Terrorism

3

SOC 415Criminal Behavior in America

3

SOC 424Conflict and Conflict Resolution

3

SOC 468US Counterintelligence: Operations and Controversies

3

SOC 493Directed Research

3

SOC 494Independent Study in Sociology

3

SOC 495Internship

3

 

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3

Or

SOC 102Global Social Problems and Social Justice

3

**You may take EITHER SOC 101 OR SOC 102

Interdisciplinary Electives - Take Four

ANTH 204Forensic Anthropology

3

ANTH 206Artifact Studies in Archaeology

3

CHEM 202Science Under Oath

3

CSC 581/EE 581Cryptography and Steganography

3

LSC 324Actionable Intelligence

3

MATH 314/MATH 514/DA 314/DA 514Statistics II

3

MDIA 308Screening the Italian Mafia: Local Impact, Global Effects

3

MDIA 322Media and Crime

3

MGT 351Introduction to Business Intelligence

3

POL 260Introduction to American Intelligence

3

POL 412A/POL 412AHomeland Security

3

POL 437Countering Terrorists and Radicals

3

POL 462Ethics and Accountability in the U.S. Intelligence Community

3

POL 468/SOC 468US Counterintelligence Operations and Controversies

3

POL 471Issues in Contemporary U.S. Intelligence

3

PSY 302Forensic Psychology

3