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Criminology - Minor

This minor is offered through the Department of Economics, Education, and Sociology in The College of Arts and Sciences.

Core Courses - Take All

SOC 205Sociology of Crime and Justice

3
SOC 202Research Methods

3
SOC 317/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 220/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 310/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 332/SOC 332Popular Culture and Crime in American Society

3
SOC 335Surveillance

3
SOC 337Crime and Corruption in Chinese Society

3
SOC 341/SOC 341/SOC 365Border Security

3
SOC 354Social Psychology of Crime

3
SOC 355/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 468/POL 468/SOC 468US Counterintelligence: Operations and Controversies

3
SOC 494Independent Study in Sociology

3
SOC 495Internship

3
 
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3
Or
SOC 102Global Social Problems and Social Justice

3
SOC 301Statistics of Analysis for Social Science I

3
SOC 306Sociology of Masculinity

3
SOC 327The Changing Face of War

3
SOC 350Computer Applications for Policy Research

3
**You may take EITHER SOC 101 OR SOC 102

Interdisciplinary Electives - Take Four

ANTH 204Forensic Anthropology

3
CHEM 202Science Under Oath

3
CSC 581/EE 581Cryptography and Steganography

3
LSC 324/LSC 324Actionable Intelligence

3
MATH 314/MATH 514/DA 314/DA 514/MATH 314Statistics 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 471/POL 471Issues in Contemporary U.S. Intelligence

3
PSY 302Forensic Psychology

3
MATH 114Probability and Statistics

3
PSY 305Social Psychology

3
PSY 350General Research Methods in Psychology

4