{"id":1068,"date":"2017-12-06T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=1068"},"modified":"2022-09-26T14:24:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T21:24:00","slug":"criminology-bs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsci.laverne.edu\/sociology\/criminology-bs\/","title":{"rendered":"Majoring in Criminology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Criminology is a subdiscipline of sociology which seeks to understand from a sociological perspective why people commit deviant and criminal acts. Students in this major learn the social, cultural, political, and economic forces that shape and intersect with crime and criminal behavior within society. The criminology major prepares students for a diverse set of careers in law, policing, corrections, probation, and criminal and forensic investigations, as well as for graduate work in criminology and related fields. A maximum of two courses may be transferred into the major.<\/p>\n \n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n

Courses in the Criminology Program integrate theory and application into a broad foundation of both scientific and humanistic knowledge about crime and society. All students complete an internship and an original empirical senior thesis as part of their major requirements. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking skills and the application of values to the content of the criminology curriculum. The knowledge and skills gained during the program are crucial to successful performance in graduate school and are also highly valued by a wide variety of potential employers who hire criminology majors directly after graduation.<\/p>\n\t\t

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Degree Requirements<\/h2>\n

Total program: 60 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prerequisite Requirements<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0250<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Sociology<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0305<\/span><\/td>Quantitative Analysis<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Core Requirements<\/h3>\n

20 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Core<\/span><\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0390<\/span><\/td>Research Methods<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0401<\/span><\/td>Criminological Theory<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0497<\/span><\/td>Internship<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Senior Capstone<\/span><\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Two Capstone Courses<\/span> 1<\/sup><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
1 <\/sup> <\/dt>

e.g., SOC\u00a0499A<\/span> Senior Thesis A<\/span> and SOC\u00a0499B<\/span> Senior Thesis B<\/span> or two SOC\u00a0499C<\/span> Senior Capstone C<\/span> courses. When crosslisted with a Research Intensive course, that course may only be taken one time for credit (either as 499C or as catalog course number).<\/p><\/dd><\/dl>\n

Breadth Requirements<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0322<\/span><\/td>Introduction to Criminology<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0326<\/span><\/td>Criminal Justice System<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Electives<\/h3>\n

8 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Select two of the following:<\/span><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n
ANTH\u00a0262<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Forensic Investigations<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0320<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Sociology of Deviance<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0329<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Correctional Systems<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0342<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Urban Crime Patterns<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0345<\/span><\/div><\/td>
White-Collar Crime<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0350<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Law and Society<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0375<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Drugs and Society<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0380<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Political Economy of Crime<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Or other advisor approved criminology course.<\/span><\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Total Semester Hours<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Racial Justice and Tolerance (RJT) Breadth Requirements<\/strong><\/h3>\n

16 semester hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Course List<\/caption>\n
Code<\/th>\nTitle<\/th>\nSemester Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
SOC\u00a0315<\/span><\/td>Race and Ethnicity<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0330<\/span><\/td>Social Class and Inequality<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>\n
8 semester hours from the following: <\/span><\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0270<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Social Problems<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0317<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Health, Wealth, and Poverty<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0325<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Racism & Anti-Racism Through Film<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0335<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Black Experience in the U.S.<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0336<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Latino Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0337<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Asian-American Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0338<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Native American Experience<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
SOC\u00a0341<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Urban Sociology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
HSTY\u00a0315<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Intro to Latinx Histories<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
PSY\u00a0409<\/span><\/div><\/td>
Multicultural Psychology<\/td><\/td><\/tr>\n
Other Advisor Approved RJT course(s)<\/span><\/div><\/td>
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Total Semester Hours<\/td>16<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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