Criminology Minor

The Department of Sociology offers a formal criminology minor to undergraduate students majoring in other fields of study.

To graduate with a minor in criminology, students are required to complete Sociology 2001, 2301, 3371 and 4461, for 12 credit hours. Additionally, students must take an additional 6 credit hours (2 courses) from the list of possible elective courses (18 hours total for a minor in Criminology). See undergraduate course descriptions for more information.

Required Courses (12 hours):

SOCL 2001: Introductory Sociology (3)
SOCL 2301: Introduction to Crime Studies (3)
SOCL 3371: Sociology of the Criminal Justice System (3)
SOCL 4461: Criminology (3)

Elective Courses (6 hours):

SOCL 2371: Aspects of Federal, State, & Local Law Enforcement (3)
SOCL 3501: Sociology of Deviance (3)
SOCL 3510: Criminal Violence (3)
SOCL 4462: Sociology of Youth and Crime (3)
SOCL 4463: Gender and Crime (3)
SOCL 4464: Rural Crime (3)
SOCL 4465: Drugs and Society (3)
SOCL 4466: Crime Mapping (3)
SOCL 4467: Crime GIS (3)
SOCL 4468: Sociology of Gangs
SOCL 4469: Policing and Race in the US (3)
SOCL 4471: Sociology of Law (3)
SW 3007: Juvenile Delinquency (3)
POLI 4020: American Constitutional Law (3)
POLI 4021: The American Constitution and Civil Liberties (3)
POLI 4023: Judicial Politics (3)