Criminal Justice Minor Course Requirements
Note: A student majoring in criminal justice may not declare a minor in sociology.
This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.
The following requirements must be fulfilled:
Achievement of a minimum grade of C- in any course that counts toward the minor.
18 credits, including 12 credits in required courses and 6 credits in elective courses.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| SOC 1001 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| or SOC 1002 | The Sociological Imagination | |
| SOC 1003 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | |
| SOC 2136 | Criminology | |
| SOC 2145 | Criminal Law | |
| Electives | ||
| Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following; at least one course must be in Sociology (SOC). | ||
| AMST 1160 | Race, Gender, and Law | |
| ANTH 3513 | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| or ANTH 3513W | Anthropology of Human Rights | |
| ECON 2167 | Economics of Crime | |
| FORS 2107 | Fundamentals of Forensic Science | |
| HIST 2341 | History of FBI Counterintelligence | |
| HIST 3370 | U.S. Constitutional History | |
| PSC 2213 | Judicial Politics | |
| PSC 2215 | U.S. Constitutional Law and Politics II | |
| PSYC 2011 | Abnormal Psychology | |
| PSYC 2554 | Psychology of Crime and Violence | |
| SOC 2135 | Youth and Delinquency | |
| SOC 2137 | Transnational Crime | |
| SOC 2138 | Reentry | |
| SOC 2139 | Alternatives to Imprisonment | |
| SOC 2143 | Criminal Justice System Arrest Through Appeal | |
| SOC 2146 | The Bill of Rights and Criminal Justice | |
| SOC 2164 | Sociology of the Holocaust and Genocide | |
| SOC 2167 | Sociology of Law | |
| or SOC 2167W | Sociology of Law | |
| SOC 2169 | Urban Sociology | |
| SOC 2170 | Class and Inequality in American Society | |
| or SOC 2170W | Class and Inequality in American Society | |
| SOC 2172 | Institutional Racism: Policies and Prescriptions | |
| SOC 2175 | Sociology of Sex and Gender | |
| SOC 2177 | Sociology of the Sex Industry | |
| SOC 2178 | Deviance and Control | |
| SOC 2179 | Race and Minority Relations | |
| SOC 2184 | Violence and the Family | |
| SOC 2185 | Victims, Victimization, and the System | |
| SOC 2189 | Special Topics in Criminal Justice | |
Note: A student majoring in sociology may not declare a second major or a minor in criminal justice, or vice versa.
Visit the program website for additional information.