Criminology and Delinquency Minor

Coordinator: Jolene Sanders

This interdisciplinary minor is designed for students whose career plans include working with, or advocating for, people within the criminal or juvenile justice systems: counseling juvenile or adult offenders or victims; serving as consultants or expert witnesses regarding mental health, child custody, domestic violence, and other issues; advocating for reforms within the prison system; or working in settings such as substance abuse programs, community-based agencies serving ex-offenders, parole and probation agencies, and state and federal correctional facilities. The minor complements many majors, including social work, sociology, psychology, law and criminal justice, and political science. Students are encouraged to complete an internship in a criminal or juvenile justice setting and/or to conduct independent research on a topic of interest related to the minor.

Requirements for the Minor

Required:

SOC 101	Principles of Sociology	3.0
SOC 216	Criminology	3.0
SOSW 217	Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice	3.0
SOWK 201	Introduction to Social Work and the Human Services	4.0
SOWK 302	Forensic Social Work	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		16.0

Electives (choose at least one):

CJ 230	Introduction to Criminal Justice	3.0
LW 230	Introduction to Law	3.0
PSY 203	Survey of Clinical, Community and Counseling Psychology	3.0
PSY 319	Drugs & Behavior	3.0
PSY 370I	Seminar: Psychological Bases of Criminal Behavior	3.0
PSY 431	Psychological Disorders	3.0
SOC 300	Social Inequality	3.0
SOC 310B	Topics in Sociology: Gender and Crime	3.0
SOC 323	Ethnicity in the United States	3.0
SOC 353	Deviance and Social Control	3.0
SOC 375	Independent Study	1.0 - 3.0
	or
SOWK 375	Independent Study	1.0 - 3.0
SOC 399	Internship	3.0 - 15.0
	or
SOWK 214	Child Welfare: Policies and Services	3.0
Total Credit Hours:		3.0-4.0

Total Credit Hours: 19.0-20.0