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 101Principles of Sociology

3.0

SOC 216Criminology

3.0

SOSW 217Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

3.0

SOWK 201Introduction to Social Work and the Human Services

4.0

SOWK 302Forensic Social Work

3.0

Total Credit Hours:16.0

Electives (choose at least one):

CJ 230Introduction to Criminal Justice

3.0

LW 230Introduction to Law

3.0

PSY 203Survey of Clinical, Community and Counseling Psychology

3.0

PSY 319Drugs & Behavior

3.0

PSY 370ISeminar: Psychological Bases of Criminal Behavior

3.0

PSY 431Psychological Disorders

3.0

SOC 300Social Inequality

3.0

SOC 310BTopics in Sociology: Gender and Crime

3.0

SOC 323Ethnicity in the United States

3.0

SOC 353Deviance and Social Control

3.0

 

SOC 375Independent Study

1.0 - 3.0

or

SOWK 375Independent Study

1.0 - 3.0

 

SOC 399Internship

3.0 - 15.0

or

SOWK 214Child Welfare: Policies and Services

3.0

Total Credit Hours:3.0-4.0

Total Credit Hours: 19.0-20.0