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 323 | Race and Ethnicity in the United States | 3.0 |
| SOC 353 | Deviance and Social Control | 3.0 |
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| SOC 375 | Independent Study | 1.0 - 3.0 |
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| SOWK 375 | Independent Study | 1.0 - 3.0 |
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| SOC 399 | Internship | 3.0 - 15.0 |
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| SOWK 214 | Child Welfare: Policies and Services | 3.0 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3.0-4.0 |
Total Credit Hours: 19.0-20.0