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Program Requirements

Major Requirements
 
To fulfill the requirements of the major, all students in this program will take the following coursework in a sequence determined in collaboration with a faculty advisor. All students must also fulfill Liberal Arts Core and University requirements, and some of the following courses may also fulfill those requirements.
  • CJ 300 Writing for Criminal Justice, EN 301 The Writing Process, or PSY 300 Research and Writing for the Social Sciences
  • MA 132 Statistical Analysis
  • SOC 131 Principles of Sociology
  • SOC 202 Social Problems
  • SOC 203 The Global Village
  • SOC 303 Development of Social Thought
  • SOC 304 Applied Research Methods
  • SOC 306 Social Class in American Society
  • SOC 322 Race and Ethnic Relations
  • SOC 350 Social Justice: Ethical Dilemmas in Social Context
  • SOC 400 Internship
  • SOC 495 Senior Seminar
  • 5 electives from the following: CJ 209 The Criminal Justice System; CJ 310 Policing in American Society; CJ 311 Correctional Institutions; CJ 320 Cybercrime and Digital Terrorism; IS 200 Approaches to Gender and Society; SOC 200 Law and Society; SOC 205 Crime, Media, and Culture; SOC 250 Deviant Behavior; SOC 305 Criminology; SOC 307 Juvenile Justice; SOC 351 Addressing Injustice; SOC 360 Britain Today: Myth and Reality