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Criminology (BA)

Criminology is the scientific study of crime from a social and individual perspective that encourages students to think critically about the causation, correction and prevention of crime.

The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Criminology provides a professional orientation that will be relevant to your occupational goals as well as your participation as a citizen in community affairs. Students will gain a foundation for understanding the causes, correction and prevention of crime and the agencies involved in criminal justice. More specific areas of study concern deviance, juvenile delinquency, the court system, and correctional facilities.Ìý

Our students complete a 120 hour internship with a criminal justice field agency during their senior year. Students also have the opportunity to join the Criminal Justice Club (CJC), a student-maintained club that aims to provide students of all majors an environment in which to further foster their interests, meet like-minded peers, and allow them the opportunity to network within the field.

For more information about this program, visit ourÌý.

Contact

Stephanie Jares
sjares@ncsu.edu

Plan Requirements

Departmental Requirements
³§°¿°äÌý202Principles of Sociology3
³§°¿°äÌý300Social Research Methods4
³§°¿°äÌý400Theories of Social Structure3
´Ç°ùÌý³§°¿°äÌý401 Theories of Social Interaction
SOC/Criminology Electives9
³§°¿°äÌý413Criminal Justice Field Work4
SOC - 300/400 Level 6
PS/Criminology Electives 3
SOC - 300 Level or Higher 3
SOC Elective3
Humanities and Social Sciences
·¡±·³ÒÌý101Academic Writing and Research 14
History I3
History II 3
Literature I 3
Literature II3
World Language 200 Level3
Philosophy3
Any PHI course on the approved GEP Humanities list.
Arts and Letters3
±Ê³§Ìý201American Politics and Government3
±Ê³§Ìý305The Justice System in the American Political Process3
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§Ìý307 Introduction to Criminal Law in the United States
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§Ìý308 Supreme Court and Public Policy
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê³§Ìý309 Equality and Justice in United States Law
³§°¿°äÌý306Criminology3
Additional Social Science 3
Mathematics
³§°ÕÌý311Introduction to Statistics3
Mathematical Sciences3
Natural Sciences
GEP Natural Sciences7
GEP Courses
GEP Health and Exercise Studies2
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives5
GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement)
GEP Foundations of American Democracy (verify requirement)
World Language Proficiency (verify requirement)
Free Electives
Free Electives (12 Hr S/U Lmt) 225
Total Hours120
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A grade of C- or higher is required.

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Students should consult their academic advisors to determine which courses fill this requirement.

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Maj´Ç°ùÌýResidency Requirements:ÌýMinimum of 15 hours of sociology at NC State. At least 9 of these hours at 300 level or above with a minimum of 3 hours at the 400 level or above completed at NC State.
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Maj´Ç°ùÌýGrade Point Average (GPA) Requirements: All students must have a 2.0 overall GPA and a 2.0 major GPA to be eligible for graduation.

SOC/Criminology Electives

PSÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
SOCÌý425Juvenile Delinquency3
SOCÌý426Environmental Criminology3
SOCÌý427Sociology of Law3
SOCÌý428Formal Institutions of Social Control3
SOCÌý429Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociology3
SOCÌý430Community and Crime3
SOCÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
SOCÌý445Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice3
SOCÌý465Social Aspects of Mental Health3

SOC 300-/400-Level

AFSÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
ANTÌý428Human Paleopathology3
ANTÌý528Human Paleopathology3
PSÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
RELÌý309Religion and Society3
³§°¿°äÌý300Social Research Methods4
SOCÌý301Human Behavior3
SOCÌý304Gender and Society3
SOCÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
³§°¿°äÌý306Criminology3
SOCÌý307Sociology of Immigration3
SOCÌý309Religion and Society3
SOCÌý311Community Relationships3
SOCÌý320Survey Design3
SOCÌý342International Development3
SOCÌý350Food and Society3
SOCÌý351Population and Planning3
SOCÌý381Sociology of Medicine3
SOCÌý395Special Topics in Sociology1-3
³§°¿°äÌý400Theories of Social Structure3
³§°¿°äÌý401Theories of Social Interaction3
SOCÌý402Urban Sociology3
SOCÌý404Families and Work3
SOCÌý405Racism in the U.S.3
SOCÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3
SOCÌý410Sociology of Organizations3
³§°¿°äÌý413Criminal Justice Field Work4
SOCÌý414Social Class3
SOCÌý418Sociology of Education3
SOCÌý425Juvenile Delinquency3
SOCÌý426Environmental Criminology3
SOCÌý427Sociology of Law3
SOCÌý428Formal Institutions of Social Control3
SOCÌý429Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociology3
SOCÌý430Community and Crime3
SOCÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
SOCÌý440Social Change3
SOCÌý445Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice3
SOCÌý450Environmental Sociology3
SOCÌý457Corporate Power in America3
SOCÌý465Social Aspects of Mental Health3
SOCÌý492External Learning Experience1-6
SOCÌý493Special Problems in Sociology1-6
SOCÌý495Special Topics in Sociology1-3
SOCÌý498Independent Study in Sociology1-6
WGSÌý304Gender and Society3
WGSÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3

PS/Criminology Electives

±Ê³§Ìý305The Justice System in the American Political Process3
PSÌý306Gender and Politics in the United States3
±Ê³§Ìý307Introduction to Criminal Law in the United States3
±Ê³§Ìý308Supreme Court and Public Policy3
±Ê³§Ìý309Equality and Justice in United States Law3
PSÌý313Criminal Justice Policy3
PSÌý320U.S. Environmental Law and Politics3
PSÌý335International Law3
PSÌý415Administration of Justice3
PSÌý418Gender Law and Policies3
PSÌý437U.S. National Security Policy3
PSÌý445Comparative Systems of Law and Justice3
PSÌý507Civil Liberties In the United States3
PSÌý531International Law3
PSÌý536Global Environmental Law and Policy3
PSÌý545Comparative Systems of Law and Justice3
WGSÌý306Gender and Politics in the United States3
WGSÌý418Gender Law and Policies3

SOC 300-Level or Higher

AFSÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
ANTÌý428Human Paleopathology3
ANTÌý528Human Paleopathology3
PSÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
RELÌý309Religion and Society3
³§°¿°äÌý300Social Research Methods4
SOCÌý301Human Behavior3
SOCÌý304Gender and Society3
SOCÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
³§°¿°äÌý306Criminology3
SOCÌý307Sociology of Immigration3
SOCÌý309Religion and Society3
SOCÌý311Community Relationships3
SOCÌý320Survey Design3
SOCÌý342International Development3
SOCÌý350Food and Society3
SOCÌý351Population and Planning3
SOCÌý381Sociology of Medicine3
SOCÌý395Special Topics in Sociology1-3
³§°¿°äÌý400Theories of Social Structure3
³§°¿°äÌý401Theories of Social Interaction3
SOCÌý402Urban Sociology3
SOCÌý404Families and Work3
SOCÌý405Racism in the U.S.3
SOCÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3
SOCÌý410Sociology of Organizations3
³§°¿°äÌý413Criminal Justice Field Work4
SOCÌý414Social Class3
SOCÌý418Sociology of Education3
SOCÌý425Juvenile Delinquency3
SOCÌý426Environmental Criminology3
SOCÌý427Sociology of Law3
SOCÌý428Formal Institutions of Social Control3
SOCÌý429Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociology3
SOCÌý430Community and Crime3
SOCÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
SOCÌý440Social Change3
SOCÌý445Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice3
SOCÌý450Environmental Sociology3
SOCÌý457Corporate Power in America3
SOCÌý465Social Aspects of Mental Health3
SOCÌý492External Learning Experience1-6
SOCÌý493Special Problems in Sociology1-6
SOCÌý495Special Topics in Sociology1-3
SOCÌý498Independent Study in Sociology1-6
SOCÌý5083
SOCÌý5093
SOCÌý5143
SOCÌý5333
SOCÌý591Special Topics In Sociology1-6
WGSÌý304Gender and Society3
WGSÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3

SOC Electives

AFSÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
ANTÌý261Technology in Society and Culture3
GEOÌý220Cultural Geography3
RELÌý309Religion and Society3
³§°¿°äÌý202Principles of Sociology3
SOCÌý203Current Social Problems3
SOCÌý203ACurrent Social Problems3
SOCÌý204Sociology of Family3
SOCÌý205Jobs and Work3
SOCÌý206Social Deviance3
SOCÌý207Language and Society3
SOCÌý211Community and Health3
SOCÌý212Race in America3
SOCÌý220Cultural Geography3
SOCÌý241Sociology of Agriculture and Rural Society3
SOCÌý241ASociology of Agriculture and Rural Society3
SOCÌý261Technology in Society and Culture3
SOCÌý295Special Topics in Sociology1-3
³§°¿°äÌý300Social Research Methods4
SOCÌý301Human Behavior3
SOCÌý304Gender and Society3
SOCÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
³§°¿°äÌý306Criminology3
SOCÌý307Sociology of Immigration3
SOCÌý309Religion and Society3
SOCÌý311Community Relationships3
SOCÌý342International Development3
SOCÌý350Food and Society3
SOCÌý351Population and Planning3
SOCÌý381Sociology of Medicine3
SOCÌý395Special Topics in Sociology1-3
WGSÌý204Sociology of Family3
WGSÌý304Gender and Society3

World Language 200 Level

WLARÌý201Intermediate Arabic I3
WLCHÌý201Intermediate Chinese I3
WLFRÌý201Intermediate French I3
WLGEÌý201Intermediate German I3
WLGRÌý201Intermediate Greek I3
WLHUÌý201Intermediate Hindi-Urdu I3
WLITÌý201Intermediate Italian I3
WLJAÌý201Intermediate Japanese I3
WLLAÌý201Intermediate Latin I3
WLPEÌý201Intermediate Persian I3
WLPOÌý201Intermediate Portuguese I3
WLRUÌý201Intermediate Russian I3
WLSPÌý201Intermediate Spanish I3
WLSPÌý212Spanish: Language, Technology, Culture3

Mathematical Sciences

Math Sci MA or ST
LOGÌý335Symbolic Logic3
MAÌý103Topics in Contemporary Mathematics3
MAÌý103ATopics in Contemporary Mathematics3
MAÌý105Mathematics of Finance3
MAÌý107Precalculus I3
MAÌý111Precalculus Algebra and Trigonometry3
MAÌý114Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications3
MAÌý121Elements of Calculus3
MAÌý131Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A3
MAÌý141Calculus I4
MAÌý151Calculus for Elementary Education I3
MAÌý152Calculus for Elementary Education II3
MAÌý231Calculus for Life and Management Sciences B3
MAÌý241Calculus II4
MAÌý335Symbolic Logic3
MSGEÌý295Mathematical Sciences Special Topics3
STÌý101Statistics by Example3
³§°ÕÌý311Introduction to Statistics3
STÌý312Introduction to Statistics II3
Math Sci Non MA or ST
GCÌý3203D Spatial Relations3
HONÌý291Honors Special Topics-Mathematics3
LOGÌý201Logic3
LOGÌý335Symbolic Logic3
MAÌý335Symbolic Logic3
PHIÌý250Thinking Logically3

History I

A 200-level survey course covering a culture significantly different from our own, i.e., ancient or non-Western.
AFS/HI 275Introduction to History of South and East Africa3
AFS/HI 276Introduction to History of West Africa3
HIÌý207Ancient Mediterranean World3
HIÌý214History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America3
HIÌý215Colonial Latin America3
HIÌý216Modern Latin America3
HIÌý217Caribbean History3
HIÌý232The World from 1200 to 17503
HIÌý233The World Since 17503
HIÌý263Asian Civilizations to 18003
HIÌý264Modern Asia: 1800 to Present3
HIÌý270Modern Middle East3

History II

A 200-level survey course covering our own or a similar culture, i.e., United States or other Western Culture.
HIÌý205Western Civilization Since 14003
HIÌý208The Middle Ages3
HIÌý209From Renaissance to Revolution: The Origins of Modern Europe3
HIÌý210Modern Europe 1815-Present3
HIÌý221British History to 16883
HIÌý222History of British Cultures and Societies From 16883
HIÌý251American History I3
HIÌý252American History II3
HIÌý253Early U.S. History3
HIÌý254Modern U.S. History3

Literature I

A survey course covering literature outside the U.S. and prior to the 20th century.
ENGÌý219Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature3
´Ç°ùÌýWLÌý219 Studies in Great Works of Non-Western Literature
ENGÌý220Studies in Great Works of Western Literature3
´Ç°ùÌýWLÌý220 Studies in Great Works of Western Literature
ENGÌý221Literature of the Western World I3
´Ç°ùÌýWLÌý221 Literature of the Western World I
ENGÌý222Literature of the Western World II3
´Ç°ùÌýWLÌý222 Literature of the Western World II
ENGÌý251Major British Writers3
ENGÌý255Beyond Britain: Literature from Colonies of the British Empire3
ENGÌý261English Literature I3
ENGÌý262English Literature II3
ENGÌý361Studies in British Poetry3
HONÌý202Inquiry, Discovery, and Literature3
WLCLÌý210Classical Mythology3
WLCLÌý320Masterpieces of Classical Literature3
WLFRÌý301Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment3
WLGEÌý320Introduction to German Literature3
WLGEÌý325German Lyric Poetry3
WLJAÌý342Classical Japanese Literature in Translation3
WLJAÌý344Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation3
WLRUÌý303Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century3
WLSPÌý340Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures3
WLSPÌý341Literature and Culture of Spain I3
WLSPÌý342Literature and Culture of Spain II3
WLSPÌý351Literature and Culture of Latin America I3

Literature II

A course in American or Twentieth Century Literature, or an upper division survey course or literature course in a period, genre, or major figure in English, a world language in English translation, or the original world language.
AFSÌý248Survey of African-American Literature3
AFSÌý349African Literature in English3
AFS 448/548/ENGÌý448/558African-American Literature3
ENGÌý207Studies in Poetry3
ENGÌý208Studies In Fiction3
ENGÌý209Introduction to Shakespeare3
ENGÌý223Contemporary World Literature I3
ENGÌý224Contemporary World Literature II3
ENGÌý232Literature and Medicine3
ENGÌý246Literature of the Holocaust3
ENGÌý248Survey of African-American Literature3
ENGÌý249Native American Literature3
ENGÌý252Major American Writers3
ENGÌý265American Literature I3
ENGÌý266American Literature II3
ENGÌý267LGBTQI Literature in the U.S.3
ENGÌý275Literature and War3
ENGÌý305Women and Literature3
ENGÌý339Literature and Technology3
ENGÌý340Literature, Art, and Society3
ENGÌý341Literature and Science3
ENGÌý342Literature of Space and Place3
ENGÌý349African Literature in English3
ENGÌý361Studies in British Poetry3
ENGÌý362Studies in the British Novel 3
ENGÌý369The American Novel of the 19th Century3
ENGÌý370American Fiction, Twentieth Century and Beyond3
ENGÌý372American Poetry, Twentieth Century and Beyond3
ENGÌý376Science Fiction3
ENGÌý377Fantasy3
ENGÌý380Modern Drama3
ENGÌý382Film and Literature3
ENGÌý385Biblical Backgrounds of English Literature3
ENGÌý390Classical Backgrounds of English Literature3
ENGÌý392Major World Author3
ENGÌý393Studies in Literary Genre3
ENGÌý394Studies in World Literature3
ENGÌý399Contemporary Literature 3
ENGÌý406Modernism3
ENGÌý407Postmodernism3
ENGÌý410Studies in Gender and Genre3
ENGÌý420Major American Authors3
ENGÌý439Studies in English Renaissance Literature 3
ENGÌý448African-American Literature3
ENGÌý451Chaucer3
ENGÌý452Medieval British Literature3
ENGÌý453Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Literature3
ENGÌý460Major British Author3
ENGÌý46218th-Century English Literature3
ENGÌý463The Victorian Period3
ENGÌý464British Literature and the Founding of Empire 3
ENGÌý465British Literature and the Dissolution of Empire3
ENGÌý466Transatlantic Literatures3
ENGÌý468Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature3
ENGÌý470American Literature, Twentieth Century and Beyond3
ENGÌý476Southern Literature3
ENGÌý486Shakespeare, The Earlier Plays3
ENGÌý487Shakespeare, The Later Plays3
ENGÌý551Chaucer3
HONÌý202Inquiry, Discovery, and Literature3
WGSÌý305Women and Literature3
WGSÌý410Studies in Gender and Genre3
WLÌý223Contemporary World Literature I3
WLÌý224Contemporary World Literature II3
WLÌý246Literature of the Holocaust3
WLÌý275Literature and War3
WLÌý392Major World Author3
WLÌý393Studies in Literary Genre3
WLÌý394Studies in World Literature3
WLÌý406Modernism3
WLÌý407Postmodernism3
WLCLÌý210Classical Mythology3
WLCLÌý320Masterpieces of Classical Literature3
WLFRÌý301Survey of French Literature from the Middle Ages through the Enlightenment3
WLFRÌý302Survey of French Literature from Romanticism to the Contemporary Period3
WLFRÌý492Seminar in French Studies3
WLGEÌý320Introduction to German Literature3
WLGEÌý323Twentieth Century German Literature3
WLGEÌý325German Lyric Poetry3
WLJAÌý342Classical Japanese Literature in Translation3
WLHUÌý301Twentieth Century Hindi & Urdu Fiction3
WLHUÌý302Modern Hindi & Urdu Poetry3
WLHUÌý401Hindi Literature and South Asian Cultural Contexts3
WLJAÌý344Early Modern Japanese Literature in Translation3
WLJAÌý345Modern Japanese Literature in Translation3
WLRUÌý303Russian Literature in Translation: The Nineteenth Century3
WLRUÌý304Russian Literature in Translation: The Twentieth Century3
WLSPÌý340Introduction to Hispanic Literatures and Cultures3
WLSPÌý341Literature and Culture of Spain I3
WLSPÌý342Literature and Culture of Spain II3
WLSPÌý343Literature and Culture of Spain III3
WLSPÌý351Literature and Culture of Latin America I3
WLSPÌý352Literature and Culture of Latin America II3
WLSPÌý353Literature and Culture of Latin America III3
WLSPÌý492Seminar in Hispanic Studies3

Philosophy

PHIÌý205Introduction to Philosophy3
PHIÌý210Puzzles and Paradoxes3
PHIÌý214Issues in Business Ethics3
PHIÌý221Contemporary Moral Issues3
PHIÌý227Data Ethics3
PHIÌý300Ancient Philosophy3
PHIÌý301Early Modern Philosophy3
PHIÌý30219th Century Philosophy3
PHIÌý303Continental Philosophy After 19003
PHIÌý305Philosophy of Religion3
PHIÌý309Political Philosophy3
PHIÌý310Existentialism3
PHIÌý312Philosophy of Law3
PHIÌý313Ethical Problems in the Law3
PHIÌý319Black Political Philosophy3
PHIÌý320Philosophy of Race3
PHIÌý325Bio-Medical Ethics3
PHIÌý330Metaphysics3
PHIÌý331Philosophy of Language3
PHIÌý332Philosophy of Psychology3
PHIÌý333Knowledge and Skepticism3
PHIÌý340Philosophy of Science3
PHIÌý347Neuroscience and Philosophy3
PHIÌý375Ethics3
PHIÌý376History of Ethics3
PHIÌý401Kant's Critique of Pure Reason3
PHIÌý403Continental Philosophy After 19003
PHIÌý420Global Justice3
PHIÌý425Introduction to Cognitive Science3
PHIÌý440The Scientific Method3
PHIÌý447Philosophy, Evolution and Human Nature3

Arts and Letters

ADNÌý111Introduction to Two-Dimensional Design3
ADNÌý112Introduction to Three-Dimensional Design3
ADNÌý212Photography I3
ADNÌý281Drawing I3
ADNÌý414Color and Light3
AFSÌý230Introduction to African-American Music3
AFSÌý260History of Jazz3
AFSÌý343African American Religions3
AFSÌý346Black Popular Culture3
AFSÌý375African American Cinema3
ARCÌý140Experiencing Architecture3
ARCÌý141 Introduction to Architectural History3
ARCÌý241History of World Architecture3
ARSÌý251The Arts of a World Capital: London3
ARSÌý252The Arts of Vienna 19003
ARSÌý257Technology in the Arts3
ARSÌý258Mathematics and Models in Music3
ARSÌý259The Arts and Politics3
ARSÌý306Music Composition with Computers3
ARSÌý346Black Popular Culture3
ARSÌý351Arts, Ideas and Values3
ARSÌý353Arts and Cross-Cultural Contacts3
ARSÌý354The Arts and the Sacred3
COMÌý321Survey of Rhetorical Theory3
COMÌý364History of Film to 19403
COMÌý374History of Film From 19403
COMÌý395Studies in Rhetoric and Digital Media3
COMÌý411Rhetorical Criticism3
DÌý231Design History for Engineers and Scientists3
DANÌý272Dance Composition - Solo Forms1
DANÌý295State Dance Company2
ENGÌý282Introduction to Film3
ENGÌý289Poetry Writing3
ENGÌý321Survey of Rhetorical Theory3
ENGÌý323Writing in Rhetorical Traditions3
ENGÌý359Topics in Film Studies3
ENGÌý364History of Film to 19403
ENGÌý374History of Film From 19403
ENGÌý375African American Cinema3
ENGÌý378Women & Film3
ENGÌý382Film and Literature3
ENGÌý384Introduction to Film Theory3
ENGÌý385Biblical Backgrounds of English Literature3
ENGÌý411Rhetorical Criticism3
ENGÌý426Analyzing Style3
ENGÌý492Special Topics in Film and Media Studies3
GDÌý203History of Graphic Design3
GDÌý303Graphic Design Theory and Practice3
HAÌý201History of Art from Caves to the Renaissance3
HAÌý202History of Art From the Renaissance Through the 20th Century3
HAÌý203History of American Art3
HAÌý240Introduction to Visual Culture3
HAÌý298Special Topics in Art History3
HAÌý395History of Art: Study Abroad3
HAÌý40119th Century European Art from Revolution to Post-Impressionism3
HAÌý404Italian Renaissance Art and Material Culture3
HAÌý410History of the Art of Photography3
HAÌý498Independent Study in History of Art1-6
HESMÌý322Dance and Society3
HESMÌý324U.S. Concert Dance History3
HESMÌý326Current Trends in Dance3
HIÌý240Introduction to Visual Culture3
HIÌý320Religion in American History3
HIÌý402Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
HIÌý407Islamic History to 17983
HIÌý408Islam in the Modern World3
HIÌý502Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
HIÌý507Islamic History to 17983
HIÌý508Islam in the Modern World3
HONÌý390Music and the Celtic World3
IDSÌý496Topics in Film and Interdisciplinary Studies3
LARÌý444History of Landscape Architecture3
MUSÌý105Introduction to Music in Western Society3
MUSÌý180Introduction to Musical Experiences3
MUSÌý181Exploring Music Theory3
MUSÌý200Understanding Music: Global Perspectives3
MUSÌý201Introduction to Music Literature I3
MUSÌý202Introduction to Music Literature II3
MUSÌý260History of Jazz3
MUSÌý306Music Composition with Computers3
MUSÌý310Music of the 17th and 18th Centuries3
MUSÌý315Music of the 19th Century3
MUSÌý320Music of the 20th-21st Centuries3
MUSÌý330Survey of Musical Theater3
MUSÌý350Music of Asia3
MUSÌý360Women In Music3
RELÌý200Introduction to the Study of Religion3
RELÌý210Religious Traditions of the World3
RELÌý298Special Topics in Religious Studies3
RELÌý309Religion and Society3
RELÌý311Introduction to the Old Testament3
RELÌý312Introduction to the New Testament3
RELÌý314Introduction to Intertestamental Literature3
RELÌý317Christianity3
RELÌý320Religion in American History3
RELÌý323Religious Cults, Sects, and Minority Faiths in America3
RELÌý327Issues in Contemporary Religion3
RELÌý331The Hindu Tradition3
RELÌý332The Buddhist Traditions3
RELÌý333Chinese Religions3
RELÌý334Japanese Religions3
RELÌý340Islam3
RELÌý343African American Religions3
RELÌý350Judaism3
RELÌý380Emotion and Religion3
RELÌý383Religion, Globalism, and Justice3
RELÌý402Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
RELÌý407Islamic History to 17983
RELÌý408Islam in the Modern World3
RELÌý412Advanced Readings in the Christian Gospels3
RELÌý413The Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul3
RELÌý423Religion and Politics in America3
RELÌý424Religion and Politics in Global Perspective3
RELÌý471Darwinism and Christianity3
RELÌý472Women and Religion3
RELÌý473Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies3
RELÌý482Religion and Conflict3
RELÌý489Interpretations of Religion3
RELÌý496Seminar in Religious Studies3
RELÌý498Special Topics in Religious Studies1-6
RELÌý502Early Christianity to the Time of Eusebius3
RELÌý507Islamic History to 17983
RELÌý508Islam in the Modern World3
RELÌý512Advanced Readings in the Christian Gospels3
RELÌý513The Life and Letters of the Apostle Paul3
RELÌý523Religion and Politics in America3
RELÌý524Religion and Politics in Global Perspective3
RELÌý571Darwinism and Christianity3
RELÌý572Women and Religion3
RELÌý573Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies3
RELÌý582Religion and Conflict3
RELÌý589Interpretations of Religion3
RELÌý598Special Topics in Religious Studies1-6
SOCÌý309Religion and Society3
STSÌý257Technology in the Arts3
STSÌý471Darwinism and Christianity3
STSÌý571Darwinism and Christianity3
THEÌý103Introduction to the Theatre3
THEÌý203Theory and Practice of Acting3
THEÌý303Stage Directing3
THEÌý334Advanced Acting3
THEÌý340African American Theatre3
WGSÌý360Women In Music3
WGSÌý472Women and Religion3
WGSÌý473Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies3
WGSÌý572Women and Religion3
WGSÌý573Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies3
WLÌý216Art and Society in France3
WLARÌý318Egyptian Culture through Film3
WLARÌý351Modern Arab Popular Culture3
WLCHÌý351Modern Chinese Popular Culture3
WLCLÌý210Classical Mythology3
WLFRÌý318The Heritage of French Cinema3
WLGEÌý318New German Cinema and Beyond3
WLITÌý318Italian Society Through Cinema3
WLJAÌý351Contemporary Culture in Japan3
WLHUÌý351Hindi-Urdu Popular Culture3
WLRUÌý318Russian Cinema and Society3
WLSPÌý360Hispanic Cinema3

Social SciencesÌý

Twelve (12) credit hours required from three different disciplines, six (6) must be on GEP Social Sciences list.
Anthropology
ANTÌý251Introduction to Biological Anthropology3
ANTÌý252Introduction to Cultural Anthropology3
ANTÌý253Introduction to Archaeology3
ANTÌý254Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology3
ANTÌý261Technology in Society and Culture3
ANTÌý295Special Topics in Anthropology1-3
ANTÌý310Native Peoples and Cultures of North America3
ANTÌý315The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamerica3
ANTÌý325Andean South America3
ANTÌý330People and Cultures of Africa3
ANTÌý345Anthropology of the Middle East3
ANTÌý346Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia3
ANTÌý351Contemporary Culture in Japan3
ANTÌý354Peoples and Cultures of the Pacific3
ANTÌý370Introduction to Forensic Anthropology3
ANTÌý371Human Variation3
ANTÌý374Disease and Society3
ANTÌý389Fundamentals of Archaeological Research3
ANTÌý395Special Topics in Anthropology1-3
ANTÌý411Overview of Anthropological Theory3
ANTÌý412Applied Anthropology3
ANTÌý416Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology3
ANTÌý419Ethnographic Field Methods3
ANTÌý421Human Osteology3
ANTÌý424Bioarchaeology3
ANTÌý427Bioarchaeological Fieldwork3
ANTÌý428Human Paleopathology3
ANTÌý431Tourism, Culture and Anthropology3
ANTÌý433Anthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage Conservation3
ANTÌý444Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women3
ANTÌý450Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Living3
ANTÌý460Urban Anthropology3
ANTÌý461Wealth, Poverty and International Aid3
ANTÌý464Anthropology of Religion3
ANTÌý471Understanding Latino Migration 3
ANTÌý475Environmental Archaeology3
ANTÌý483Theories of Archaeological Research3
ANTÌý495Special Topics in Anthropology3
ANTÌý496Anthropology Internship6
ANTÌý498Independent Study in Anthropology1-6
ANTÌý501Proseminar: Introduction to Graduate Studies in Anthropology3
ANTÌý511Overview of Anthropological Theory3
ANTÌý512Applied Anthropology3
ANTÌý516Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology3
ANTÌý521Human Osteology3
ANTÌý524Bioarchaeology3
ANTÌý528Human Paleopathology3
ANTÌý529Advanced Methods in Forensic Anthropology4
ANTÌý531Tourism, Culture and Anthropology3
ANTÌý533Anthropology of Ecotourism and Heritage Conservation3
ANTÌý544Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women3
ANTÌý550Culture, Ecology, and Sustainable Living3
ANTÌý560Urban Anthropology3
ANTÌý561Wealth, Poverty and International Aid3
ANTÌý564Anthropology of Religion3
ANTÌý571Understanding Latino Migration 3
ANTÌý575Environmental Archaeology3
ANTÌý583Theories of Archaeological Research3
ANTÌý585Skeletal Biology in Anthropology3
ANTÌý595Special Topics in Anthropology1-6
ANTÌý598Independent Study in ANT1-3
HIÌý587Cultural Resource Management3
ISÌý471Understanding Latino Migration 3
ISÌý571Understanding Latino Migration 3
SOCÌý261Technology in Society and Culture3
WGSÌý444Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women3
WGSÌý544Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women3
WLJAÌý351Contemporary Culture in Japan3
Agricultural Economics
AREÌý121Agricultural Finance3
AREÌý201Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics3
AREÌý201AIntroduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics3
AREÌý215Small Business Accounting3
AREÌý260Marketing and Risk Management in the Pork Industry1
AREÌý270Principles of Agribusiness Entrepreneurship3
AREÌý290Professional Development in Agricultural Business Management3
AREÌý295Special Topics in Agricultural & Resource Economics (200 Level)1-6
AREÌý301Intermediate Microeconomics3
AREÌý303Farm Management3
AREÌý304Agribusiness Management3
AREÌý306Agricultural Law3
AREÌý309Environmental Law & Economic Policy3
AREÌý311Agricultural Markets3
AREÌý312Agribusiness Marketing3
AREÌý321Agricultural Financial Management3
AREÌý323Agribusiness Finance3
AREÌý332Human Resource Management for Agribusiness3
AREÌý336Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics3
AREÌý345Global Agribusiness Management3
AREÌý370Agribusiness New Venture Development3
AREÌý395Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics (300 level)1-6
AREÌý404Advanced Agribusiness Management3
AREÌý412Advanced Agribusiness Marketing3
AREÌý413Applied Agribusiness Marketing3
AREÌý415Introduction to Commodity Futures Markets3
AREÌý420Taxation in Agriculture, Production, and Agribusiness3
AREÌý425Contracts and Organizations in Agriculture3
AREÌý433U.S. Agricultural Policy3
AREÌý444Ethics in Agribusiness3
AREÌý448International Agricultural Trade3
AREÌý455Agribusiness Analytics3
AREÌý470Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Clinical Skills Development3
AREÌý475Food Policy3
AREÌý490Career Seminar in Agriculture & Resource Economics1
AREÌý492External Learning Experience1-6
AREÌý493Special Problems/Research Exploration1-6
AREÌý494Agribusiness Study Abroad1-6
AREÌý495Special Topics in Agricultural and Resource Economics1-6
AREÌý590Special Topics in ARE1-99
ECÌý301Intermediate Microeconomics3
ECÌý336Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics3
Economics
AREÌý301Intermediate Microeconomics3
AREÌý336Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics3
ECÌý201Principles of Microeconomics3
ECÌý202Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECÌý205Fundamentals of Economics3
ECÌý302Intermediate Macroeconomics3
ECÌý305A Closer Look at Capitalism3
ECÌý348Introduction to International Economics3
ECÌý351Econometrics I3
ECÌý404Money, Financial Markets, and the Economy3
ECÌý410Public Finance3
ECÌý413Industrial Organization3
ECÌý431Labor Economics3
ECÌý449International Finance3
ECÌý451Econometrics II3
ECÌý468Game Theory3
ECÌý474Economics of Financial Institutions and Markets3
ECÌý490Research Seminar in Economics3
ECÌý495Special Topics in Economics1-6
ECÌý498Independent Study in Economics1-6
Political Science
AFSÌý409Black Political Participation in America3
LPSÌý315Public Leadership3
PSÌý1011
PSÌý1021
PSÌý1031
±Ê³§Ìý201American Politics and Government3
PSÌý202State and Local Government3
PSÌý203Introduction to Nonprofits3
PSÌý204Problems of American Democracy3
PSÌý231Introduction to International Relations3
PSÌý236Issues in Global Politics3
PSÌý241Introduction to Comparative Politics3
PSÌý298Special Topics in Political Science1-6
PSÌý301The Presidency and Congress3
PSÌý302Campaigns and Elections in the US Political System3
PSÌý303Race in U.S. Politics3
±Ê³§Ìý305The Justice System in the American Political Process3
PSÌý306Gender and Politics in the United States3
±Ê³§Ìý307Introduction to Criminal Law in the United States3
±Ê³§Ìý308Supreme Court and Public Policy3
±Ê³§Ìý309Equality and Justice in United States Law3
PSÌý310Public Policy3
PSÌý312Introduction to Public Administration3
PSÌý313Criminal Justice Policy3
PSÌý314Science, Technology and Public Policy3
PSÌý320U.S. Environmental Law and Politics3
PSÌý331U.S. Foreign Policy3
PSÌý335International Law3
PSÌý336Global Environmental Politics3
PSÌý339Politics of the World Economy3
PSÌý341European Politics3
PSÌý342Politics of China and Japan3
PSÌý343Government and Politics in South Asia3
PSÌý345Governments and Politics in the Middle East3
PSÌý353Issues in Latin American and Caribbean Politics3
PSÌý361Introduction to Political Theory3
PSÌý362American Political Thought3
PSÌý371Research Methodology of Political Science3
PSÌý391Internship in Political Science1-6
PSÌý398Special Topics in Political Science3
PSÌý401American Political Parties3
PSÌý409Black Political Participation in America3
PSÌý411Public Opinion and the Media in American Politics3
PSÌý415Administration of Justice3
PSÌý418Gender Law and Policies3
PSÌý431The United Nations and Global Order3
PSÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
PSÌý433Global Problems and Policies3
PSÌý437U.S. National Security Policy3
PSÌý443Seminar in Latin American & Caribbean Politics3
PSÌý445Comparative Systems of Law and Justice3
PSÌý462Seminar in Political Theory3
PSÌý463Public Choice and Political Institutions3
PSÌý464The Classical Liberal Tradition3
PSÌý471Observational and Experimental Data Analysis3
PSÌý490Readings and Research in Political Science1-6
PSÌý492Honors Readings and Thesis in Political Science1-6
PSÌý498Special Topics in Political Science1-6
PSÌý502The Legislative Process3
PSÌý506United States Constitutional Law3
PSÌý507Civil Liberties In the United States3
PSÌý530Seminar In International Relations3
PSÌý531International Law3
PSÌý532Seminar in Global Governance3
PSÌý533Global Problems and Policy3
PSÌý534The Politics of Human Rights Policies3
PSÌý536Global Environmental Law and Policy3
PSÌý539International Political Economy3
PSÌý540Seminar In Comparative Politics3
PSÌý541Political Islam3
PSÌý542European Politics3
PSÌý543Seminar in Latin American & Caribbean Politics3
PSÌý544Contemporary African Politics 3
PSÌý545Comparative Systems of Law and Justice3
PSÌý546The Politics of East Asia3
PSÌý547Russian Politics3
PSÌý560Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy & Process3
PSÌý561Nuclear Strategy and Nonproliferation3
PSÌý571Research Methods and Analysis3
PSÌý585Constitutional and Legal Principles for Police Supervisors3
PSÌý590Special Topics1-6
PSÌý598Special Topics In Political Science1-6
³§°¿°äÌý413Criminal Justice Field Work4
SOCÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
WGSÌý306Gender and Politics in the United States3
WGSÌý418Gender Law and Policies3
Psychology
AFSÌý345Psychology and the African American Experience3
EDPÌý304Educational Psychology3
EDPÌý476Psychology of Adolescent Development3
EDPÌý582Adolescent Development3
ISEÌý540Human Factors In Systems Design3
PHIÌý425Introduction to Cognitive Science3
PHIÌý525Introduction To Cognitive Science3
PSYÌý200Introduction to Psychology3
PSYÌý208Psychobiology of Success3
PSYÌý230Introduction to Psychological Research3
PSYÌý240Introduction to Behavioral Research I3
PSYÌý241Introduction to Behavioral Research I Lab1
PSYÌý242Introduction to Behavioral Research II3
PSYÌý243Introduction to Behavioral Research II Lab2
PSYÌý307Industrial and Organizational Psychology3
PSYÌý311Social Psychology3
PSYÌý312Applied Psychology3
PSYÌý313Positive Psychology3
PSYÌý340Human Factors Psychology3
PSYÌý345Psychology and the African American Experience3
PSYÌý360Community Psychology Principles and Practice3
PSYÌý370Personality3
PSYÌý376Developmental Psychology3
PSYÌý400Perception3
PSYÌý406Psychology of Gender3
PSYÌý410Learning and Motivation3
PSYÌý411The Psychology of Interdependence and Race3
PSYÌý416Psychology of Emotion3
PSYÌý420Cognitive Processes3
PSYÌý425Introduction to Cognitive Science3
PSYÌý430Biological Psychology3
PSYÌý431Health Psychology3
PSYÌý436Introduction to Psychological Measurement3
PSYÌý465Advanced Methods in Psychology3
PSYÌý470Psychopathology and Mental Health3
PSYÌý475Child Psychology3
PSYÌý476Psychology of Adolescent Development3
PSYÌý491Special Topics in Psychology3
PSYÌý495Community-Based Applied Psychology4
PSYÌý498Psychology Honors Seminar3
PSYÌý499Individual Study in Psychology1-6
PSYÌý500Visual Perception3
PSYÌý502Physiological Psychology3
PSYÌý504Evolutionary Psychology3
PSYÌý508Cognitive Processes3
PSYÌý510Advanced Problems In Psychology1-3
PSYÌý511Advanced Social Psychology3
PSYÌý525Introduction To Cognitive Science3
PSYÌý535Tests and Measurements3
PSYÌý540Human Factors In Systems Design3
PSYÌý541Overview of Human Factors Psychology3
PSYÌý558Psychology and the African Experience3
PSYÌý582Adolescent Development3
PSYÌý584Advanced Developmental Psychology3
PSYÌý590Special Topics in Psychology3
PSYÌý591History and Systems Of Psychology1-3
WGSÌý406Psychology of Gender3
Sociology
AFSÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
ANTÌý261Technology in Society and Culture3
ANTÌý428Human Paleopathology3
ANTÌý528Human Paleopathology3
GEOÌý220Cultural Geography3
PSÌý432Violence, Terrorism, and Public Policy3
RELÌý309Religion and Society3
³§°¿°äÌý202Principles of Sociology3
SOCÌý203Current Social Problems3
SOCÌý203ACurrent Social Problems3
SOCÌý204Sociology of Family3
SOCÌý205Jobs and Work3
SOCÌý206Social Deviance3
SOCÌý207Language and Society3
SOCÌý211Community and Health3
SOCÌý212Race in America3
SOCÌý220Cultural Geography3
SOCÌý241Sociology of Agriculture and Rural Society3
SOCÌý241ASociology of Agriculture and Rural Society3
SOCÌý295Special Topics in Sociology1-3
³§°¿°äÌý300Social Research Methods4
SOCÌý301Human Behavior3
SOCÌý304Gender and Society3
SOCÌý305Racial and Ethnic Relations3
³§°¿°äÌý306Criminology3
SOCÌý309Religion and Society3
SOCÌý311Community Relationships3
SOCÌý342International Development3
SOCÌý350Food and Society3
SOCÌý351Population and Planning3
SOCÌý381Sociology of Medicine3
SOCÌý395Special Topics in Sociology1-3
³§°¿°äÌý400Theories of Social Structure3
³§°¿°äÌý401Theories of Social Interaction3
SOCÌý402Urban Sociology3
SOCÌý404Families and Work3
SOCÌý405Racism in the U.S.3
SOCÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3
SOCÌý410Sociology of Organizations3
³§°¿°äÌý413Criminal Justice Field Work4
SOCÌý414Social Class3
SOCÌý418Sociology of Education3
SOCÌý425Juvenile Delinquency3
SOCÌý427Sociology of Law3
SOCÌý428Formal Institutions of Social Control3
SOCÌý429Quantitative Data Analysis in Sociology3
SOCÌý430Community and Crime3
SOCÌý440Social Change3
SOCÌý445Inequality, Ideology, and Social Justice3
SOCÌý450Environmental Sociology3
SOCÌý457Corporate Power in America3
SOCÌý465Social Aspects of Mental Health3
SOCÌý492External Learning Experience1-6
SOCÌý493Special Problems in Sociology1-6
SOCÌý495Special Topics in Sociology1-3
SOCÌý498Independent Study in Sociology1-6
SOCÌý5083
SOCÌý5093
SOCÌý5143
SOCÌý5333
SOCÌý591Special Topics In Sociology1-6
WGSÌý204Sociology of Family3
WGSÌý304Gender and Society3
WGSÌý407Sociology of Sexualities3
Multidisciplinary
ENGÌý210Introduction to Language and Linguistics3
GEOÌý220Cultural Geography3
SOCÌý220Cultural Geography3
STSÌý402Peace and War in the Nuclear Age3

Semester Sequence

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterHours
·¡±·³ÒÌý101 Academic Writing and Research 4
WL 201 Foreign Language 3
³§°¿°äÌý202 Principles of Sociology 3
History 3
Mathematics 3
ÌýHours16
Spring Semester
History II 3
³§°ÕÌý311 Introduction to Statistics 3
GEP Natural Sciences 3
±Ê³§Ìý201 American Politics and Government 3
Additional Social Science 3
GEP Health and Exercise Studies 1
ÌýHours16
Second Year
Fall Semester
³§°¿°äÌý300 Social Research Methods 4
Sociology Elective (2xx or 3xx) 3
Literature I 3
GEP Natural Sciences 4
GEP Health and Exercise Studies 1
ÌýHours15
Spring Semester
³§°¿°äÌý400
Theories of Social Structure
or Theories of Social Interaction
3
Sociology Elective (3xx or 4xx) 3
Literature II 3
³§°¿°äÌý306 Criminology 3
Free Elective 3
ÌýHours15
Third Year
Fall Semester
SOC Criminology Elective (SOC 4xx) 3
±Ê³§Ìý305
The Justice System in the American Political Process
or Introduction to Criminal Law in the United States
or Supreme Court and Public Policy
or Equality and Justice in United States Law
3
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives 3
Free Electives 6
ÌýHours15
Spring Semester
SOC Elective (3xx/4xx) 3
SOC Elective (3xx/4xx) 3
GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2
Free Electives 6
ÌýHours14
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
SOC Criminology Elective (SOC 4xx) 3
Arts and Letters 3
Philosophy 3
Free Electives 6
ÌýHours15
Spring Semester
PS Criminology Elective 3
SOC Criminology Elective (SOC 4xx) 3
³§°¿°äÌý413 Criminal Justice Field Work 4
Free Elective 4
ÌýHours14
ÌýTotal Hours120

Career Opportunities

Career Titles

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  • Appeals Examiner
  • Arbitrator
  • Attorney
  • Bailiff
  • Ballistics Expert
  • Border Patrol Agent
  • Chaplain
  • Child Support Investigator
  • Child Support Services Worker
  • Compliance Officer
  • Corporation Lawyer
  • Correction Officer
  • Court Reporter
  • Criminal Justice Professor
  • Criminal Lawyer
  • Criminalist
  • Customs Inspector
  • Emergency Management Specialist
  • Equal Opportunity Representative
  • Family Caseworker
  • Fraud Investigator
  • Harbor, Lake & Waterways Police
  • Hearing Officer
  • Highway Patrol Pilot
  • Immigration Inspector
  • Information Security Analysts
  • Jailer
  • Judge
  • Law Clerks
  • Law Professor
  • Magistrate
  • Mediator
  • Narcotics Investigator (Government)
  • Paralegal
  • Parole Officer
  • Police and Detectives Supervisor
  • Police Artist
  • Police Detective
  • Police Identification and Records Officers
  • Police Officer
  • Probation Officer
  • Substance Abuse Counselor
  • Tax Examiner
  • Warden

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