Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
www.uni.edu/sac
Staff:
K. Sandstrom, Head. P. Baker, C. Bartollas, S. Briggs, r, Chananine-Hill, K. Crew, C. Dunn, X. Escandell, R. Featherstone, C. Froyum, D. Gaff, R. Gorton, M. Grey, J. Li, J. Lowell, G. Lutz, K. Mack, T. O-Brien, G. Rhineberger, M. Stalp, A. Woodrick
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology offers the following undergraduate and graduate programs and program certificates. Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology section in the following order:
Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)
Minors
Graduate Majors (M.A.)
Program Certificates
Certificate in Social Identities, Inequalities, and Intersectionalities
Skills in Social Research Certificate
Bachelor of Arts Degree Programs
Anthropology Major
The Anthropology major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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Sociology and Anthropology: 980:080 or 800:072; 990:010; 990:011; 990:141 or 990:142 or 990:143; 990:151 or 990:152; 990:161 or 990:164 or 990:168; 990:176; 990:177 |
24 hours |
Electives in anthropology |
9 hours |
Electives in sociology |
3 hours |
Total |
36 hours |
Anthropology Major-Teaching (Extended Program)
The Anthropology Teaching major requires a minimum of 132-138 total hours to graduate (depending on the minor chosen). This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements , the Professional Education Requirements, and the following specified major requirements to complete the minimum of 132-139 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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4 hours |
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Sociology: 980:080 |
3 hours |
6 hours |
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Electives in anthropology |
24 hours |
Total |
37 hours |
A teaching minor is required, and it is strongly recommended that the minor be in another social science discipline.
Not more than 9 semester hours of credit from 990:145, 990:184, 990:189, and 990:198 may be applied toward this major.
Criminology Major
The Criminology major requires a minimum of 120 hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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Sociology and Criminology: 980:001; 980:080 or 400:102* or 800:072; 980:108; 982:022; 982:025; 982:175 |
18 hours |
Group 1 - Crime and Criminality (six hours from the following) Criminology: 982:110; 982:112; 982:122; 982:127; 982:137; 982:151; 982:152 |
6 hours |
Group 2 - Crime and Social Control (six hours from the following) Criminology: 982:116; 982:117; 982:124; 982:126; 982:128; 982:132; 982:153; 982:162 |
6 hours |
Group 3 - Special Topics (six hours from the following) Political Science: 942:144 Criminology: 982:111; 982:113; 982:119; 982:123; 982: 131; 982:169; 982:181 |
6 hours |
Group 4 - Research and Applied Studies (three hours from the following or three hours from Groups 1, 2, or 3) Groups 1, 2, or 3 |
3 hours |
Total |
39 hours |
*400:102 is a 4-hour course. 400:102 has the following prerequisites: 400:001; 400:101; one college-level mathematics course or consent of instructor.
Note: Students majoring in criminology should take 982:022 and 982:025 before taking any 100-level courses within the major.
Graduation note: In order to graduate with a major in criminology, students must achieve a total major GPA of at least 2.33.
Sociology
The Sociology major requires a minimum of 120 total hours to graduate. This total includes Liberal Arts Core requirements and the following specified major requirements, plus electives to complete the minimum of 120 hours. Liberal Arts Core courses included in major program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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9 hours |
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3 hours |
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Core Electives:(take ONE course in THREE of the four core areas below) 1. Inequality and Intersectionality Sociology: 980:120; 980:129; 980:135; 980:156; 980:171; 980:176
2. Race/Ethnicity and Immigration Sociology: 980:100; 980:118; 980:120; 980:138; 980:156; 980:167
3. Gender, Culture, and Identity Sociology: 980:100; 980:129; 980:138; 980:167; 980:168; 980:177
4. Family and the Life Course |
9 hours |
General Electives (12 hours):Sociology (6-9 hours): 980:060; 980:100; 980:102; 980:105; 980:118; 980:120; 980:125; 980:129; 980:135; 980:138; 980:145; 980:156; 980:160; 980:167; 980:168; 980:171; 980:172; 980:176; 980:177; 980:180; 980:184; 980:189; 980:198 Criminology (0-1 course with a 982 prefix - 0-3 hours) Anthropology (1 course with a 990 prefix - 3 hours) |
12 hours |
Total |
33 hours |
*400:102 is a 4-hour course. 400:102 has the following prerequisites: 400:001; 400:101; one college-level mathematics course or consent of instructor.
Notes: Students are advised to take Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods before taking any other sociology courses.
Not more than 9 semester hours of credit from 980:145, 980:184, 980:189, and 980:198 may be applied toward the major, except with the approval of your advisor and department head.
A course cannot be used to satisfy more than one core elective category.
A course cannot be used to fulfill both a core elective category and a general elective in this major.
Minors
Anthropology Minor
Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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12 hours |
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Electives in anthropology |
6 hours |
Total |
18 hours |
Anthropology Minor-Teaching
Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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Social Science: 900:190 (unless already taken in major); 900:191 |
4 hours |
6 hours |
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Electives in anthropology |
18 hours |
Total |
28 hours |
Criminology Minor
Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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Sociology: 980:001 |
3 hours |
6 hours |
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Electives: (9 hours from the following) |
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Criminology: 982:110; 982:112; 982:113; 982:116; 982:117; 982:119; 982:122; 982:123; 982:124; 982:126; 982:127; 982:128; 982:131; 982:132; 982:137; 982:151; 982:152; 982:153; 982:162/990:162; 982:169; 982:181 |
9 hours |
Total |
18 hours |
Sociology Minor
Liberal Arts Core courses included in minor program requirements are distinguished by italics.
Required: |
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6 hours |
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Electives in sociology (980 prefix) |
15 hours |
Total |
21 hours |
Notes: Students are advised to take Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods before taking any other sociology courses.
Not more than 9 semester hours of credit from 980:145, 980:184, 982:189, and 980:198 may be applied toward the minor, except with the approval of your advisor and department head.
Master of Arts Degree Programs
Major in Criminology
The major in Criminology is available on the thesis option only. A minimum of 30 semester hours, including 6 hours of 982:299 research, is required. A minimum of 15 hours of 200-level course work is required.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology for any other admission requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.
Required: |
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9 hours |
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9 hours |
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Thesis Research: 982:299 |
6 hours |
| Electives (must be approved by advisor and Graduate Coordinator) | 6 hours |
Total |
30 hours |
Students entering this program should have taken the following courses or their equivalents:
Sociology/Criminology: 980:001; 980:080; 982:025.
Major in Sociology
The major in Sociology is available on the the thesis option only. A minimum of 31 semester hours, including 6 hours of 980:299 research, is required. A minimum of 15 hours of 200-level course work is required, including no more than 3 hours of 980:285.
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should contact the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology for any other admission requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at www.grad.uni.edu/admission/default.aspx.
Required: |
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Sociology: 980:200; 980:201; 980:211; 980:260; 980:278; 982:280 |
16 hours |
Thesis Research: 980:299 |
6 hours |
Electives (Up to six hours may be taken outside of sociology with approval of Graduate Coordinator.) |
9-15 hours |
Total |
31-37 |
A reading knowledge of a foreign language is recommended.
Students entering this program should have taken the following courses or should be able to demonstrate competency in them:
Sociology/Criminology: 980:001; 980:080; 980:108; 980:170.
Program Certificates
The University of Northern Iowa makes available, in addition to traditional programs, the opportunity for students to earn program certificates. Program certificates provide an alternative to programs leading to a degree, a major, or a minor; they certify that an individual has completed a program approved by the university. For information on the following program certificates, contact the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology or the Office of the Registrar, which serves as the centralized registry.
Certificate in Criminology
Required: |
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Sociology: 980:001 |
3 hours |
6 hours |
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Electives (choose three courses from the following) Criminology: 982:112; 982:119; 982:122; 982:123; 982:126; 982:127; 982:186g (Studies in Terrorism - offered by correspondence only) |
9 hours |
Total |
18 hours |
Certificate in Social Identities, Inequalities, and Intersectionalities
Required: |
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6 hours |
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Choose three courses (9 hours) in only one of the four specialty areas listed below
1. Inequality and Intersectionality Sociology: 980:12; 980:129; 980:135; 980:156; 980:171; 980:176
2. Race/Ethnicity and Immigration Sociology: 980:100; 980:118; 980:120; 980:138; 980:156; 980:167/400:167/990:167
3. Gender, Culture, and Identity Sociology: 980:100; 980:129; 980:138; 980:167/400:167/990:167; 980:168/990:168; 980:177
4. Family and the Life Course |
9 hours |
Total |
15 hours |
*Students are advised to take Introduction to Sociology (980:001) and Research Methods (980:108) before taking any of the courses listed below.
Skills in Social Research Certificate
Required: |
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12 hours |
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6 hours |
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Three hours from the following: Sociology/Anthropology: 980:145/990:145; 980:184/990:184; 990:172 |
3 hours |
Total |
21 hours |