Criminology Major
2012-2014 Criminology Major Curriculum*
Please see your degree audit to determine which criminology program requirements (2006-2008, 2008-2010, 2010-2012, or 2012-2014) you need to fulfill. If you are under an older curriculum and wish to switch to the current curriculum (2012-2014), you may be able to redeclare the major (visit the SAC department office BAK 356 to declare or redeclare major, or to obtain earlier curriculum information). In order to graduate with a major in criminology, students must achieve a total major GPA of at least 2.33.
For Criminology Major advising, contact Dr. Gayle Rhineberger-Dunn at gayle.rhineberger@uni.edu or 319-273-3245.
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Required Courses (18 hours)
|
Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
|
SOC 1000 |
Introduction to Sociology (980:001) |
None |
3 |
|
CRIM 2022 |
Criminal Justice System (982:022) |
SOC 1000 |
3 |
|
CRIM 2025 |
Criminology (982:025) |
SOC 1000 |
3 |
|
SOC 2020 OR PSYCH 3003 OR STAT 1772 |
Statistics for Social Research (980:080)
Psychological Statistics (400:102)
Introduction to Statistical Methods (800:072) |
Liberal Arts Core Math Class
PSYCH 1001, PSYCH 3002, one college-level mathematics course or consent of instructor. |
3
4
3 |
|
SOC 2010 |
Research Methods (980:108) |
SOC 1000 |
3 |
|
CRIM 4575 |
Senior Seminar in Criminology (982:175) |
senior; criminology majors only |
3 |
Note: Students majoring in criminology should take CRIM 2022 and CRIM 2025 before taking any 100-level courses within the major (see course descriptions for 4-digit numbers associated with these 100-level courses).
Group One Electives “Crime and Criminals” (9-12 hours)
|
Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
|
CRIM 3319/5319 |
Victimology (982:119g) |
junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2112 |
White Collar Crime (982:112) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025 |
3 |
|
CRIM 4122/5122 |
Youth Gangs (982:122g) |
SOC 1000; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2127 |
Juvenile Delinquency (982:127) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025 |
3 |
|
CRIM 4137/5137 |
Homicide (982:137g) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 3151 |
Crime and Social Inequality (982:151) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2152 |
Crime and Community (982:152) |
3 |
|
|
CRIM 4323/5323 |
Social Deviance and Control (982:123g) |
SOC 1000; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 4331/5331 |
Women, Crime, and Society (982:131g) |
SOC 1000; SOC 2010; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 4369/5369 |
Drugs, Crime, and Society (982:169g) |
SOC 1000; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 4381/5381 |
Topics in Criminology (982:181g) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior |
3 |
.
Group Two Electives “Policy, Law and Justice” (6-9 hours)
|
Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
|
CRIM 4216/5216 |
Correctional Treatment: Theory & Practice (982:116g) |
SOC 1000; (CRIM 2022 OR CRIM 2025); junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2217 |
Community Corrections (982:117) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; sophomore |
3 |
|
CRIM 4224/5224 |
Police and Society (982:124g) |
SOC 1000; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 3226/5226 |
Crime and Punishment (982:126g) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 4228/5228 |
Law and Society (982:128g) |
SOC 1000; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2232 |
Juvenile Justice (982:132) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; sophomore |
3 |
|
CRIM 4253/5253 |
Crime and Public Policy (982:153g) |
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior |
3 |
|
CRIM 2134 |
Crime Analysis |
SOC 2020 OR STAT 1772; sophomore |
3 |
| CRIM 2134 | Ethics in Crime, Law, and Justice (982:113) | SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; sophomore |
3 |
| CRIM 3225 | Criminal Court System | SOC 1000; CRIM 2022 |
3 |
| CRIM 4381/5381 | Topics in Criminology (982:181g) | SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior |
3 |
Group Three Electives “Interdisciplinary and Applied Studies in Criminology” (3-6 hours)
|
Number |
Course Name |
Prerequisites |
Credits |
|
POL AMER 3144 |
Civil Rights and Liberties (942:144) |
none |
3 |
|
ANTH 3420 |
Forensic Anthropology (990:155) | ANTH 1001 |
3 |
|
CRIM 3130 |
Readings in Criminology | Completed nine hours of criminology courses; junior; consent of instructor and department head |
1-3 |
|
CRIM 3179 |
Cooperative Education (982:179) | Consent of Department Head, Instructor, and Cooperative Education office | 1-3 |
|
CRIM 4198 |
Independent Study (982:198) | Consent of Instructor and Department Head |
1-3 |
|
CRIM 4485 |
Criminology Internship (982:185) | SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; CRIM 2025; junior; major GPA 2.80 or higher. Consent of instructor and department head |
3 |
|
POL AMER 1048 |
Introduction to Public Administration (942:048) | None |
3 |
|
POL AMER 3147 |
Law and the Courts (942:147) | None |
3 |
|
POL AMER 4142/5142 |
Problems in Juvenile and Family Law (942:142g) | Junior |
3 |
|
POL COMP 3121 |
Terrorism and Insurgency (944:121) | None |
3 |
|
PSYCH 3102/5102 |
Drugs and Individual Behavior (400:170g) | Junior |
3 |
|
PSYCH 3403/5403 |
Abnormal Psychology (400:142g) | PSYCH 1001; junior standing. |
3 |
|
SOC 1060 |
Social Problems (980:060) | None |
3 |
|
SOC 3037/5037 |
Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice (980:045g) | SOC 1000; junior standing. |
3 |
|
SOC 3080/5080 (ANTH 3080/5080) |
Immigration and Transnationalism (980/990:120g) | SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002; junior |
3 |
Total hours for major= 39