2020-2021
Social and Criminal Justice

Social and Criminal Justice

Students earning a minor in Social and Criminal Justice explore historical and contemporary issues surrounding criminal justice. The Social and Criminal Justice focus prepares students for work within the criminal justice system or affiliated agencies by bridging the “professional” field of criminology/criminal justice with the liberal arts, specifically sociology, by offering a perspective of and experience with building a more just society.

For information on Major in Sociology with Social and Criminal Justice emphasis, see Sociology.

Program Contact

Assistant Professor John Johnson

Program Options

Core Courses

(6 hours required)

SOC121: Introduction to Social and Criminal Justice (3 credit hours)
SOC328: Criminological Theory (3 credit hours)

Required Course Selections

(12 hours required; select four courses)

SOC220: Equality and Social Justice (3 credit hours) *
SOC302: Social Thought (3 credit hours)
SOC311: Ethics in Social and Criminal Justice (3 credit hours) *
SOC324: Law and Society (3 credit hours)
SOC326: Punishment and Alternatives (3 credit hours)
SOC373: Class and Stratification (3 credit hours)
SOC380: Race and Ethnicity (3 credit hours)
SOC390: Gender and Society (3 credit hours)
SOC403: Criminal Procedure (3 credit hours) *
SOC460: Internship in Applied Sociology (3-6 credit hours) *
Note:

*Recommended course