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Criminology B.A.Justice Culture Social Change
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Criminology is the study of crime and criminal behavior. The criminology program focuses on crime as a social phenomenon and the causes of criminal behavior. The major provides an overview of institutions, issues and causes of crime, and social control; it also offers a strong foundation in liberal arts, a basic knowledge of behavioral sciences, and a strong professional growth potential for those pursuing a career in criminology or the criminal justice system. Many criminology majors enter law, law enforcement, corrections, and other social service careers or graduate school.
Honors Requirements: The department honors program recognizes majors who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, provides special educational opportunities for such students, and encourages the development of specialty areas within the major. Honors students participate in independent research, working closely with a faculty member. Qualified majors apply to the honors program before the end of the second week of the first semester of their senior year.
A second field of study, either a minor or another major is required. Students with a criminology major cannot double major in sociology.
Program Delivery
This program is available:
Admission Requirements
For information about University of Minnesota admission requirements, visit the
Office of Admissions
website.
Required prerequisites
Introductory Requirement (1 cr)
Transfer students with 24 or more credits and current UMD students who change colleges to CLA are exempt from this requirement. New first-year students with 24 or more PSEO credits may request to be waived from this requirement.
UST 1000 - Learning in Community
(1.0-2.0 cr)
General Requirements
Program Requirements
Requirements for the B.A. in criminology include:
* A second field of study (either a minor or another major).
* Completion of the lower division core requirements before beginning the upper division core.
* Students with a criminology major cannot double major in sociology.
Upper Division Core (11 cr)
After successfully completing SOC 4587, a student must wait at least one semester before registering for SOC 4597. Students intern in a setting related to their career interests. At least 6 credits of SOC 4597 are required for the major.
SOC 3155 - Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
(4.0 cr)
SOC 4587 - Internship Preparation
(1.0 cr)
SOC 4597 - Internship
(6.0-8.0 cr)
Inequality Course (3 cr)
Additional inequality courses may apply in the elective area of the major.
Take 1 or more course(s) from the following:
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CRIM 4323 - Women and Justice
(3.0 cr)
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CRIM 4340 - Racial Inequality and Criminalization
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
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SOC 3945 - Social Stratification
(3.0 cr)
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SOC 4947 - Sociology of Gender
(3.0 cr)
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SOC 4949 - Race and Ethnic Relations
[RACE JUST]
(3.0 cr)
Criminology Electives (12 cr)
Take 4 or more course(s) totaling 12 or more credit(s) from the following:
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CRIM 3xxx
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CRIM 4xxx
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Take no more than 1 course(s) from the following:
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AAAS 3xxx
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AAAS 4xxx
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ANTH 3xxx
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ANTH 4xxx
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CST 3xxx
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CST 4xxx
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SOC 3841 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
Courses From Other Programs (6-8 cr)
Take 2 or more course(s) from the following:
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AMIN 2210 {Inactive}
[LE CAT, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
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AMIN 3206 - Federal Indian Policy
[LE CAT8, LECD CAT08, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 3230 - American Indian Tribal Government and Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4230 - Introduction to Federal Indian Law
[SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
AMIN 4250 - American Indian Diplomacy: Treaties, Compacts, and Agreements
[GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
COMM 2102 {Inactive}
[LE CAT8, SOC SCI]
(3.0 cr)
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COMM 3215 - Conflict Management
(3.0 cr)
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COMM 3525 - Deciding What's News
(3.0 cr)
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COMM 3550 - Children and Media
(3.0 cr)
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GEOG 3334 - Urban Geography
(3.0 cr)
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HIST 3244 - Holocaust & Genocide in Europe in the 20th Century
(4.0 cr)
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PHIL 3231 - Law and Punishment
(4.0 cr)
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POL 3001 - American Public Policy
(3.0 cr)
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POL 3015 - State and Local Government
(4.0 cr)
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POL 3131 - Judicial Politics and Policy Making
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3150 - American Constitutional Law I
(3.0 cr)
·
POL 3151 - American Constitutional Law II
(3.0 cr)
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PSY 2021 - Developmental Psychology
[LE CAT, LECD C, SOC SCI, CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3121 - Abnormal Psychology
(3.0 cr)
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PSY 3122 - Child and Adolescent Abnormal Psychology
(3.0 cr)
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PSY 3231 - Psychology of Drug Use
(3.0 cr)
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PSY 3371 - Child and Adolescent Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 3613 - Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Change
(3.0 cr)
·
PSY 5155 - Forensic Psychology
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3000 - Transnational Perspectives on Feminism
[SOC SCI, GLOBAL PER]
(3.0 cr)
·
WS 3350 - Women and the Law
[CDIVERSITY]
(3.0 cr)
Advanced Writing Requirement (3 cr)
WRIT 3140 or 3160 are recommended.
WRIT 31xx
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Credits: | 1.0 -2.0 [max 2.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | EHS 1000/UST 1000/ ES 1000 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 6.0 -8.0 [max 8.0] |
Prerequisites: | Internship coordinator consent, sociology or criminology major, 4587, WRIT 31xx; no grad credit |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CRIM 4323/WS 4323 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Soc 4947/WS 4947 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3206/TAG 3206 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 3230/TAG 3230 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4230/TAG 4230 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | AMIN 4250/TAG 4250 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 4.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 4.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |