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Criminology (BA)

 

Criminology is the study of crimes, criminals, crime victims, theories explaining illegal and/or deviant behavior, the social reaction to crime and criminals, the effectiveness of anti-crime policies and the broader political terrain of social control. The major contains courses in sociology, other social science disciplines and the humanities. Students who are planning to attend graduate or professional schools and students who are currently working in criminal justice or other public service fields as well as those planning to do so in the future will find this major of interest.

Some details:
Part 1: Disciplinary Requirements
Part 2: Multi-Disciplinary Foundations
Part 3: Applications of Criminology
Part 4: Advanced Methods
Part 5: Electives

Credits required: 36

Prerequisites: SOC 101 and PSY 101. These courses fulfill the College’s general education requirements in the social sciences. Other courses also have prerequisites beyond courses previously taken in the major:

Honors Option: Students with a cumulative 3.5 grade point average when they have completed 75 credits are eligible for a Criminology Honors track. The Honors track requires completion of 6 additional credits in the form of a a two-semester research internship (SOC 430-431) or a research independent study. Consult the major coordinator for further information.

Coordinator: Professor Douglas Thompkins, Department of Sociology (212.484.1118, dthompkins@jjay.cuny.edu)

Additional information: Certain courses are offered only in fall semesters and others only in spring semesters. Students who enroll for the first time at the College in Fall 2010 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose either the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained at the Office of Undergraduate Studies or at the Lloyd George Sealy Library.

Part 1. Disciplinary Requirements Subtotal 15 credits

Required
Sociology 203 Criminology
Sociology 314 Theories of Social Order
Sociology 440b Senior Seminar in Criminology
Social Science Research 325 Research Methods in the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics 250 Principles and Methods of Statistics


Part 2. Multi-Disciplinary Foundations Subtotal: 3
Select one
Anthropology 230 Culture and Crime
Economics 170 Introduction to the Economics of Crime and Social Problems
Law 310/Philosophy 310 Ethics and Law
Psychology 242 Abnormal Psychology

Part 3. Applications of Criminology Subtotal: 6
Select two courses
Sociology 301Penology
Sociology 308 Sociology of Violence
Sociology 309 Juvenile Delinquency
Sociology 335 Migration and Crime
Sociology 3XX Special Topics in Criminology
Sociology 236/ Criminal Justice 236 Victimology
Sociology 420/Criminal Justice 420 Women and Crime

Part 4. Advanced Methods Subtotal: 3
Select one course
Sociology 327 Advanced Sociological Methodology
Sociology 3XX Advanced Social Statistics
Sociology 3XX Qualitative Research Methods
Sociology 3XX Evaluation Research

Part 5. Electives Subtotal: 9

A. Multi-Disciplinary Electives
Select one
Africana Studies 215 Police and the Ghetto
Anthropology 330 American Cultural Pluralism and the Law
Anthropology 340 Anthropology and the Abnormal
Economics 315/Police Science 315 An Economic Analysis of Crime
Police Science 216 Crime Mapping
Psychology 372 Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 325 The Latina/o Experience of Criminal Justice

B. Sociology Electives
Select two
Sociology 201 Urban Sociology
Sociology 206 Sociology of Conflict
Sociology 222 Sociology of Mass Communication
Sociology 240 Social Deviance
Sociology 302 Social Problems
Sociology 305 The Sociology of Law
Sociology 351 Crime and Delinquency in Asia
Sociology 405 Social Systems/Modern Organizations
Sociology 2XX Race, Racism and Crime
Sociology 202/Psychology 202 The Family: Changes, Challenges, and Crisis Intervention 

Total: 36 credits