MINOR IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE

 

Office:

Craven Hall, Sixth Floor

 

Telephone:

(760) 750-4117

 

Sociology Department Chair:

Richard T. Serpe, Ph.D.

 

Faculty:

 

Therese Baker, Ph.D.

Donald Barrett, Ph.D.

Kristin Bates, Ph.D.

Valerie J. Callahan, Ph.D.

Sharon Elise, Ph.D.

Darlene Piña, Ph.D.

Robert E.L. Roberts, Ph.D.

Garry Rolison, Ph.D.

Richard T. Serpe, Ph.D.

Linda Shaw, Ph.D.

Sheldon X. Zhang, Ph.D.

 

Program Offered:

 

• Minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice

 

The Criminology and Criminal Justice Minor is offered through the Sociology Department. All courses for this minor can be viewed within the Sociology course listings. Advising for this minor is handled by the Sociology Department. Each course counted towards the minor must be completed with a grade of C (2.0) or better. A minimum of eighteen (18) units in sociology must be completed at CSUSM.

 

The major purpose of the Criminology Minor is to provide an expanded and more focused concentration on the study of criminology and the criminal justice system regarding 1) the study of deviance and the incidence and explanations for delinquency and crime; 2) methods of prevention and control of delinquency and crime; 3) characteristics and practices of the criminal justice system. Moreover, students will select a set of courses that add on to parts of this core, such as the study of women and crime, and the comparative study of crime in different societies. Students will broadly analyze the origins, causes, and consequences of crime and the structure of the criminal justice system in order to gain greater mastery of this socially important and very timely topic.

 

Students wishing to combine the minor in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology should consult their advisor.

 

 

Required Courses

 

Upper-division (12 units)

 

Units

SOC 321                                                 3 units

SOC 323                                                 3 units

SOC 325                                                 3 units

SOC 442                                                 3 units

 

Upper-division Electives (9 units) selected from:

SOC 306                                 SOC 396

SOC 322                 SOC 443

SOC 324                                 SOC 444

SOC 327                                 SOC 445

SOC 328                                 SOC 449

SOC 329

 

Total Units              21 units