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. Callanan,
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 Cal State San Marcos.
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. See page 163 for bachelor’s degree in Sociology.
Required Courses
Upper-division (12
units)
Units
SOC 3213
SOC 3233
SOC 3253
SOC 4423
Upper-division
Electives
(9 units) selected
from:
SOC 306SOC 396
SOC
322SOC 443
SOC
324SOC 444
SOC
327SOC 445
SOC
328SOC 449
SOC
329
Total
Units21