UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Concentrations
Criminology
The emphasis in criminology focuses on understanding the nature of crime, measurement of crime, causes of crime and the implications of crime causation for public policies of crime prevention and control. This emphasis is designed for students who wish to approach the study of crime and criminal justice from an interdisciplinary orientation that centers on theory, research, and policy. Many students who choose an emphasis in criminology are interested in preparing themselves for advanced graduate study in criminology and criminal justice and, ultimately, for careers in teaching and research.
Recommended coursework:
- HCJ u330 Introduction to Corrections
- HCJ u360 Introduction to Juvenile Justice
- HCJ u500 Gender, Crime and Justice
- HCJ u502 Race, Crime and Justice
- HCJ u508 Crime Prevention
- HCJ u520 Communities and Crime
- HCJ u522 Comparative Criminal Justice
- HCJ u525 Psychology of Crime
- HCJ u570 Criminal Violence
- HCJ u572 Youth Gangs
- HCJ u574 Organized Crime
- HCJ u575 Political Crime and Terrorism
- HCJ u576 Corporate and White Collar Crime
- HCJ u578 Victims of Crime
- HCJ u600 Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice
- HCJ u620 Advanced Seminar in Criminology
- HCJ u680 Advanced Seminar in Research
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