Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology, Family Studies

Professor Meyers, Chair
Assistant Professors Brown, Hoskin and Thompson
Instructor Abodalo
Lecturers Kovarie and Lash

Anthropology Track	Albright Sociology Department web page What Can I do with a Major in Sociology? A List of Resources for Sociology Majors
Criminology Track
Crime and Justice Combined Concentration
Family Studies Track
Child and Family Studies Combined Concentration
General Sociology Track
Courses

Crime and Justice

The Crime And Justice Interdisciplinary Concentration (Sociology, Political Science and Psychology) focuses on the sociological, psychological and legal / political analysis of criminal deviance and society’s responses to it. Students in this program pursue a curriculum which includes sociological and legal/political perspectives on crime, criminal deviance, juvenile delinquency, victimization, criminal law and legal sanctions, and the political / legal aspects of criminal codes within both the United States and in the global community.

The courses in the curriculum provide students with a broad based understanding of the traditional and contemporary theoretical explanations of criminal behavior, the current patterns related to the incidence and prevalence of crime and victimization in contemporary society; the methodological and statistical techniques used to measure and analyze criminal deviance; and the implications and ramifications of criminal deviance for society in general and for its individual members.

The course requirements for the Crime and Justice Concentration are: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 105) (required General Studies Introductory Social Science); Social Institutions and Problems (SOC 201); Statistics (SOC 207) (satisfies General Studies Quantitative Reasoning Requirement); Crime and Deviance (SOC 251); Crime, Culture and Conflict Resolution (ANT 253) or Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 302); Research Methods (SOC 403); Internship (SOC 482) (or an approved elective course); Senior Seminar (SOC 490); American Government (POS 101) (required General Studies Introductory Social Science); Comparative World Views (POS 206); Law and Society (POS 216); Criminal Law (POS 231); Senior Seminar (POS 425); and one courses from Public Policy (POS 214), Public Administration (POS 302), or Metropolitan Politics (POS 310); General Psychology (PSY 100); and two courses from Social Psychology (PSY 106), Human Development (PSY 230), Theories of Personality (PSY 250), Adult Psychopathology and Behavior Disorders (PSY 390), or Child Psychopathology and Behavior Disorders (PSY 391); and one course from Sex Roles (IDS 303), Psychology and Law (IDS 305), or Men and Women: Debating the Differences (IDS 323).

Students who choose to combine Sociology and Political Science to form a combined concentration complete the following courses: Introduction to Sociology (SOC 105) and American Government (POS 101) (both courses are required General Studies Introductory Social Sciences); Social Institutions and Problems (SOC 201); Statistics (SOC 207) (satisfies General Studies Quantitative Reasoning Requirement); Crime and Deviance (SOC 251); Crime, Culture and Conflict Resolution (ANT 253) or Juvenile Delinquency (SOC 302); Research Methods (SOC 403); Internship (SOC 482) (or an approved elective course); Senior Seminar (SOC 490); International Politics (POS 202); Comparative Politics (POS 205); Political Theory (POS 315); Seminar in Law and Public Policy (POS 412); and three course from Law and Society (POS 216), Public Administration (POS 214), Public Administration (POS 302), Criminal Law (POS 331), or Civil Liberties (POS 372).

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