The criminology track exposes students to
the sociological perspective through study of
the methodology of the field, basic theoretical paradigms, as well as the study of socialization,
culture, deviance and conformity, social organization
and societal development, complex
organizations and the principles of stratification
and other forms of social inequality. In
addition, students study the social problem of
crime and deviance within the context of other
social problems, e.g., family dysfunction, poverty,
education, racism, gender issues, and the
sociology of work and occupations. Courses
that concentrate on crime and delinquency are
concerned with:
- The study of behaviors defined as criminally deviant in both American society and other developed and developing societies
- The traditional and contemporary theoretical
explanations of both the process of defining
criminal behavior and the social and
interpersonal decisions and circumstances
related to engaging in criminalized deviant
behavior.
Students study the methodology of social research
used in the study of these forms of deviance
including secondary data analysis and
survey research construction and design. A
course in parametric and nonparametric statistics
provides students with additional analytic
tools for use in collecting and studying aggregate
as well as individual level data on crime
and delinquency.
Students are able to use internship opportunities
to experience and participate in the activities
of an organization or agency whose activities
relate to the application of the program
content. Internship opportunities can be either
in a local organization or agency or in association
with an off-campus experience such as the
Washington Center or the Philadelphia Center.
The senior seminar provides students a
capstone course integrating the various components
of the program and incorporating the
opportunity to complete a major empirical
study of some facet of crime and delinquency
of interest to them.
Requirements
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required
general studies introductory social
science course)
- Any two of the following:
- SOC 195 Introduction to the Criminal
Justice System
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 230 Cultural Sociology
- SOC 231 Cults and New Religious Movements
- SOC 262 Social Stratification and Structured
Inequality
- ANT 204 Introduction to Anthropology
- SOC 240 Statistics (counts as general studies
quantitative reasoning course)
- SOC 251 Crime and Deviance
- ANT 310 Crime, Culture and Conflict Resolution
- Any five of the following:
- SOC 253 Criminal Investigation
- SOC 254 Advanced Criminal Investigation
(must take both courses)
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 305 Terrorism
- SOC/LAS 307 Organized Crime
- SOC 309 Criminal Corrections
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 384 Elite Deviance
- SOC 385 Violence and Victims
- SOC 386 Ethnographics in Crime and
Deviance
- SOC 241 Social Theory
- SOC 341 Research Methods
- SOC 482 Internship (or an approved elective
course)
- SOC 490 Senior Seminar
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Combining Criminology with
Other Concentrations
Requirements:
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (required
general studies introductory social
science course)
- Any one of the following:
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 230 Cultural Sociology
- SOC 231 Cults and New Religious Movements
- SOC 262 Social Stratification and Structured
Inequality
- ANT 204 Introduction to Anthropology
- SOC 240 Statistics (counts as general studies
quantitative reasoning course)
- SOC 251 Crime and Deviance
- Any two of the following:
- ANT 310 Crime, Culture and Conflict
Resolution
- SOC 302 Juvenile Delinquency
- SOC 305 Terrorism
- SOC/LAS 307 Organized Crime
- SOC 309 Criminal Corrections
- SOC 311 Domestic Violence
- SOC 384 Elite Deviance
- SOC 385 Violence and Victims
- SOC 386 Ethnographics in Crime and
Deviance
- SOC 341: Research Methods
- SOC 490: Senior Seminar
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