Program Overview

The Crime and Deviance Track is designed for students who have an interest in criminal justice but see sociology as providing more opportunities for employment than a pure degree in criminal justice. In addition to the standard 12 hours of required core sociology courses (i.e., sociological theory, social research methods, race and ethnic relations, social statistics, stratification and inequality, and sociology capstone), elective credit is divided into 12 hours of directed electives in Area G, which includes options for course work in sociology of deviance, drugs and society, sociology of domestic abuse, race and ethnic relations, and an internship.

The Crime and Deviance Track was designed to make use of the joint Sociology and Criminal Justice Department as suggested by the American Sociological Association. Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate the ability to think rationally and critically about various sociological issues, excel in interpersonal communication skills, demonstrate a deep understanding of multiculturalism and diversity, understand the nature of crime and deviance, be able to understand criminology and the criminal justice system from an interdisciplinary perspective, and will have well-developed skills in research, data analysis, planning and organizing, and management and demonstrate proficiency with either quantitative and/or qualitative data base and statistical software.

Example study areas include:

The Family

Race, Class, and Gender

Crime, Conformity, and Deviance

Social Stratification, Prejudice and Discrimination

Community Development, and Social Policy

Work and Organizations

Global Studies: - Model African Union

African Women and Development

Social Theory

Social Research Methods

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Career Opportunities

• Mental Health Worker
• Adoption Agent
• Corrections Officer
• Child Welfare Officer
• Human Resources
• Welfare Counselor
• Community Service Agency
• Claims Representative
• Public Opinion Surveyor
• Marketing Research Analyst
• Social Worker
• Case Aid Worker
• Child Abuse Case Manager
• Advertising Assistant
• Delinquency Counselor
• Parole/Probation Officer
• Researcher
• Correctional Case Worker
• Technical Writer
• Alcohol/ Drug Case Worker
• Research Assistant
• Consumer Advocate
• Labor Relations
• Personnel Interviewer

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities		7
Take the following courses
PERS 1506	Perspectives 1-hour
RIVR 1101	Taking the Plunge
RIVR 2101	Navigating Deeper Waters
Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills 1		3-7
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science	3
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus	3
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving	3
MATH 1401	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History		6
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865	3
or HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
POLS 1101	American Government	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics		6
Select one Fine Arts course		3
ARTH 1100	Art Appreciation
ARTH 2125	Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic
ARTH 2126	Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern
MUSC 1100	Music Appreciation
THEA 1100	Theatre Appreciation
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts 1
Select one Humanities course		3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I
ENGL 2112	World Literature II
ITDS 1155	The Western Intellectual Tradition
ITDS 1774	Introduction to Digital Humanities
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts 1
Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing		6
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences 2		7-11
ANTH 1145	Human Origins	3
ASTR 1105	Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System	3
ASTR 1106	Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies	3
ASTR 1305	Descriptive Astronomy Lab	1
ATSC 1112	Understanding the Weather	3
ATSC 1112L	Understanding the Weather Lab	1
BIOL 1125	Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab	3
BIOL 1215K	Introductory Biology	4
BIOL 1225K	Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab	4
CHEM 1151 & 1151L	Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1152 & 1152L	Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab	4
CHEM 1211 & 1211L	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1212 & 1212L	Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab	4
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology	3
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I	4
ENVS 1105	Environmental Studies	3
ENVS 1105L	Environmental Studies Laboratory	1
ENVS 1205K	Sustainability and the Environment	4
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOL 1110	Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment	3
GEOL 1121	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology	3
GEOL 1121L	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 1122	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology	3
GEOL 1322	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 2225	The Fossil Record	4
PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311	Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312	Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab	4
PHYS 1125	Physics of Color and Sound	3
PHYS 1325	Physics of Color and Sound Lab	1
PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311	Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312	Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab	4
Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences		3
Select one course
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ENGL 2136	Language and Culture
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
ITDS 1156	Understanding Non-Western Cultures
Core IMPACTS Total Hours		42

¹

ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once. 

²

At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		42
Core Total		42
Field of Study Requirements
Minimum grade of C is required
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI 1168	Social Problems	3
SOCI 2126	Introduction to Social Work and Welfare	3
Select 9 credits from Field of Study Requirements		9
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1109	Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 1145	Human Origins
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ANTH 2205	Human Skeletal Analysis
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I
CPSC 1302K	Computer Science II
CPSC 2105	Computer Organization
CPSC 2108	Data Structures
CPSC 2125	Internet Programming
CPSC 2555	Selected Topics in Computer Science
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865
HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
MATH 1111	College Algebra
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving
MATH 2115	Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
MATH 2135	Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2020	Critical Thinking
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PHIL 2500	Formal Logic
POLS 2101	Introduction to Political Science
POLS 2201	State and Local Government
POLS 2401	Global Issues
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
PSYC 2103	Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2127	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Required for the Major
Minimum grade of C is required
SOCI 3103	Sociological Theory	3
SOCI 3111	Social Research Methods	3
SOCI 3114	Community Engagement Techniques	3
SOCI 3165	Social Stratification and Inequality	3
SOCI 4796	Sociology Capstone	3
Select 12 credits from the following:		12
SOCI 3109	Sociology of Deviance
SOCI 3117	Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 3128	Drugs and Society
SOCI 3138	Sociology of Domestic Abuse
SOCI 4698	Sociology Internship
Required for the Major Total		27
Major Electives
Minimum grade of C is required
Select any 12 credits from the following:		12
CRJU 3155	Juvenile Delinquency
CRJU 3169	Violent Crime
SOCI 3105	Social Psychology
SOCI 3145	Violence and Society
SOCI 3158	Sociology of Formal Organizations
SOCI 3166	Urban Studies
SOCI 3508	Selected Topics in Sociology
Major Electives Total		12
General Electives
Select 21 credits		21
General Electives Total		21
Total Credit Hours		120