Sep 06, 2025

Butler University Bulletin 2025-2026

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Butler University Bulletin 2025-2026

Criminology, Minor

Requirements for the Criminology Minor

The minor requires 21 credit hours.

Minor Core Requirements (9 Hours)

SW 200-SO - Understanding Society Min Units: 3
SO 391 - Social Theory Seminar Min Units: 3
SO 393 - Research Methods Seminar Min Units: 3

Additional Area Requirements (12 Hours)

Crime and Law (3 Courses; 9 Hours)

SO 321 - Crime and Society Min Units: 3

Two of the Following:

SO 311 - Law and Society Min Units: 3
SO 326 - Gender, Race, and Crime Min Units: 3
SO 339 - Violence, Media, and Culture Min Units: 3
SO 345 - Deviance and Social Control Min Units: 3
SO 351 - Punishment and Society Min Units: 3
SO 353 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Min Units: 3
SO 355 - International Crime Min Units: 3

Sociocultural Diversity (1 Course; 3 Hours)

SO 317 - Gender and Society Min Units: 3
SO 323 - Racial and Ethnic Relations Min Units: 3
SO 325 - Class, Status, and Power Min Units: 3
SO 329 - The Sociology of Racism Min Units: 3