Criminology and Psychology, BA

Criminology Core Requirements (12 credit hours)

SW 200-SO - Understanding Society Min Units: 3
SO 205 - Contemporary Social Issues Min Units: 3
SO 391 - Social Theory Seminar Min Units: 3
SO 393 - Research Methods Seminar Min Units: 3

Criminology Required Courses (6 credit hours)

Criminological Theory (One of the following):

SO 321 - Crime and Society Min Units: 3
SO 345 - Deviance and Social Control Min Units: 3

Inequality (One of the following):

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 347 - Urban Community Min Units: 3
SO 349 - Social Movements Min Units: 3
SO 354 - Aging and the Life Course Min Units: 3
SO 357 - Abolition Min Units: 3

Criminology Electives (9 credit hours)

SO 311 - Law and Society Min Units: 3
SO 321 - Crime 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 352 - Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System Min Units: 3
SO 353 - Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Min Units: 3
SO 355 - International Crime Min Units: 3
SO 357 - Abolition Min Units: 3
SO 360 - Selected Topics in Criminology Min Units: 1
Note: SO360, SO370, or SO380 may satisfy requirements with permission of Department Chair.

Community Engagement Requirement

Students must complete an internship (SO484, SO485) or a service-learning course (SL). Taking an SL elective course listed above will also fulfill the Community Engagement Requirement.

Psychology Combined Major (25 credit hours)

Combined majors complete 25 credit hours in Psychology, including 10 credit hours of foundational knowledge, 12 credit hours from the four content domains, and 3 credit hours of electives in Psychology.

Foundations

Combined majors in Psychology will complete the following foundational courses (10 credit hours)

SW 250-PS - Psychological Inquiry Min Units: 3
PS 110 - Finding Success in the Psychology Program Min Units: 1
PS 210 - Research Methods/Statistics I Min Units: 3
PS 211 - Research Methods/Statistics II Min Units: 3

Content Domains

Students must complete one course in each of the following areas (12 credit hours)

Developmental Psychology

Choose from one of the following courses:

PS 320 - Life Span Developmental Psychology Min Units: 3
PS 330 - Child Psychology Min Units: 3
PS 335 - Adolescent Psychology Min Units: 3

Social Psychology

Choose from one of the following courses:

PS 340 - Power and Intergroup Relations Min Units: 3
PS 350 - Social Psychology Min Units: 3
PS 450 - Psychology and Law Min Units: 3

Biological Psychology

Choose from one of the following courses:

PS 370 - Biological Bases of Behavior Min Units: 3
PS 375 - Psychopharmacology Min Units: 3
PS 404 - Sensory Processes and Perception Min Units: 3

Cognitive Psychology

Choose from one of the following courses:

PS 385 - Cognitive Processes Min Units: 3
PS 390 - Learning Min Units: 3
PS 395 - Memory Min Units: 3

Psychology Elective (3 credit hours)

One PS 300- or 400-level elective, including any PS class not counted towards the other requirements and experiential courses in research or internship.

Combined Senior Capstone Experience (3 hours)

Select from one of the following:

SO 486 - Senior Research Seminar Min Units: 3
SO 499 - Honors Thesis Min Units: 3
PS Seminar, Min Units: 3
PS 499 - Honors Thesis Min Units: 3