Criminology, Minor

Description. The Criminology minor focuses on the nature and cause of crime, the behavior of criminals and how society reacts to crime and criminals.

Minor coordinator. Professor Louis Kontos, Department of Sociology (646.557.4512, [e-mail])

Requirements. Students who minor in Criminology must complete 18 credits (six courses) at the 200-level or above from the approved list of courses below. No more than two courses may be used to satisfy credit requirements in the student’s major, other minors or programs.

Courses

Select six

SOC 203	Criminology	3
SOC 216	Probation and Parole: Theoretical and Practical Approaches	3
SOC 236/CRJ 236	Victimology	3
SOC 240	Social Deviance	3
SOC 301	Penology	3
SOC 308	The Sociology of Violence	3
SOC 309	Juvenile Delinquency	3
SOC 312	Classical Sociological Theory	3
SOC 335	Migration and Crime	3
SOC 341	International Criminology	3
SOC 351	Crime and Delinquency in Asia	3
SOC 360/ECO 360	Corporate and White-Collar Crime	3
SOC 385	Selected Topics in Criminology	3
SOC 420/CRJ 420	Women and Crime	3
SOC 430-431	Criminology Research Internship	3
SOC 440	Senior Seminar (Criminology)	3

Total Credit Hours: 18