西肯塔基大學

Students interested in government, political science, psychology, forensics, social work, pre-law, police science, corrections, probation, parole, court administration, or any related academic field or career will find the minor in criminology academically and professionally rewarding. The major in criminology requires a minimum of 34 semester hours. Students majoring in criminology must select a minor or second major.

Required Coursework (22 hours)

• CRIM 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice (3 hours)*
• SOCL 300 Using Statistics in Sociology (3 hours)*
• SOCL 302 Strategies of Social Research (3 hours)*
• SOCL 309 Social Deviance (3 hours)*
• CRIM 330 Criminology (3 hours)*
• CRIM 332 Juvenile Delinquency (3 hours)*
• CRIM 380 Penology (3 hours)*
• CRIM 499 Senior Seminar (1 hour)

Elective Coursework (12 hours)

• ANTH 300 Forensic Anthropology
• CHEM 111 Intro to Forensic Chemistry
• CHEM 430 Forensic Chemistry
• CRIM 222 Introduction to Crime Mapping
• CRIM 232 Introduction to Law Enforcement*
• CRIM 233 Alternatives to Confinement
• CRIM 234 Crime and Popular Culture
• CRIM 346 Special Topics in Criminology
• CRIM 361 Race, Class, and Crime
• CRIM 430 Comparative Systems of Juvenile Justice
• CRIM 432 Sociology of Criminal Law
• CRIM 434 Organized Crime
• CRIM 437 The Death Penalty in America
• CRIM 438 Victimology*
• CRIM 439 Internship in Criminology
• CRIM 446 Gender, Crime & Justice
• CRIM 447 Life-Course Criminology
• CRIM 448 International Justice and Crime
• CRIM 451 White Collar Crime
• CRIM 456 Homicide and Serial Homicide
• CRIM 489 Criminology Study Abroad
• HIST 445 American Legal History to 1865
• HIST 446 American Legal History Since 1865
• SOCL 359 Sexuality and Society
• SOCL 389 Stigma and Society
• SOCL 435 Family Violence*
• PH 165 Drug Abuse*
• PH 467 Drug Abuse Education
• PH 472 Illicit Drug Policy in the US
• PS 220 Judicial Process*
• PS 326 Constitutional Law
• PS 328 Criminal Justice
• PS 350 Political Terrorism
• PSY/PSYS 440 Abnormal Psychology
• PSY 441 Aspects of Alcoholism
• PSY 470 Psychology and the Law
• SWRK 356 Services to Juvenile Offenders