CRIMINOLOGY MAJOR
2014-2016 Catalog
In order to graduate with a major in criminology, students must take at least 12 credit hours of
Criminology courses at UNI and must achieve a total major GPA of at least 2.33.
(Please see your degree audit to determine which criminology major you need to fulfill.)
Required Courses (18 hours)
Number
SOC 1000
CRIM 2022
CRIM 2025
SOC 2010
SOC 2020
OR
PSYCH 3003
Credits
Offered
Introduction to Sociology (980:001)
Criminal Justice System (982:022)
Criminology (982:025)
Research Methods (980:108)
Statistics for Social Research (980:080)
Course Name
None
SOC 1000
SOC 1000
SOC 1000
Liberal Arts Core math requirement
3
3
3
3
3
Fall/Spring
Spring
Fall/Spring
Fall/Spring
Fall/Spring
Psychological Statistics (400:102)
PSYCH 1001, PSYCH 3002, one collegelevel mathematics course or consent of
instructor.
4
Fall/Spring
3
3
Fall/Spring/Summer
Fall/Spring
Credits
Offered
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Variable
Fall/Spring
Fall
Variable
Fall
Spring
Spring
Spring
Fall
Spring
Fall/Spring
OR
STAT 1772
CRIM 4575
Introduction to Statistical Methods (800:072)
Senior Seminar in Criminology (982:175)
Prerequisites
Senior; criminology majors only
Note: Students majoring in criminology should take CRIM 2022 and CRIM 2025 before taking any 100-level courses within the major (see course descriptions
for 4-digit numbers associated with these 100-level courses).
Group One Electives “Crime and Criminals” (9-12 hours)
Number
CRIM 2112
CRIM 2127
CRIM 2152
CRIM 3151
CRIM 3319/5319
CRIM 4122/5122
CRIM 4137/5137
CRIM 4323/5323
CRIM 4331/5331
CRIM 4369/5369
CRIM 4381/5381
Course Name
White Collar Crime (982:112)
Juvenile Delinquency (982:127)
Crime and Community (982:152)
Crime and Social Inequality (982:151)
Victimology (982:119g)
Youth Gangs (982:122g)
Homicide (982:137g)
Social Deviance and Control (982:123g)
Women, Crime, and Society (982:131g)
Drugs, Crime, and Society (982:169g)
Topics in Criminology (982:181g)
Prerequisites
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025
None
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior
junior
SOC 1000; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior
SOC 1000; junior
SOC 1000; SOC 2010; junior
SOC 1000; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior
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Group Two Electives “Policy, Law and Justice” (6-9 hours)
Number
Course Name
Prerequisites
Credits Offered
CRIM 2134
CRIM 2217
CRIM 2232
CRIM 3225
CRIM 3226/5226
CRIM 3314
CRIM 4216/5216
CRIM 4224/5224
CRIM 4228/5228
CRIM 4253/5253
CRIM 4381/5381
Crime Analysis
Community Corrections (982:117)
Juvenile Justice (982:132)
Criminal Court System
Crime and Punishment (982:126g)
Ethics in Crime, Law, and Justice (982:113)
Correctional Treatment: Theory & Practice (982:116g)
Police and Society (982:124g)
Law and Society (982:128g)
Crime and Public Policy (982:153g)
Topics in Criminology (982:181g)
SOC 2020 or STAT 1772; sophomore
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; sophomore
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; sophomore
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022 or CRIM 2025; junior
SOC 1000; junior
SOC 1000; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; junior
SOC 1000; CRIM 2025; junior
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Spring
Variable
Spring
Variable
Spring
Variable
Fall
Fall/Spring
Fall
Fall
Fall/Spring
Credits
Offered
3
Fall
1-3
Variable
Group Three Electives “Interdisciplinary and Applied Studies in Criminology” (3-6 hours)
Number
ANTH 3420
Course Name
Prerequisites
Forensic Anthropology (990:155)
ANTH 1001
Completed nine hours of criminology courses; junior;
consent of instructor and department head
Consent of Department Head, Instructor, and
Cooperative Education office
CRIM 3130
Readings in Criminology
CRIM 3179
Cooperative Education (982:179)
CRIM 4198
Independent Study (982:198)
Consent of Instructor and Department Head
CRIM 4485
Criminology Internship (982:185)
SOC 1000; CRIM 2022; CRIM 2025; junior; major
GPA 2.80 or higher. Consent of instructor and
department head
3
Fall/Spr/
Sum
POL AMER 1048
POL AMER 2147
POL AMER 3144
POL AMER
4142/5142
POL COMP 3121
PSYCH 3102/5102
Introduction to Public Administration (942:048)
Law and the Courts (942:147)
Civil Rights and Liberties (942:144)
None
None
None
3
3
3
Fall/Spr
Fall
Spring
Problems in Juvenile and Family Law (942:142g)
Junior
3
Fall/Spr
Terrorism and Insurgency (944:121)
Drugs and Individual Behavior (400:170g)
None
Junior
3
3
PSYCH 3403/5403
Abnormal Psychology (400:142g)
PSYCH 1001; junior standing
3
SOC 1060
SOC 3037/5037
SOC 3080/5080
Social Problems (980:060)
Race, Ethnicity and Social Justice (980:045g)
None
SOC 1000; junior standing.
3
3
Variable
Fall/Spr
Fall/Spr/
Sum
Fall/Spr
Variable
Immigration and Transnationalism (980/990:120g)
SOC 1000 or ANTH 1002; junior
3
Spring
(ANTH 3080/5080)
1-3
1-3
Fall/Spr/
Sum
Variable
TOTAL HOURS FOR MAJOR = 39
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