UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
2011-2012 CATALOGUE
B.A. Criminology (CRM)
College: Arts & Sciences
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Course requirements for all UNCW degrees include: (1) University Studies, (2) specific major requirements, and (3)
sufficient elective hours for a combined total of a minimum of 124 hours.
(1) UNIVERSITY STUDIES
See University Studies sheet and/or information on the web at http://www.uncw.edu/uc/basic/basic.html
(2) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS – CRM (Minimum 39 hours)
University Studies Requirement:
_____ +MAT 111 College Algebra (3) Prerequisite: Satisfactory performance on the UNCW math test or MAT 105
Core Courses:
_____ +CRM 105
_____ +SOC 105
_____ +CRM 255
_____ CRM 300
_____ CRM 301
_____ CRM 495
Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
Introduction to Sociology (3)
(SOC 255) Criminology (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105 or SOC 105
(SOC 300) Methods of Social Research (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105 or SOC 105; Pre/Corequisite:
MAT 111 or higher with a grade of “C-” or better
(Meets Applied Learning Requirement)
(SOC 301) Sociological Data Analysis and Interpretation (3) Prerequisites: SOC 300 (CRM 300),
and MAT 111 or higher
(Meets Computer Competency Requirement)
Senior Seminar (3) Prerequisites: CRM 255 (SOC 255), CRM 300 (SOC 300), CRM 301 (SOC 301)
and senior standing
(Meets Oral Communication Competency Requirement)
Primary Electives: (6 hours)
_____ CRM_____
_____ CRM_____
Option 1: Criminology – select two from CRM 310, 315, 375, 420, 455
Option 2: Criminal Justice – select two from CRM 307, 320, 330, 380, 381, 460
Secondary Electives: (6 hours)
Note: Select two courses that are not included in core or primary electives.
_____ CRM_____
Option 1: Criminology – select from CRM 110, 307, 320, 330, 350, 370, 380, 381, 385,
_____ CRM_____
390, 405, 410, 415, 425, 450, 460, 490 Option 2: Criminal Justice – select from CRM
110, 310, 315, 350, 370, 375, 385, 390, 405, 410, 415, 420, 425, 450, 455(SOC 455), 490
Social Science Electives: (9 hours)
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Choose three courses from ANT 211, PSY 347, SOC 215, 315, 325, 335, 340, 345, 350,
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360, 365, 375, 380, 433, 449, 460
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A grade of “C” or better is required in CRM 105, and no more than one course with a grade of “D” may count toward the
requirements for the major (or minor) in criminology. An overall GPA of 2.0 or better is required among courses used to
satisfy the major (and minor).
+ May also be used to satisfy University Studies requirements
(3) ELECTIVES
_____ Elective hours to equal a minimum of 124 hours
Requirements to declare CRM: Completion of 24 hours
For further information, see the CRJ website: http://www.uncw.edu/soccrj and http://uncw.edu/catalogue/undergraduate%201112/Undergraduate%20Catalogue%20Master%20Word.pdf#page=159.
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CRIMINOLOGY COURSES
CRM 105
CRM 110
CRM 255
CRM 300
CRM 301
CRM 307
CRM 310
CRM 315
CRM 320
CRM 330
CRM 350
CRM 370
CRM 375
CRM 380
CRM 381
CRM 385
CRM 390
CRM 395
CRM 405
CRM 410
CRM 415
CRM 420
CRM 425
CRM 450
CRM 455
CRM 460
CRM 490
CRM 491
CRM 495
CRM 499
Introduction to Criminal Justice (3)
Crime and Justice Issues (3)
(SOC 255) Criminology (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105 or SOC 105
(SOC 300) Methods of Social Research (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105 or SOC 105, Pre/Corequisite: MAT
111 or higher with a grade of “C-” or better
(SOC 301) Sociological Data Analysis and Interpretation (3) Prerequisites: CRM 300 or SOC 300, and
MAT 111 or higher
Police in Society (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
White Collar Crime (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Victimology (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Criminal Courts (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Corrections (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Juvenile Justice (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Minorities, Crime and Criminal Justice Policy (3) Prereqs: CRM 105 & three additional hours in CRM
Drugs and Crime (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105 or consent of instructor
Criminal Law (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 and three additional hours in CRM
Criminal Procedure (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 and three additional hours in CRM
Law of Evidence (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 plus six additional hours in CRM
Media, Crime, and Justice (3) Prerequisite: CRM 105
Topical Seminar (3)
Criminal Justice Administration (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 plus six additional hours in CRM
World Criminal Justice Systems (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 plus six additional hours in CRM
Advanced Methods in Criminology (3) Prerequisites: Nine hours of CRM and SOC 300
Collective Violence (3) Prerequisites: Nine hours in CRM and SOC 105
Trials of the Century (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 plus six additional hours in CRM
Criminal Justice Theory (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 plus six additional hours in CRM
(SOC 455) Advanced Criminology (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 and CRM 255 or SOC 255
Crime and Public Policy (3) Prerequisites: CRM 105 and six additional hours in CRM
Criminal Justice Practicum (3), CRJL 490 Lab (1) Prerequisite: Senior standing in CRM
Directed Individual Study (1-3) Prerequisites: Overall GPA or at least 2.00, junior or senior standing,
and consent of instructor, department chair and dean
Senior Seminar (3) Prerequisites: CRM 255 (SOC 255), CRM 300 (SOC 300), CRM 301 (SOC 301) and
senior standing
Honors Work in Criminal Justice (2-3) Prereqs: Eligibility for honors program and senior standing
SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CRIMINOLOGY
SOC 105
SOC 215
SOC 300
SOC 301
SOC 315
SOC 325
SOC 335
SOC 340
SOC 345
SOC 350
SOC 360
SOC 365
SOC 375
SOC 380
SOC 433
SOC 449
SOC 460
ANT 211
PSY 347
Introduction to Sociology (3)
Modern Social Problems (3)
(CRM 300) Methods of Social Research (3) Prerequisites: SOC 105 or CRM 105, Pre/Corequisite MAT
111 or higher with a grade of “C-” or better
(CRM 301) Sociological Data Analysis and Interpretation (3) Prerequisites: SOC 300 or CRM 300
and MAT 111 or higher
Urban Sociology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Racial and Ethnic Group Relations (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
The Sociology of Deviant Behavior (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Organizations in Modern Society (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Sociology of the Family (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Gender and Society (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Social Theory (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105 and six additional hours in SOC
Social Psychology (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Juvenile Delinquency (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Social Classes (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Sociology of Mental Illness (3) Prerequisite: SOC 105
Sociology of Law (3) Prerequisites: SOC 105 and junior or senior standing
Sociology of Poverty (3) Prerequisites: SOC 105 and 380
Fundamentals of Forensic Anthropology (3)
Psychopathology (3) Prerequisite: PSY 105
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