Academics

Criminal Justice Requirements

Requirements for the Major in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice major requires 39 semester hours of course work, including a six-credit capstone experience that involves a supervised internship in a criminal justice agency along with extensive writing and reading assignments.

The following six courses are required for the major:

Sociol 101 (Introduction to Sociology)
Sociol/CrmJus 262L (Criminology)
Sociol/CrmJus 351L (Methods of Sociological Research)
Sociol/CrmJus 363L (Corrections)
Sociol/CrmJus 465L (The Police in Society)
Sociol/CrmJus 467L (Sociology of Law)

Students must take one of the following Race / Ethnicity / Multiculturalism courses:

Sociol/CrmJus 321L (Race and Ethnic Relations)
Sociol/CrmJus 323L (Race, Incarceration and Deportation)

Students must take one of the following Key Issues in Contemporary Criminal Justice courses:

Sociol/CrmJus 367L (Drugs and Society)
Sociol/CrmJus 368L (Alcoholism: Etiology and Epidemiology)
Sociol/CrmJus 369L (Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention)
Sociol/CrmJus 386L (Sociology of Mental Health and Illness)

Students must take one of the following Internship / Senior Capstone courses:

Sociol/CrmJus 461L (Internship in Law and Criminal Justice)
Sociol/CrmJus 462L (Internship in Law and Juvenile Justice)

Sudents must take nine credits of electives (the equivalent of three courses). Students who take extra courses in the required categories above may count the extra courses as electives. In no case may a particular course count as both a requirement and an elective.

Sociol/CrmJus 104L (Introduction to Criminal Justice)
Sociol 160 (Social Problems)
Sociol 183 (Battered Women)
Sociol 184 (Child Abuse)
Sociol 201 (Youth and Society)
Sociol 242 (The Family)
Sociol 261 (Social Deviance and Control)
Sociol 290 (Environmental Justice and Human Disasters)
Sociol 316 (Family Violence)
Sociol/CrmJus 321L (Racial and Ethnic Relations)
Sociol/CrmJus 323L (Race, Incarceration, and Deportation)
Sociol 350 (Elements of Social Statistics)
Sociol 352 (Criminological Statistics and Data Analysis)
Sociol 362 (Juvenile Delinquency)
Sociol 364 (Internet, Society, and Cyber Crime)
Sociol/CrmJus 365L (Victimology)
Sociol 366 (White Collar and Corporate Crime)
Sociol/CrmJus 367L (Drugs and Society)
Sociol/CrmJus 368L (Alcoholism: Etiology and Epidemiology)
Sociol/CrmJus 369L (Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention)
Sociol 382 (Sociology of Gender)
Sociol/CrmJus 386L (Sociology of Mental Health and Illness)
Sociol 472 (Media and Violence)

Additional notes:

  • Only one course within the major may be taken pass/fail. That course may not be Sociol/CrmJus 351L, 461L, or 462L.
  • No more than nine credits of 100-level courses may count towards the major.
  • A maximum of five courses (15 credits) may be transferred from other institutions into major requirements.
  • Methods of Research, Corrections, Police in Society, Sociology of Law, the Multiculturalism class, and the Key Issues class may be transferred from 4-year institutions only.
  • Students may not receive credit for both Sociol 350 and Sociol 352.
  • Once students matriculate at UMB, criminal justice or sociology courses taken elsewhere need prior approval from the department chair and the Registrar.

Requirements for the Minor in Criminal Justice

The Criminal Justice minor requires 21 semester hours of coursework.

The following three courses are required for the minor:

Sociol 101 (Introduction to Sociology)
Sociol/CrmJus 262L (Criminology)
Sociol 351L (Methods of Sociological Research)

  • Note: Students majoring in Sociology or Social Psychology must take one of the following courses in place of Sociol 351L:
  • Sociol 350 (Elements of Social Statistics)
  • Sociol 352 (Criminological Statistics and Data Analysis)

Students must take at least one of the following courses:

Sociol/CrmJus 363L (Corrections)
Sociol/CrmJus 465L (The Police in Society)
Sociol/CrmJus 467L (Sociology of Law)

Students must take nine additional credits of courses from the following list:

Sociol/CrmJus 104L (Introduction to Criminal Justice)
Sociol 160 (Social Problems)
Sociol 183 (Battered Women)
Sociol 184 (Child Abuse)
Sociol 201 (Youth and Society)
Sociol 242 (The Family)
Sociol 261 (Social Deviance and Control)
Sociol 290 (Environmental Justice and Human Disasters)
Sociol 316 (Family Violence)
Sociol/CrmJus 321L (Racial and Ethnic Relations)
Sociol/CrmJus 323L (Race, Incarceration, and Deportation)
Sociol 350 (Elements of Social Statistics)
Sociol 352 (Criminological Statistics and Data Analysis)
Sociol 362 (Juvenile Delinquency)
Sociol 364 (Internet, Society, and Cyber Crime)
Sociol/CrmJus 365L (Victimology)
Sociol 366 (White Collar and Corporate Crime)
Sociol/CrmJus 367L (Drugs and Society)
Sociol/CrmJus 368L (Alcoholism: Etiology and Epidemiology)
Sociol/CrmJus 369L (Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention)
Sociol 382 (Sociology of Gender)
Sociol/CrmJus 386L (Sociology of Mental Health and Illness)
Sociol 472 (Media and Violence)
Sociol/CrmJus 461L (Internship in Law & Criminal Justice)
Sociol/CrmJus 462L (Internship in Law & Juvenile Justice)

Additional notes:

  • Only one course within the minor may be taken pass/fail. That course may not be Sociol/CrmJus 351L, 350, or 352.
  • No more than six credits of 100-level courses may count towards the minor.
  • A maximum of three courses (nine credits) may be transferred from other institutions.
  • Corrections, Police in Society, Sociology of Law, and Methods of Research may be transferred from 4-year institutions only.
  • Students may not receive credit for both Sociol 350 and Sociol 352.
  • Once students matriculate at UMB, criminal justice or sociology courses taken elsewhere need prior approval from the department chair and the Registrar.