Criminology Minor
Who defines crime and criminal behavior? Why do people commit crimes? What does society do, and what can society do better to prevent and respond to crime? The criminology minor gives students the tools to analyze how society defines, regulates and tries to prevent crime, as well as considering social issues and structures that may cause people to break laws. The minor program in criminology allows students to pair their majors with an exploration of issues of crime and the criminal justice system.
The criminology minor affords students the opportunity to analyze how society defines, regulates and seeks to prevent criminal behavior as well as considering what factors lead people to commit crimes.
Courses address the role of systemic inequality and state violence in relation to crime. Students select courses from multiple social scientific disciplines including sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology and indigenous, race and ethnic studies to gain an understanding of the nature of crime, including the social and cultural factors contributing to criminal behavior and institutional efforts to prevent it. They also gain skills in analyzing evidence as well as identifying, apprehending and rehabilitating perpetrators.
Criminology Minor Requirements
Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C- or better.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses: | 12 | |
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
or SOC 207 | Social Inequality | |
| Introduction to Criminology | ||
| Deviance, Social Control, and Crime | ||
| Electives: 1 | 24 | |
| Introduction to Forensic Anthropology | ||
| Advanced Forensic Anthropology | ||
| Human Osteology Laboratory | ||
| Conflicts of Incarceration | ||
| Urban and Regional Economic Problems | ||
| Experimental Course: [Topic] | ||
| Introduction to Ethnic Studies | ||
| Race and Incarceration | ||
| Issues for Children and Families | ||
| Youth Psychopathology in Context | ||
| Prevention of Interpersonal Violence | ||
| GIScience I | ||
| GIScience II | ||
| International Cooperation and Conflict | ||
| International Human Rights | ||
| Communication Law | ||
| Media Ethics | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Law | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Investigation | ||
| Youth and Social Change | ||
| The Death Penalty | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy of Law | ||
| Urban Geographic Information Systems | ||
| Power, Politics, and Inequality | ||
| Ethics, Identity, and Power | ||
| Legal Process An Introduction to the American Judiciary | ||
| Black Lives Matter and American Democracy | ||
| Terrorism and Weapons Proliferation | ||
| Gender in the Law | ||
| Race, Politics, and the Law | ||
| Matters of Life and Death | ||
| Civil Rights and Civil Liberties | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Psychoactive Drugs | ||
| Psychology and Law | ||
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Psychology of Trauma | ||
| Social Development | ||
| Development and Psychopathology | ||
| American Society | ||
| Social Issues and Movements | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Issues in Sociology of Gender: [Topic] | ||
| Political Sociology | ||
| Issues in Deviance, Control, and Crime: [Topic] | ||
| Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline | ||
| Total Credits | 36 | |
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Up to 4 credits of internship or practicum can be applied towards the minor.
Additional Requirements
- At least 16 credits must be at the upper-division level
Residency Requirements
- At least 24 minor credits must be taken at UO.