Criminology Minor
General Degree Requirements
To earn a baccalaureate degree, all students must complete successfully, in addition to any other requirements, the University of Montana General Education Requirements. Please refer to the General Education Requirements page for more information.
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Unless otherwise noted in individual program requirements, a minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all work attempted at the University of Montana-Missoula is required for graduation. Please see the Academic Policies and Procedures page for information on how your GPA is calculated.
Courses taken to satisfy the requirements of a major, minor, or certificate program must be completed with a grade of C- or better unless a higher grade is noted in the program requirements.
MINOR - CRIMINOLOGY
- To earn a Minor in Criminology, the student must complete a minimum of 21 credits in Sociology (SOCI) with at least 9 of these credits at the upper-division level (300+).
- Students who want to major in Sociology and minor in Criminology may not count any SOCI courses towards both.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| Complete all of the following courses: | ||
| SOCI 211S | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| SOCI 221 | Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| SOCI 439 | Advanced Criminological Theory | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Complete 12 credits of the following courses: | 12 | |
| Forensic Psychology | ||
| Race, Gender & Class | ||
| Careers in Criminology | ||
| Criminal Justice Ethics | ||
| Social Stratification | ||
| Juvenile Justice System | ||
| Sociology of Law Enforcement | ||
| Comparative Criminology | ||
| Family Violence | ||
| Sociology of Punishment | ||
| Sociology of Corrections | ||
| Victims and Society | ||
| Communities and Crime | ||
| Deviant and Criminal Behavior | ||
| Prostitution & Human Trafficking | ||
| Gender, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Homicide | ||
| Work, Labor, and the Criminal Justice System | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |