Criminology & Social Justice (B.A.) - Bloomfield College

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
New Student Seminar		3
SEEDS General Education Requirements		30-33
Major Requirements		46-49
Free Electives		41-35
Total Credits		120

Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
CRM Core
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology	3
CSJ 101	Introduction to Justice Systems and Systems of Inequality	3
SOC 215	Statistics For Sociologists	4
SOC 236A	Deviance and Social Control	3
CSJ 243	Criminology	3
SOC 320B	Classic Sociological Theory	3
SOC 325A	Methods of Social Research	3
CSJ 353	Criminal Law	3
Select one of the following:		3-4
CSJ 450	Seminar in Criminology and Social Justice
CSJ 491	Internship in Criminology and Social Justice
200-Level Electives
Select two of the following:		6-8
CSJ 208	Advocacy in Action: Civic Engagement through Social Sciences
CSJ 211	Juvenile Delinquency and Social Justice
CSJ/SOC 236A	Deviance Social Control
CSJ/SOC 241A	Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice
HIS 226A	Modern Latin America and the Caribbean, 1825-Present
SOC 211	Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 234A	Social Inequality
300-Level Electives
Select two of the following:		6
CSJ 330	Law Enforcement and Social Justice
CSJ 335	Mental Illness, Marginality, and Social Justice
SOC 310	Sociology of Capital Punishment
SOC 341	Social Problems and Public Solutions
400-Level Electives
Select two of the following:		6
CSJ 433	Selected Topics in Criminology and Social Justice
CSJ/SOC 436	Punishment Society
CSJ 418	Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy
SOC 450A	Senior Seminar
Total Credits		46-49

New Student Seminar

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
FYS 100	First Year Seminar	3
Total Credits		3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.		3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.		3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.		3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.		3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.		3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level.		3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories.		12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits		30-33

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.