Sociology - Criminal Justice (B.A.) - Bloomfield College

Program Requirements

A. First Year Seminar
FYS 100First Year Seminar3-4
B.Mathematics
MTH 130Transition to Collegiate Mathematics4
MTH 141College Algebra4
or MTH 161 Precalculus
C. Writing
Students who take WRT 102 must then take WRT 108. Students who take WRT 105A must then take WRT 109.
WRT 105AArgumentative and Analytic Writing (or WRT 102 Enhanced Argumentative and Analytic Writing)4
or WRT 106A Accelerated Argumentative and Analytic Writing
WRT 108Enhanced Synth/Research Writing4
or WRT 109 Synthesis Research Writing

Major Requirements

Required Courses
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3-4
SOC 215Statistics For Sociologists4
SOC 236ADeviance and Social Control3-4
SOC 243ACriminology3-4
SOC 320BClassic Sociological Theory3-4
SOC 325AMethods of Social Research3-4
Select two of the following:6-8
PSC 235
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 212 Sociology of Education
Social Psychology
Social Inequality
SOC 235 Urban Sociology
Minority Groups and Race Relations
Sociology of The Family
SOC 251 Gender and Globalization
Select two of the following:6-8
Research Methods I
PSY 317 Organizational Behavior
SOC 309 Global Crime
SOC 314 Sociology of Madness and Marginality
SOC 333 Selected Topics in Sociology
SOC 336 Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
SOC 345 The Police
SOC 347 Corrections
SOC 348 Victimology
Criminal Law
Select two of the following:6-8
SOC 412 Contemporary Social Problems
SOC 413 Social Change
SOC 414 Social Movements
SOC 415 Criminal Justice and Gender
SOC 416 Criminal Justice and Race
Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy
SOC 419 Community and Corrections
Selected Topics in Sociology
Select one of the following:3-4
Senior Seminar
Fall Internship in Sociology
Spring Internship - Sociology

Bloomfield College General Education 

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Take one course unit from Aesthetic Appreciation Skills
Take one course unit from Communication Skills
Take one course unit from Scientific Literacy Skills
Take one course unit from Problem Solving & Critical Thinking
Take one course unit from Technological & Digital Literacy Skills
Take two course units from Transcultural & Global Awareness Skills OR one course unit from Transcultural & Global Awareness Skills AND one course unit from Civic Engagement Skills

Upper Level Course Requirement

Complete 15 courses at the 200-level or higher

Writing Intensive

Complete two writing intensive courses.

Free Electives

5 course units required but can be exceeded (courses less than 100 level eg ACF do not count toward graduation requirements)