University Catalog

Sociology - Criminal Justice Concentration (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

New Student Seminar3
SEEDS General Education Requirements30-33
Major Requirements40-46
Free Electives47-38
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Required Courses
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3
SOC 215Statistics For Sociologists4
SOC 236ADeviance and Social Control3
SOC 243ACriminology3
SOC 320BClassic Sociological Theory3
SOC 325AMethods of Social Research3-4
Select two of the following:6-8
SOC 211
Juvenile Delinquency
PSY 230
Social Psychology
SOC 234A
Social Inequality
SOC 235
Urban Sociology
SOC 241A
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice
SOC 249
Sociology of The Family
SOC 251
Gender and Globalization
Select two of the following:6-7
PSY 310WI
Research Methods I
SOC 333
Selected Topics in Sociology
SOC 336
Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
SOC 353
Criminal Law
Select two of the following:6-8
SOC 418
Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy
SOC 419 Community and Corrections
SOC 433A
Selected Topics: Sociology
Select one of the following:3
SOC 450A
Senior Seminar
SOC 490A
Fall Internship in Sociology
SOC 491A
Spring Internship in Sociology
Total Credits40-46

New Student Seminar

FYS 100First Year Seminar3
Total Credits3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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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 Credits30-33