The FSU criminology program is an interdisciplinary baccalaureate program, housed in the sociology department, that introduces students to three important dimensions of criminal behavior and crime control: the role of law and legal systems, social/structural dimensions of crime, and individual/behavioral dimensions of crime.
Requirements for the Major:
Seven (7) Core Courses:
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 121 Criminology
SOCI 234 Investigating Social Forces in American Society
SOCI 302 Sociological Methods I – Research Design
SOCI 303 Sociological Methods II – Data Collection & Analysis
SOCI 329 Social Deviance
SOCI 495 Internship in Sociology/Anthropology or
POSC 450 Internship in the Judicial System
Note: SOCI 495 Internship in Sociology/Anthropology must be in a criminology-related field.
Students must select six (6) elective courses, two (2) courses from each of the areas listed below. Three (3) electives must be taken in a minimum of two (2) departments other than Sociology.
Law and the Legal System:
BADM 215 Legal Environment of Business
POSC 250 American Legal Systems (Gen Ed. Goal 10, Constitutions requirement)
POSC 315 Judicial Politics and Policy
POSC 316 U.S. Constitutional Law and Politics
SOCI 230 Law and Society
Social/Structural Dimensions of Crime and Criminal Behavior:
ECON 230 Urban Economics
POSC 337 Legislative Politics and Policy
SOCI 130 Social Problems
SOCI 245 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 263 Social Inequality
Individual/Behavioral Dimensions of Crime and Criminal Behavior:
INTD 225 Biopsychology*
PHIL 102 Introduction to Ethics: Why be Moral? (Gen. Ed. Goals 4, 12)
PSYC 212 Adolescent Psychology* (Gen. Ed. Goals 9, 12)
PSYC 271 Principles of Behavior Modification*
PSYC 322 Abnormal Psychology*
SOCI 224 Juvenile Delinquency
Recommended Courses:
BIOL 142 Introduction to Human Biology (Gen. Ed. Goal 7, Lab)
MATH 117 Introduction to Statistics (Gen. Ed. Goal 2)
PSYC 101 General Psychology (Gen. Ed. Goal 9)
Goal 12 is satisfied through the major.
*Indicates course has a prerequisite
