Degree Requirements

The BS in criminology requires the completion of 120 credit hours. These hours include 39-42 credits in the major and 78-81 credits in distribution requirements and general electives. Additional information on all requirements can be found in the Barry University Catalogue.

The major area requirements are:

Core Courses
CRM 200 Introduction to Criminology
SOC 320 Sociology of Law
SOC 409 Research Methodology
SOC 410 Theories of Deviance
CRM 487 Senior Seminar

Organizational-Institutional Courses
SOC 204 Social Problems
CRM 202 Juvenile Delinquency
CRM 300 Special Topics
CRM 311 Corrections
CRM 309 Police and Policing
CRM 307 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
SOC 326 Sociology of Violence
CRM 499 Internship

Cultural-Inequalities-Specialization Courses
CRM 300 Special Topics
CRM 305 Women and Crime
CRM 328 Race, Class and Crime
SOC 332 Drugs and Society
CRM 317 Elite and Organized Crime
SOC 370 Social Psychology