Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice

Students experience a strong liberal-arts general education that tackles complex issues in our justice system. Majors gain a deep understanding of forensics, the courts, corrections facilities, and issues surrounding diversity.

A criminal justice minor provides students with a foundational understanding of our justice system. Minors require 20 credits to complete.

Offered through collaboration between the departments of Education, Psychology, and Sociology, this major explores the many factors that shape an individual’s socioemotional development, and prepares students to give families and children their voices in the community to fulfill their dreams and goals.

Students become sociology experts through rigorous coursework and research in one of three sociology concentrations: general studies, human services, and cultural and diversity studies.

A sociology minor provides students with the basic concepts and tools in one of the same three concentrations. Minors require 20 credits to complete.