Tailoring your sociology major

Are you interested in tailoring your sociology major with a CJS minor? Here are some course options for you:

Sociology with emphasis on the prison system, as well as exploring possible alternatives to incarceration

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • SOC 375 Gender and Crime
  • SOC 342 Social Deviance
  • POL 372 Criminal Law

Sociology courses:

  • SOC 333 Social Stratification
  • SOC 341 Ethnic and Race Relations

Sociology with emphasis on what leads people to criminal offending

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • SOC 342 Social Deviance
  • HSS 349 Violence in Families

Sociology course:

  • SOC 311 Sociology of Families

Sociology with emphasis on gender issues

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 359 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 357 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 355 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • HSS 349 Violence in Families
  • POL 379 Gender and the Law

Sociology courses:

  • SOC 333 Social Stratification
  • SOC 345 Sociocultural Perspectives on Gender