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 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • SOC 3560 Gender and Crime
  • SOC 3420 Social Construction of Deviance

Sociology courses:

  • SOC 3330 Social Stratification

Sociology with emphasis on what leads people to criminal offending

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • SOC 3420 Social Construction of Deviance
  • HSS 3490 Violence in Families

Sociology course:

  • SOC 3110 Sociology of Families

Sociology with emphasis on gender issues

CJS core classes:

  • HSS 3590 Criminal Justice
  • PSY 3850 Criminal Behavior
  • SOC 3550 Criminology

CJS electives:

  • HSS 3490 Violence in Families

Sociology courses:

  • SOC 3330 Social Stratification
  • SOC 3450 Sociocultural Perspectives on Gender