Criminal Justice Concentration
The Criminal Justice Concentration of the Sociology-Anthropology major requires a minimum of 45 units, of which 24 must be upper-level. A minimum of 27 of the required total units in the Criminal Justice Concentration must be earned at Towson University. Up to 18 units can be completed elsewhere and applied toward the concentration with the approval of a departmental adviser.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Required Courses | ||
| CRMJ 201 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY | 3 |
| CRMJ 254 | INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| HONORS CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| HONORS INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| SOCIAL STATISTICS | ||
| STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS I | ||
| BASIC STATISTICS | ||
| Theory and Methods Component | ||
| Must be taken at Towson University: | 3 | |
| THEORIES OF CRIME | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| ETHNOGRAPHIC FIELD METHODS | ||
| VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS | ||
| RESEARCH METHODS | ||
| Upper-Level Required Areas | ||
| Select six courses total, with at least one in each area. | 18-19 | |
| 1. Social Control: Reactions to Crime | ||
| ISSUES IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | ||
| CRIME AND PUNISHMENT CROSS-NATIONALLY | ||
| BIOCRIME AND SECURITY | ||
| MENTAL HEALTH, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| JUSTICE AND CRIME | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MEDIA | ||
| CONTROVERSIES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS | ||
| PRISONS IN AMERICA | ||
| QUEER ISSUES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE | ||
| TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 | ||
| POLICE ADMINISTRATION | ||
| ISSUES IN POLICING | ||
| HONORS READINGS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF LAW | ||
| 2. Criminology: Nature of Crime | ||
| VICTIMS AND VICTIM SERVICES | ||
| ISSUES IN CAMPUS VIOLENCE | ||
| RACE, CRIME, AND JUSTICE | ||
| WOMEN, CRIME, AND JUSTICE | ||
| COMMUNITIES AND CRIME | ||
| DELINQUENCY AND JUVENILE JUSTICE | ||
| INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE | ||
| CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY | ||
| TOPICS IN CRIMINOLOGY 1 | ||
| HONORS READINGS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 | ||
| DEVIANCE AND ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | ||
| DEVIANT BEHAVIOR | ||
| 3. Criminal Justice Practice | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC CRIME ANALYSIS | ||
| CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| RESTORATIVE JUSTICE | ||
| TOPICS IN CRIMINOLOGY 1 | ||
| TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS | ||
| ADVANCED CRIMINAL LAW | ||
| ETHICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE I | ||
| HONORS READINGS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 | ||
| Sociology/Anthropology/Outside Electives | ||
| Select any three courses from the following; at least two courses must be from Sociology (SOCI) or Anthropology (ANTH): | 9 | |
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| MORAL PANICS | ||
| DRUGS IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| GLOBALIZATION IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE | ||
| DRUGS IN OUR CULTURE | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF LAW | ||
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | ||
| JUDICIAL SYSTEM | ||
| CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS: PERSONAL LIBERTY AND THE RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED. | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY | ||
| ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| BLACKS IN AMERICA:MYTHS AND REALITY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE, CLASS AND GENDER | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| STATUS, FRIENDSHIP, INTIMACY | ||
| THE FAMILY | ||
| INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| URBAN SOCIOLOGY | ||
| DEMOGRAPHY | ||
| POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| CLASS, STATUS AND POWER | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| WORK AND OCCUPATIONS | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF IMMIGRATION | ||
| Optional Advanced Learning Experience (3-4 units) | ||
| Students may substitute one course only from among the following as a replacement for a SOCI or ANTH Elective in the previous section above: | ||
| ADVANCED FORENSIC INVESTIGATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (Life in the City) | ||
| CRIMINAL JUSTICE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINOLOGY 1 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 | ||
| SEMINAR IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE | ||
| INTERNSHIP IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE II | ||
| INDEPENDENT RESEARCH | ||
| HONORS THESIS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 | ||
| SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | ||
| Total Units | 45-47 | |
- 1
No more than three "Topics" courses (CRMJ 370/375) can be completed for credit in the CRMJ concentration. Adviser consent required for approval in designated area. Topic of course must be related to designated area in order for course to count.
- 2
Students who wish to graduate with Departmental Honors must complete both CRMJ 498 and CRMJ 499 and follow honors procedures. Contact the department for more information. Adviser consent required for approval of CRMJ 498 in designated area. Topic of course must be related to designated area in order for course to count.
Sample Four-Year Plan
The selected course sequence below is an example of the simplest path to degree completion. Based on course schedules, student needs, and student choice, individual plans may vary. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices and to ensure that they have completed the required number of units (120) to graduate.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| CRMJ 201 | 3 | CRMJ 254 (Core 11) | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | Select one of the following: | 3 |
ANTH 207 (Core 12) | ECON 205 (Core 3) | ||
ANTH 210 (Core 12) | MATH 231 (Core 3) | ||
SOCI 101 (Core 6) | |||
SOCI 102 (Core 6) | Core 2 (or Core 1) | 3 | |
| Core 1 (or Core 2) | 3 | Core 3 (if not selected from above) or Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| Core 4 | 3 | Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 |
| Core 5 | 3 | Core 6 or Core 12 | 3 |
| Core 7 | 4 | Core 8 | 4 |
| Core 9 | 3 | Core 10 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Core 13 | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| SOCI/ANTH/Outside Elective | 3 | Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 |
| Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 | Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 |
| Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core 14 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Term 1 | Units | Term 2 | Units |
| CRMJ 353 | 3 | SOCI/ANTH/Outside Elective | 3 |
| SOCI/ANTH/Outside Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Theory and Methods Course | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Upper-Level CRMJ Required Area | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 1 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Units 120 | |||
- Demonstrate effective written and presentation skills appropriate within the major.
- Formulate social research questions, identify and apply various relevant methods, and demonstrate the ability to interpret research findings.
- Analyze how people’s lives are shaped by a social world that includes diversity, inequality, social processes and structures.
- Apply theoretical and methodological tools of the disciplines to conceptualize and evaluate contemporary social issues and phenomena.