Criminal Justice Degree Online

The Mount offers a new Criminology concentration within the Sociology major as of Fall 2008.

Students within Sociology who select the Criminology concentration will take courses in a wide range of areas including victimology; hate crimes; drugs and society; violence and the community; conflict and resolution; and, comparative criminology.

Students will be required to take courses that provide them with an introduction to the discipline of criminology; an analysis of social problems in the United States; an examination of the creation of laws and reaction to crime by society; various aspects of criminal victimization; and, exposure to criminal justice systems across the world.

This concentration will prepare students for scholarly careers in sociology, criminology and social deviance, as well as such professional careers in corrections, law enforcement, youth programming, rehabilitation, victim services, insurance and financial fraud counseling, private investigation, and the judicial court system.

Learning outcomes specific to the Criminology concentration include:
Understanding the structure, function, and interactions of the main components of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice.
Describing the historical milestones in the development of justice, crime and punishment within their legal, social and political contexts. Identifying and assessing the main theories in criminology that help to explain the nature and extent of crime, the causes of crime and criminality, the behavior of criminals, and criminal victimization.
Examining the causes and responses to social injustice.
Exploring society’s role in law creation.
Understanding the role of research in sociology/criminology.
Examining policies and programs related to crime, criminology, and criminal justice.

For more information on the Criminology concentration, please contact Dr. Jenifer Lee-Gonyea at jlgonyea@msmc.edu or 845.569.3322 or go to the MSMC Undergraduate Catalog.

The objectives of the department are (1) to provide students with a critical awareness and understanding of the social world of which they are a part; (2) to familiarize students with their social responsibilities as members of society; (3) to provide a basic foundation for advanced study and possible careers in sociology or social work, criminal justice, and anthropology; (4) to provide a knowledge of social interaction and social structure useful for students entering business, government, and the professions.
Sociology Major

A major in sociology consists of nine courses (29 hours), including SOC 101 (prerequisite to all 300 and 400 level Sociology courses), 301, 302, 304, 404a, and 404b, as well as one additional elective. At least 15 hours toward the major must come from courses numbered above 300.

In addition, one course must be taken from each of the following three:

1. Problems (SOC 210, 295, 310, 313, 315, 345)

2. Structures (SOC 320, 321, 323, 325, 330, 335, 340, 367)

3. Special areas (SOC 390, 395, 490, ANT 201, CRJ 260)

The objectives of the department are (1) to provide students with a critical awareness and understanding of the social world of which they are a part; (2) to familiarize students with their social responsibilities as members of society; (3) to provide a basic foundation for advanced study and possible careers in sociology or social work, criminal justice, and anthropology; (4) to provide a knowledge of social interaction and social structure useful for students entering business, government, and the professions.
Sociology Major

A major in sociology consists of nine courses (29 hours), including SOC 101 (prerequisite to all 300 and 400 level Sociology courses), 301, 302, 304, 404a, and 404b, as well as one additional elective. At least 15 hours toward the major must come from courses numbered above 300.

In addition, one course must be taken from each of the following three:

1. Problems (SOC 210, 295, 310, 313, 315, 345)

2. Structures (SOC 320, 321, 323, 325, 330, 335, 340, 367)

3. Special areas (SOC 390, 395, 490, ANT 201, CRJ 260)
Minors

Sociology Minor
A minor in sociology consists of a minimum of 16 hours, including SOC 101, 301, and 304.

Anthropology Minor
A minor in anthropology consists of a minimum of 15 hours, including ANT 201 and 12 additional hours in Anthropology, six of which must number 300 or above.

Criminal Justice Minor
The minor in criminal justice consists of 16 credit hours, including SOC 101, CRJ 260, CRJ 490, and two 300-level Criminal Justice courses. With permission of the chair, SOC 313 may be taken in place of one of the two 300-level CRJ electives in the minor.
Departmental Honors

Majors may qualify for departmental honors in sociology by qualifying for membership in Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society.

The Mount offers a new Criminology concentration within the Sociology major as of Fall 2008.

Students within Sociology who select the Criminology concentration will take courses in a wide range of areas including victimology; hate crimes; drugs and society; violence and the community; conflict and resolution; and, comparative criminology.

Students will be required to take courses that provide them with an introduction to the discipline of criminology; an analysis of social problems in the United States; an examination of the creation of laws and reaction to crime by society; various aspects of criminal victimization; and, exposure to criminal justice systems across the world.

This concentration will prepare students for scholarly careers in sociology, criminology and social deviance, as well as such professional careers in corrections, law enforcement, youth programming, rehabilitation, victim services, insurance and financial fraud counseling, private investigation, and the judicial court system.

Learning outcomes specific to the Criminology concentration include:
Understanding the structure, function, and interactions of the main components of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice.
Describing the historical milestones in the development of justice, crime and punishment within their legal, social and political contexts. Identifying and assessing the main theories in criminology that help to explain the nature and extent of crime, the causes of crime and criminality, the behavior of criminals, and criminal victimization.
Examining the causes and responses to social injustice.
Exploring society’s role in law creation.
Understanding the role of research in sociology/criminology.
Examining policies and programs related to crime, criminology, and criminal justice.

For more information on the Criminology concentration, please contact Dr. Jenifer Lee-Gonyea at jlgonyea@msmc.edu or 845.569.3322 or go to the MSMC Undergraduate Catalog.

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Students interested in careers in sociology, criminal justice, government service or social work often find a criminology minor to be academically and professional rewarding. It requires a minimum of seven courses (21 semester hours) including four required courses.

The Mount offers a new Criminology concentration within the Sociology major as of Fall 2008.

Students within Sociology who select the Criminology concentration will take courses in a wide range of areas including victimology; hate crimes; drugs and society; violence and the community; conflict and resolution; and, comparative criminology.

Students will be required to take courses that provide them with an introduction to the discipline of criminology; an analysis of social problems in the United States; an examination of the creation of laws and reaction to crime by society; various aspects of criminal victimization; and, exposure to criminal justice systems across the world.

This concentration will prepare students for scholarly careers in sociology, criminology and social deviance, as well as such professional careers in corrections, law enforcement, youth programming, rehabilitation, victim services, insurance and financial fraud counseling, private investigation, and the judicial court system.

Learning outcomes specific to the Criminology concentration include:
Understanding the structure, function, and interactions of the main components of the criminal justice system including law enforcement, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice.
Describing the historical milestones in the development of justice, crime and punishment within their legal, social and political contexts. Identifying and assessing the main theories in criminology that help to explain the nature and extent of crime, the causes of crime and criminality, the behavior of criminals, and criminal victimization.
Examining the causes and responses to social injustice.
Exploring society’s role in law creation.
Understanding the role of research in sociology/criminology.
Examining policies and programs related to crime, criminology, and criminal justice.