Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

The criminology and investigations major is grounded in the discipline of sociology and supports the forensic science Initiative at West Virginia University. The criminology focus provides an understanding of society as a normative order with ever-changing definitions of conformity and deviance. Through an examination of the social foundations of law, the operation of the criminal justice system and such urgent problems as juvenile delinquency, corporate crime, hate crime, terrorism, and organized crime, students will develop a new understanding of public order and public privacy. The criminology and investigations major prepares students for a variety of careers in the public, private and non-profit sectors and for graduate programs in sociology, criminology, criminal justice, forensic investigation, public administration, and law.

Modul program

The following are the modules offered: Foundation courses (six credit hours required): SOCA 232 Criminology; SOCA 233 Juvenile Delinquency; SOCA 234 The Criminal Justice System; Intermediate courses (nine credit hours required): SOCA 293T Race, Racism, and the Law; SOCA 302 Deviant Behavior; SOCA 318 Hate Crime (PR: SOCA 101, 232 or 233); SOCA 319 Police Culture and Socialization (PR: SOCA 101, 232 or 233, and 330); SOCA 321 Punishment and Social Control (PR: SOCA 101, 232 or 233); SOCA 324 Gender and Crime (PR: SOCA 101, 232 or 233); SOCA 331 Sociology of Law; SOCA 334 Corporate and White Collar Crime; SOCA 339 Organized Crime; SOCA 345 Terrorism; SOCA 346 Victimology; Advanced courses (six credit hours required): SOCA 402 The Investigating Professions; SOCA 407 Constructing Social Problems; SOCA 435 Criminal Justice Processes (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 444 Neighborhoods and Crime; SOCA 461 Issues in Crime and Justice ; SOCA 470 Cities and Urban Life (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 493E Internet Crime; SOCA 493W Media, Crime, and Deviance (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 493Y Radical Wings of Social Movement Organizations; SOCA 493 Situational Policing Survey (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 493 Survey Methods (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 493 Sex, Lies, and Statistics (typically offered with 389/488); SOCA 494 Advanced Sociological Methods (typically offered with 389/488); Non-criminology elective courses (nine credit hours required): SOCA 207 Social Problems in Contemporary America; SOCA 221 Families and Society; SOCA 223 Death and Dying; SOCA 235 Race Relations; SOCA 238 Ethnic Groups; SOCA 252 Physical Anthropology; SOCA 254 Cultural Anthropology; SOCA 255 Latin American Cultures; SOCA 256 Traditional and Changing Africa; SOCA 258 Introduction to Archaeology (Co-Req: SOCA 250, Archaeology Laboratory); SOCA 293O North American Archaeology; SOCA 293R Environmental Sociology; SOCA 293V Cultural Resource Management; SOCA 293W Understanding Social Issues; SOCA 293X Inequality and the Media; SOCA 304 Complex Organizations; SOCA 318 Hate Crime (PR: SOCA 101, 232 or 233); SOCA 320 Social Psychology; SOCA 322 Third World Development; SOCA 323 Sociology of Rural Life; SOCA 333 Sociology of Work and Work Places; SOCA 336 Sociology of Religion; SOCA 337 Sociology of American Business; SOCA 353 Anthropology of Religion; SOCA 358 Anthropology of Health and Illness; SOCA 359 World Prehistory; SOCA 360 Women and Men in Society; SOCA 405 Introduction to Social Inequality; SOCA 440 Social Change; SOCA 463 Economy and Society; SOCA 493V Contemporary Social Theory; SOCA 493X Rise of Social Complexity; SOCA 493 Environmental Anthropology.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants must possess the following high school credits: four units of English (including grammar, composition, and literature); four units of college preparatory mathematics. Three units must be Algebra I and II and Plane Geometry; three units of social studies (including U.S. History) ; three units of science (All units must be laboratory science); two units of the same foreign language; one unit of fine arts. Students must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 and either an ACT composite score of 21 or a combined Math and Critical Reading SAT score of 990. International students must have a score of 173 on the Computer-Based TOEFL or 500 on the Paper-Based TOEFL or 61 on the Internet-Based TOEFL, or a 6 on the IELTS.

Kualifikasi

Sarjana (S1)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

West Virginia University

Nama jurusan

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, School of Applied Social Sciences, Division of Sociology and Anthropology