Criminology & Social Justice (B.A.) - Bloomfield College

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Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar3
SEEDS General Education Requirements30-33
Major Requirements46-49
Free Electives41-35
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

CRM Core
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3
CSJ 101Introduction to Justice Systems and Systems of Inequality3
SOC 215Statistics For Sociologists4
SOC 236Deviance and Social Control3
CSJ 243Criminology3
SOC 320Classic Sociological Theory3
SOC 325Methods of Social Research3-4
CSJ 353Criminal Law3
Select one of the following:3-4
Seminar in Criminology and Social Justice
Internship in Criminology and Social Justice
200-Level Electives
Select two of the following:6-8
Advocacy in Action: Civic Engagement through Social Sciences
Juvenile Delinquency and Social Justice
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice
Deviance and Social Control
Ideas Of Freedom, African-American History From 1877-Present
Modern Latin America and the Caribbean, 1825-Present
Juvenile Delinquency
Social Inequality
Urban Sociology
Gender and Globalization
300-Level Electives
Select two of the following:6
Law Enforcement and Social Justice
Mental Illness, Marginality, and Social Justice
Sociology of Capital Punishment
Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
Social Problems and Public Solutions
400-Level Electives
Select two of the following:6
Justice Systems and Race
Justice Systems and Gender
Selected Topics in Criminology and Social Justice
Punishment Society
Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy
Senior Seminar
Total Credits46-50

New Student Seminar

FYS 100First Year Seminar3
Total Credits3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. 3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. 12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits30-33

Recommended Roadmap to Program of Study Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their program of study requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and must be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.