BS in Criminology
Middle Tennessee State University
Key Information
Campus location
Murfreesboro, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 1,178 / per credit *
Application deadline
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* in-state tuition per credit hour: $385 | out-of-state tuition per credit hour: $1,178
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Introduction
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. It is an expanding field that addresses challenging issues such as family dynamics, inequality, patterns of behavior, and forces for social change and resistance. Sociologists' research can be applied to virtually any aspect of social life, from crime to corporate downsizing.
Admissions
Curriculum
Recommended Curriculum: Sociology, Criminology
Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.
Freshman Fall
- ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology 3 credit hours (Soc/Beh Sci) *
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Subtotal: 13 Hours
Freshman Spring
- ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
- Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
- Mathematics (MATH 1530 recommended) 3 credit hours
- Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
- SOC guided electives 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Fall
- ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) or
- HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
- COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
- SOC 2980 - Sociology as a Profession 1 credit hour
- SOC 3040 - Research Methods 3 credit hours
- SOC 4300 - Criminology 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Sophomore Spring
- SOC 3050 - Data Analysis 4 credit hours
- SOC 4540 - Juvenile Delinquency 3 credit hours
- SOC guided elective 3 credit hours
- Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
- HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours or
- HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 16 Hours
Junior Fall
- SOC 3060 - Sociological Theory 3 credit hours
- SOC guided elective 3 credit hours
- Criminology concentration elective 3 credit hours
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
- Subtotal: 15 Hours
- Junior Spring
- SOC guided elective 3 credit hours
- Criminology concentration electives 6 credit hours
- Minor course 3 credit hours
- Minor course or elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Fall
- Criminology concentration electives 6 credit hours
- Minor courses 6 credit hours
- Elective 3 credit hours
Subtotal: 15 Hours
Senior Spring
- SOC 4980 - Senior Seminar in Sociology 3 credit hours
- Electives 11 credit hours
Subtotal: 14 Hours
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Graduates can work in aging/youth services, health services, community work, criminology/corrections, government services, and teaching.
Occupational fields also include social research, teaching, personnel, industrial relations, journalism, applied sociology or anthropology, religion, gerontology, foreign service, and social and cultural research.
Expertise in a specific subject may be crucial to an employer, such as aging, adolescence, demography, community organization, crime and law, health care, marriage and family, sexuality, poverty, religion, work and occupations, and race and ethnic relations.
English Language Requirements
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