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Course Overview

 

Our goal is for students to enter the workforce prepared to solve social problems such as addressing homelessness, helping crime victims find needed services, prosecuting criminals, defending clients in a court of law, fighting injustices, and creating meaningful public policy. Graduates from our program are prepared to attend law school as well as pursue graduate work in sociology, criminal justice, criminology, and psychology.

The mission of the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice is to provide our students with the knowledge, confidence and motivation to think deeply about social issues in modern society. We seek to instill an intellectual curiosity in our students for lifelong learning and an appreciation for objectivity, application of the scientific method, and critical thinking. We intend for our students to become tolerant and open-minded individuals who are prepared intellectually and substantively for the modern workforce as well as further graduate and professional study. Our students will leave the department ready to pursue constructive careers in the social services of criminal justice, social work, and sociology.

Sociology

  • Students will develop and apply the “sociological imagination” to the study of the social world.
  • Students will utilize qualitative and quantitative sociological methods in the pursuit of social research.
  • The student will gain familiarity with social theory and the history of sociological thought.
  • Students will be able to apply social theory and sociological concepts to the study of social problems.
  • Students will be able to critique how race, ethnicity, sex, and gender relate to life chances in diverse societies.
  • Students will develop and master the ability to understand and apply major sociological concepts and theories to complex contemporary social phenomena.
  • Students will develop and master the ability to access, comprehend and synthesize sociological scholarship in order to assess others' work and for use in their own work.

Criminal Justice

  • Students will understand the key components of the criminal justice system in the United States.
  • Students will critically analyze key criminological theories.
  • Students will contrast qualitative and quantitative methods as they are used in criminal justice research.
  • Students will explain the role of race, ethnicity, and class in criminal justice outcomes.

Entry Requirement 

Admission Requirements:

  1. Submit your High School transcripts translated into the English language.
  2. If your previous institution was outside the United States, you will be required to have a course-by-course evaluation of your transcript. It is recommended that you use the SpanTran evaluation service 
    • We also accept transcripts that have been evaluated by any credential evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
  3. Submit proof of High School completion (diploma)
    • If you are currently still in High School please let us know your expected graduation date
  4. SAT/ACT scores are optional (with the exception of Student-Athletes and Nursing students)
  5. Provide TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, PTE, or ITEP exam results.

Note: This requirement may be waived for students attending International schools.

Degree Requirements:

TEST UNDERGRADUATE
TOEFL iBT 70
IELTS 6
Duolingo 95
PTE 50
ITEP 3.7

Fees

Undergraduate Commuter Student Fee: $27188

Tuition (12 – 18 credits): $13344 per semester


This information was accurate on : 20/01/2021
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