
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology - Criminology







About Bachelor of Arts - Sociology - Criminology
Program Description
A Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Graceland University will prepare students for a wide variety of professional experiences that use their understanding of society and human behavior to improve organizations.
Graceland's Sociology program seeks to understand the human perspective by investigating different groups and institutions, such as religious sects, families, or gender and race.
Students will be asked to apply their critical thinking skills to ask important questions, develop research projects, collect data for analysis, and evaluate challenging issues.
Criminology Concentration
Sociology majors with an interest in a criminal justice-related career may wish to earn a criminology concentration. In addition to fulfilling the core requirements of the sociology major, the following courses are required as part of their 21 hours of electives:
- SOCI2500 Criminology – 3 s.h.
- SOCI2200 Environmental Crime 3 s.h.*
- SOCI3120 Sociological Studies of Policing 3 s.h.*
- SOCI3110 Community Studies 3 s.h.*
* Other sociologically-based, criminology-related topics courses may be offered on occasion and such an approved course may be substituted for one of these three. (SOCI2500 Criminology is not available for substitution and a student cannot have more than one substitution.)
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