UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

Degree Requirements

Criminology Major

Criminology Major - 42 Total Credits

Students must maintain a minimum of a 2.25 G.P.A. to remain eligible for the program

Content Core Requirements 15 cr. hrs.

CRIM 130 Intro. to Crime, Law, and Society (required supporting – counts Gen. Ed.)
CRIM 200 Criminal Behavior 3 cr.
CRIM 201 Theories of Crime 3 cr.
CRIM 241 Victimology 3 cr.
CRIM 311 Juvenile Crime and Justice 3 cr.

Research Core Requirements 12 cr. hrs.

SOCI 200 Sociological Inquiry 3 cr.
SOCI 250 Social Statistics 3 cr.
SOCI 300 Research Methods 3 cr.
SOCI 480 Research Capstone 3 cr.

Systems Core Requirements 6 cr. hrs.

CRIM 345 Trends and Issues in Law Enforcement 3 cr.
CRIM 431 Criminal Law or CRIM 231 Court Process and Criminal Prosecution 3 cr.
CRIM 441 Trends/Issues in Incarc. Or CRIM 442 Alternative to Incarc. 3 cr.

Electives: 9 cr. hrs.

Select from the following. Only 6 credits from CRIM 379

       
SOCI 218 Deviant Behavior 3 cr.            
CRIM 221 Crime, Justice, and Media 3 cr.  

CRIM 251 Criminal Justice Management and Ethics 3 cr.           
CRIM 312 Criminal Groups 3 cr.
CRIM 313 White Collar Crime 3 cr.

CRIM 314 Violent Behavior 3 cr.       
CRIM 321 Race and Crime 3 cr.  

CRIM 440 Practitioner Interview Questions 3 cr.           
CRIM 341 Restorative Justice  3 cr.
CRIM 351 Women, Crime, and Justice 3 cr.
POLS 359 CJ Politics and Policy 3 cr.
CRIM 361 Social Policy and Drugs 3 cr.

CRIM 379 Internship in Crime and Justice 6-12 cr. (must be at least a Junior and 18 credits of major complete)

CRIM 389 Special Topics 3 cr.  

CRIM 399 Law Enforcement Certification 6-12 cr. (must take at a technical school and transfer in these credits) 
CRIM 490 Readings in Criminology 1-2 cr. (only available during summer or J-Term with faculty consent)
CRIM 499 Independent Study in Criminology 1-2 cr. (only available during summer or J-Term with faculty consent)

 

Options

Majors

  • Criminology
  • Sociology - Liberal Arts (Sociology Major may be used as part of a Broad Field Social Studies Major)

Minors

For those who wish to teach, Broad Field Social Studies Major.