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The Crime, Law, and Society minor is intended to provide students with the knowledge and experiences necessary to understand the origins of criminal behavior, the consequences of crime for society and the legal responses societies develop to combat crime. This interdisciplinary minor allows students to take courses in political science, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and history, as well as interdisciplinary courses on the topic. In addition to traditional coursework, students are required to complete an internship. The internship should be completed after completing POLS 220 (Criminal Justice) and SOCY 341 (Criminology).
The combination of courses and an internship should enhance the employment opportunities within the criminal justice system for majors in various disciplines. A minor in Crime, Law and Society may compliment majors in such areas as business, history, philosophy, physical education and health, political science, psychology, and sociology.
Click here to declare or drop your minor in Crime, Law and Society.
Crime, Law and Society Minor Program Requirements
Required Courses (9 hours):
POLS 220: Criminal Justice (No POLS 101 prerequisite as of Fall 2005)
SOCY 341: Criminology (prerequisites: SOCY 101 and a 200-level Sociology course; if you do not have the 200-level prerequisite, please see Prof. Heath Hoffmann, Director of the Crime, Law and Society Program)
CRLS 400: Internship in Crime, Law, and Society (Should be completed after taking POLS 220 & SOCY 341)
Electives (9 hours): Three courses selected from the following. No more than two electives may be taken from any one discipline except, with permission of director, those Special Topics courses designated with the course prefix, CRLS.
CRLS 300: Special Topics in Crime, Law, and Society
HIST 211: American Urban History, OR POLS 306: Urban Policy, OR SOCY 351:
Urban Sociology
HIST 307: History of the U.S.: Cold War America, 1945-present
PHIL 206: Topics in Law and Morality
PHIL 270: Philosophy of Law, OR POLS 344: Jurisprudence
POLS 221: Law and Society
POLS 383: The Judiciary
POLS 342: Civil Liberties
POLS 352: Gender, Theory and Law: Sexual Harassment
POLS 353: Beginning Mock Trial OR POLS 354: Advanced Mock Trial
PSYC 307: Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 310: Social Psychology, OR SOCY 331: Society and the Individual
PSYC 388: Psych. of Substance Abuse, OR SOCY 348: Soc. of Alcohol and Drugs
SOCY 342: Juvenile Delinquency
SOCY 361: Child Welfare
SOCY 349: Special Topics in Social Problems (Some courses with the SOCY 349 prefix may count as an elective at the discretion of the program director)
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A liberal arts degree at the College of Charleston has three components:
• Liberal education courses required of every student -- a total of 56 semester hours, including English, History, Natural Science, Foreign Language, Social Science, and Humanities.
• Major requirements -- a maximum of 43 semester hours as outlined by departmental faculty. Minors and concentrations within the major discipline may also be added to the major requirements; and
• Elective credits to reach a total of 122 semester hours.
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Professor Heath C. Hoffmann
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
88 Wentworth, Room 104
(843) 953-8182
hoffmannh@cofc.edu
Site last revised 4/23/2008
http://www.cofc.edu/CriminalJustice/