California State University, Fresno
Bachelor of Science in Criminology - Corrections OptionFresno, USA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
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Introduction
The Criminology major is designed to prepare students for beginning professional work in criminal justice and to provide preparation for graduate work including law school. Criminology courses at the undergraduate level include the integration of theoretical and applied materials of an interdisciplinary nature. The corrections option is designed for students interested in careers in probation, parole, correctional institutions, and other affiliated forms of work.
The Department of Criminology provides undergraduate and graduate education in criminology for students planning professional careers in the criminal justice field. The program is diversified and integrated, reflecting the wide range of job opportunities in the field, including direct service and administration in law enforcement, corrections, forensic behavioral sciences, and victimology/victim services.
Program Outcome
What You Can Learn
- The composition, manufacture, use, and misuse of drugs and their relationship to criminality
- The social, psychological, and biological bases of criminal behavior
- Typology and history of family abuse
- Crimes' causal factors, agencies of justice, treatment processes, and programs for control and prevention of juvenile delinquency
Curriculum
A grade of C or higher is required for all courses to be counted toward the major (excluding CR/NC classes).
1. Criminology - Corrections Option Major requirements (53 units)
Lower-division requirements: CRIM 1, CRIM 2, CRIM 20, CRIM 50 (10 units)
Upper-division core: CRIM 100, CRIM 102, CRIM 109, CRIM 112, CRIM 170, CRIM 174 (18 units)
Upper-division requirements: CRIM 119, CRIM 131, CRIM 133, CRIM 135, CRIM 138, CRIM 141, CRIM 180i or CRIM 180Hi (19 units)
Electives (6 units)
Any upper-division course offered by the Criminology Department that is not already required by the option, or any of the following courses: AFRS 146, CLAS 120, PHIL 121, and PAX 100, or any other suitable course with permission from the department
2. General Education requirements (48 units)
3. Other requirements (9 units)
American Government and Institutions (PLSI 2), Multicultural and International (MI), and Upper-division writing.
4. Sufficient elective units to meet required total units (varies); may be used toward a double major or minor
5. Total units (120)*
* G.E. and MI courses can be double-counted with major requirements. See advisor for details.
Career Opportunities
What You Can Do
Pursue Careers In:
- Local and State Law Enforcement Agencies
- Parole
- Probation
- Psychological Forensic Assessments
- Psychological Forensic Research
- Counseling Services
- Victim Services
- Domestic Violence Shelters
- Human Trafficking Support Services
- Rape Crisis Centers
- Elder Abuse Services
- Victim Advocacy Services
- Victim and Witness Assistance Programs
- Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Alcohol Beverage Control
- California Youth Authority
- Office of Criminal Justice Planning
- Department of Motor Vehicles
- Fish and Game Department
- Border Patrol
- FBI
- Secret Service
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
- Park Service
- Customs and Immigration
- Federal prisons
- Children and Family Services
- Coroner's Office
- Juvenile Detention Facilities
- District Attorney Investigations
- Public Defender Investigations
- Highway Patrol
- Criminalistics
- Social Services
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Marshals Service
- Internal Revenue Service