The instructional curriculum and internship opportunities prepare students to pursue careers in law enforcement (local, state, and federal), juvenile and adult probation and parole, correctional counseling and group home work, private security and investigation, insurance claims, and criminal justice research.

Students who complete the Criminology Major will be able to:

• Identify different sources of US crime data and the trends and social patterns of criminality and victimization they reveal.
• Identify the basic general typologies of criminality and victimization.
• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of at least two typologies of criminality and victimization.
• Demonstrate analytical reasoning skills through a familiarity with criminological theory and research as applied to crime prevention and control policies.
• Identify causes of criminality and victimization for people of different class, racial ethnic, gender, and age groups, as well as the different criminal justice responses to these groups.
• Identify the key stages of criminal justice system and the organizational processes and discretionary decision-making that occur at each stage.
• Demonstrate knowledge of constitutional law as it relates to the operation of the criminal justice system.