The criminology minor affords students the opportunity to analyze how society defines, regulates and seeks to prevent criminal behavior as well as considering what factors lead people to commit crimes. Students select courses from multiple social scientific disciplines including sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology and indigenous, race and ethnic studies to gain an understanding of the nature of crime, including the social and cultural factors contributing to criminal behavior and institutional efforts to prevent it. They also gain skills in analyzing evidence as well as identifying, apprehending and rehabilitating perpetrators.

1. Analyze qualitative and quantitative evidence.


2. Examine the criminal justice system from a variety of perspectives.


3. Identify multifaceted solutions to issues in criminal justice.


4. Develop critical thinking skills.


5. Prepare for a wide variety of careers with real-world implications.

Criminology

College of Arts and Sciences
541-346-4802
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• SOC 204


• PS 106


• SOC 380


• ANTH 176

Required       16 credits
Electives       20 credits

Total       36 credits

• Legal professions


• Non-profit organizations and public interest groups


• Research institutes


• Colleges and universities

• Critical thinking and analysis


• Qualitative and quantitative analysis


• Anthropological, psychological, and cultural perspective of the criminal justice system

• Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies


• Political Science


• History


• Sociology


• Psychology

Tykeson College and Career Advising
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advising.uoregon.edu/tykeson

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