The undergraduate minor in criminology, law and justice requires a minimum of 15 s.h., including 12 s.h. in courses taken at the University of Iowa. Students must maintain a grade-point average of at least 2.00 in all courses for the minor and in all UI courses for the minor. Coursework in the minor may not be taken pass/nonpass.
Students who earn the major in sociology may earn a minor in criminology, law and justice. No more than 3 s.h. can count toward both the major and minor.
Students who earn the major in criminology, law and justice may not earn the criminology, law and justice minor.
The minor in criminology, law and justice requires the following coursework.
| Course # | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One of these: | ||
| CRIM:1410 | Introduction to Criminology | 3 |
| CRIM:1447 | Introduction to the Criminal Justice System | 3 |
| 12 s.h. from these: | ||
| CRIM:2210 | Iowa Criminal Justice Policy and Reform | 3 |
| CRIM:2430 | Comparative Criminal Justice Systems | 3 |
| CRIM:2460 | Policing in Modern Society | 3 |
| CRIM:2901 | Special Topics in Criminology, Law, and Justice | 3 |
| CRIM:3110 | Communities and Crime | 3 |
| CRIM:3250 | Drugs, Deviance, and Social Control | 3 |
| CRIM:3260 | Immigration and Crime | 3 |
| CRIM:3414 | Criminology of Genocide | 3 |
| CRIM:3415 | Global Criminology | 3 |
| CRIM:3416 | Race, Crime, and Justice | 3 |
| CRIM:3417 | Community Corrections | 3 |
| CRIM:3420 | Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| CRIM:3421 | Gangs and Gang Crime | 3 |
| CRIM:3425 | Women, Crime, and Justice | 3 |
| CRIM:3437 | American Crime | 3 |
| CRIM:3450 | Criminal Legal System | 3 |
| CRIM:3600 | Crime and Public Policy | 3 |
| CRIM:4120 | Environmental Criminology | 3 |
| CRIM:4300 | Gender and Violence | 3 |
| CRIM:4420 | Criminal Punishment | 3 |
| CRIM:4430 | Interpersonal Violence in Society | 3 |
| CRIM:4440 | Sociology of White-Collar Crime | 3 |
| CRIM:4450 | Juvenile Justice: A Sociolegal Perspective | 3 |
| CRIM:4460 | Sociology of Law | 3 |
| CRIM:4680 | Corruption: The Social Scientific Perspectives | 3 |
| CRIM:4901 | Advanced Topics in Criminology, Law, and Justice | 3 |
| May include one of these: | ||
| CRIM:4400 | Internship in Criminal Justice and Corrections | 3 |
| CRIM:4410 | Treatment Interventions in Corrections | 3 |