Sociology Programs 

Sociology/Criminology Courses 

Professor Bogard, Chairperson
Professors Abraham, Bogard, Krauze, Maney, Satler, Silver; Associate Professors Gurevich, Mangino, Shih; Assistant Professor Niedt

Alpha Kappa Delta: a national sociology honor society, see Honors .

Criminology
Associate Professor Gurevich, Director

Criminology studies the presence and consequences of crime in society. The criminology program offers both the major and the minor for undergraduate students interested in this important and exciting field. It is interdisciplinary and strongly based in the liberal arts. It offers a broad array of courses from the social sciences, physical sciences, and humanities in disciplines such as sociology, psychology, philosophy, political science, forensics and linguistics. The program is designed to provide students with sound methodological and analytic skills, leading to a critical understanding of crime, the operation of the criminal justice system, and the interrelationships among social, political, economic, legal, behavioral, and ethical factors bearing on the sources of and societal responses to criminal activity.