Crime, Law and Society Minor

Phone: 843.953.6547

Ann Stein, Director/Coordinator

The Crime, Law and Society minor is intended to provide students with the knowledge and experience necessary to understand the origins of criminal behavior, the consequences of crime for society and the legal responses societies develop to combat crime. This interdisciplinary minor allows students to take courses in political science, sociology, psychology, philosophy and history as well as interdisciplinary courses on the topic. In addition to traditional coursework, students are required to complete an internship.

Requirements

Credit Hours: 18

At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

POLI 203	Criminal Justice
SOCY 341	Criminology
CRLS 400	Internship in Crime, Law, and Society

Electives (9 hours):

Three courses selected from the following. No more than six hours may be taken in any one discipline. Three courses designated as CRLS may be taken or repeated with the program director's approval.

CRLS 200	Crime, Law, and Society Field Experience*
CRLS 300	Special Topics in Crime, Law, and Society
CRLS 310	Policing in a Modern Society
CRLS 311	Community Policing: Issues and Strategies
CRLS 401	Crime, Law, and Society Advanced Field Experience*
HIST 211	American Urban History or
POLI 306	Urban Policy or
SOCY 351	Urban Sociology
HIST 307	History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945–present
PHIL 206	Topics in Law and Morality
PHIL 270	Philosophy of Law or
POLI 380	Jurisprudence
POLI 295	Law and Society
POLI 321	Civil Liberties
POLI 292	Gender, Theory and Law: Sexual Harassment
POLI 324	The Judiciary
PSYC 221	Abnormal Psychology
PSYC 223	Social Psychology or
SOCY 331	Society and the Individual
PSYC 344	Psychology of Substance Abuse or
SOCY 348	Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs
SOCY 342	Juvenile Delinquency
SOCY 361	Child Welfare
WGST 350	Gender and Violence

*NOTE: Variable credit courses