Undergraduate Certificate in Criminology: Curriculum

The Undergraduate Certificate in Criminology from Regis University can be earned in less than a year under a normal course load either online or at a variety of Regis University's convenient campuses. The Certificate program includes five classes — three required courses and two electives, for a total of 15 credit hours.

Required Courses:

CR 350 Introduction to Criminology (3 credit hours) This course analyzes the social, political, and economic factors that shape the nature, extent, and definitions of crime. It includes corporate and government crime, and the relationship of racism, sexism, and drugs with crime and imprisonment.

CR 426 Decision Making and Problem Solving in Criminology (3 credit hours) This course explores the psychopathology of the antisocial personality. It will examine various theories of antisocial behavior as well as specific psychological profiles of perpetrators who commit various types of crimes.

CR 435 Poverty, Gender, Race and Crime (3 credit hours) Students will study issues dealing with the working poor, welfare, discrimination, and other social structures which may underlie the perpetuation of crime.

Electives (choose two of the following):

CR 413 Crime Analysis (3 credit hours) Using a case study approach, students will examine theoretical and practical methods to be able to comprehend distribution and probability tables, graphs, and charts for crime analysis and interpretation.

CR 429 Family Violence (3 credit hours) This course investigates issues associated with the use of aggression against household members that affect their physical, emotional, and psychological welfare. Students will consider the social impact of violence as well as prevention.

CR 433 Violence in the Workplace (3 credit hours) This course examines methods of preventing violence in the workplace, as well as intervention and dealing with its aftermath.

CR 446 Perspectives on Terrorism (3 credit hours) Students will explore current and historical sociological, political, and religious climates that can contribute to acts of terrorism. Motivation, direction, funding, responses, impacts, and consequences will be examined.

CR 451 Juvenile Delinquency (3 credit hours) This course investigates juvenile delinquency in the context of social and political authority, the operations of the criminal justice system, youth culture and subcultures, and related social issues. The course presents various sociological theories of juvenile delinquency and examines historical and contemporary manifestations of juvenile crime and deviance.

CR 496H Addictive Behaviors (3 credit hours) This course examines the relationship between various physical and chemical addictions and associated criminal behavior.

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