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Department of Sociology and Criminology

The mission of the Sociology and Criminology department is to empower our students to critically analyze society, engage in meaningful research, and navigate the complexities of a diverse and interconnected world. Embracing the Jesuit focus on developing the whole person and our long history of being student-centered, we provide our students with opportunities for intellectual growth inside and outside the classroom, and prepared them to become compassionate leaders dedicated to tackling major social challenges and the pursuit of social justice. 

Classes in sociology and criminology give students the strong analytic and theoretical skills to understand complex issues that face us in the 21st century, including global structures on inequality, crime rates, drug use, environmental justice, prejudice and discrimination, family, gender and many others. 

 

Sociology students

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Programs of Study

John Carroll offers a major and minor in sociology and criminology. Sociology is the study of human social behavior, particularly the way people interact, organize and take action. One of the major areas within the discipline is criminology, which is the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior. The department coursework exposes students to theoretical insights about human behavior, and teaches analytical thinking and skills to work with, and help understand, people. 

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January 28

JCU Launches New Climate, Environment, and Sustainability Minor

December 16

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