Bachelor of Arts, Major in Victim Studies
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts, Major in Victim Studies | ||
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Component Area I (Communication) | 6 | |
| Component Area II (Mathematics) | 3 | |
| Component Area III (Life and Physical Science) | 8 | |
| Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) | 3 | |
| Component Area V (Creative Arts) | 3 | |
| Component Area VI (U.S. History) | 6 | |
| Component Area VII (Political Science/Government) | 6 | |
| Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences) | 3 | |
| Component Area IX (Component Area Option) | 4 | |
| Degree Specific Requirements | ||
| MATH 3379 | Statistical Mthods In Practice | 3 |
| or STAT 3379 | Statistical Methds In Practice | |
| or PSYC 3301 | Elementary Statistics | |
| or SOCI 3443 | Social Statistics | |
| Foreign Language 1 | 14 | |
| Victims Studies Major Core | ||
| CRIJ 2361 | Intro To The Crim Justice Sys 2 | 3 |
| CRIJ 2362 | Criminology | 3 |
| CRIJ 3350 | Victimology | 3 |
| CRIJ 3378 | Intro To Methods Of Research | 3 |
| CRIJ 4398 | Prblm Analysis in Vict Studies | 3 |
| Victim Specific Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Aging, Crime and Victimization | ||
| Child Abuse And Neglect | ||
| Family Violence | ||
| Violence Against Women | ||
| Victims Service Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Victim Service Delivery | ||
| Trauma and Crisis Intervention | ||
| Interviewing & Counseling | ||
| Victims Rights Politics & Plcy | ||
| Social Justice Courses | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Gender and Crime | ||
| Criminl Justc & Social Divrsty | ||
| Social Inequality | ||
| Age And Inequality | ||
| Additional Electives | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Fundamentals Of Criminal Law | ||
| Understanding Sexual Offending | ||
| Substance Use And Abuse | ||
| Ungr Intern Criminal Justice | ||
| Intro To Helping Relationship | ||
| Death And Dying | ||
| Social Policy | ||
| Professional Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Psychology Of Adjustment | ||
| Marriage And The Family | ||
| General Elective | 16 | |
| General Electives (Advanced) | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | FOLG 2311 satisfies Component Area IV and FOLG 2312 satisfies three hours of Component Area IX. |
| 2 | CRIJ 2361 satisfies Component Area VIII. |
Notes
Forty-two semester hours of advanced coursework (3000 or 4000 level) are the absolute minimum. Minimum number of semester hours in residence: 30 semester hours of which 24 must be advanced.
Use general electives to satisfy the 42 advanced hour requirement.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CRIJ 23611, 2 | 3 | CRIJ 23621 | 3 |
| ENGL 13012 | 3 | ENGL 13023 | 3 |
| HIST 13013 | 3 | HIST 13024 | 3 |
| Component Area III | 4 | Component Area III | 4 |
| Component Area II (Recommend MATH 1332 or 1314) | 3 | Component Area V | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CRIJ 33785 | 3 | CRIJ 33505 | 3 |
| POLS 23056 | 3 | POLS 23066 | 3 |
| FOLG 1411 | 4 | FOLG 1412 | 4 |
| Component Area IX | 1 | MATH 3379, STAT 3379, PSYC 3301, or SOCI 3443 | 3 |
| General Electives | 3 | General Electives | 3 |
| 14 | 16 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Victim Specific Courses7 | 3 | Victim Specific Courses7 | 3 |
| Victim Services Courses8 | 3 | Victim Services Courses8 | 3 |
| FOLG 23119 | 3 | FOLG 231210 | 3 |
| Advanced Electives (3000/4000) | 3 | Advanced Electives (3000/4000) | 3 |
| General Electives | 3 | General Electives | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| CRIJ 4398 | 3 | Social Justice Electives11 | 3 |
| Social Justice Electives11 | 3 | Additional VCMS Electives12 | 6 |
| Additional VCMS Electives12 | 3 | General Electives | 4 |
| Advanced Electives (3000/4000) | 6 | ||
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
| 1 | May be completed during either Fall or Spring semester of Year 1. |
| 2 | Satisfies Component Area VIII. |
| 3 | Satisfies Component Area I. |
| 4 | Satisfies Component Area VI. |
| 5 | May be completed during either Fall or Spring semester of Year 2. |
| 6 | Satisfies Component Area VII. |
| 7 | Victim Specific Courses include CRIJ 3341, CRIJ 4338, CRIJ 4383, or CRIJ 4390. |
| 8 | Victim Services Courses include CRIJ 4351, CRIJ 4370, or POLS 3338. |
| 9 | Satisfies Component Area IV. |
| 10 | Satisfies three hours of Component Area IX. |
| 11 | Social Justice Electives include CRIJ 3340, CRIJ 4385, SOCI 3324, SOCI 3325, or SOCI 3354. |
| 12 | Additional VCMS Electives include CRIJ 2364, CRIJ 3368, CRIJ 4362, CRIJ 4373, COUN 3321, PHIL 4371, POLS 3393, PSYC 2315, PSYC 3331, or SOCI 3341. |
