Criminology Minor

A minor in criminology offers students the ability to pair their university major with an engaging academic program dealing with the processes and principles involved in explaining and addressing criminal behavior. In addition, students pursuing a criminology minor will be exposed to a coordinated course of study that addresses criminal justice issues from a multidisciplinary, social science perspective.

Related Major

Criminology (BA)

Complementary Majors

Complementary Minors

What Will I Study?

Lynchburg Police Department K9 demonstration for Criminology students.

In this 15 credit hour minor students will study theories of criminal behavior causes and the basic features of the criminal justice system. After taking the required two core courses for 6 credit hours, students can customize their criminology minor by selecting any three other criminology courses at the 200 and above level for an additional 9 credit hours.

Who Can Benefit?

The criminology minor is a great pairing with a variety of majors especially if their career goals will be to work in socially, psychology, or other disciplines which may encounter persons from the criminal justice system be they practitioners, offenders, or victims. This minor is also beneficial for people seeking employment in the legal, Intelligence, Military, International Relations, or with other governmental on non-governmental entities.

Possible Career Paths

Federal Agent
Criminal Investigator/Detective
Police Officer/Deputy Sheriff/State Trooper
Intelligence Officer/Analyst
Criminal Analyst
Military
Victim Advocate/Witness Coordinator
Juvenile Worker/Domestic Violence Worker

Faculty Contact

Kimberly McCabe, PhD
Professor of Criminology
Chair of the Criminology Department

434.544.8129
mccabe@lynchburg.edu