Degrees type: Bachelor
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Criminology is a diverse discipline exploring the scientific study of crimes, criminals, victims, prevention, investigation, theories, the social reaction to crime and criminals, the effectiveness of policy, and the broader political context of social control. The core courses of the Criminology program are designed to provide a solid foundation and essential body of knowledge across the principal components of the Criminal Justice System. It is from that core knowledge that students are able to progress into select specializations, certificates, concentrations, and minors that will further prepare them for their future career.
Our program offers an extensive number of electives for students to extend their expertise in the subject areas of interest to them. Additionally, our students have the option to participate in specially designed internships where they are immersed into a proactive professional experience that provides a personalized window into their selected profession.
The Criminology program at Mount Aloysius College is long established as one of the finest criminology programs in the entire country. As such, our criminology program prepares students to achieve their professional goals and provides unique opportunities to graduate with a strong resume full of experiences that open doors and set our students far apart from their peers.
Program Highlights
- FBI Agent
- State Trooper
- Municipal or Local Law Enforcement
- Corrections Officer or Correctional Counselor
- Secret Service Agent
- Deputy Coroner
- Crime Scene Technician
- ATF Agent (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms)
- Victim’s Advocate
- Border Patrol Agent
- Substance Abuse Counselor
- Game Warden
- Air Marshal
- Customs Agent
- Probation/Parole officer
- Sheriff
- US Marshal
- Addictions Counselor
- Law School
- Graduate School
- CRIM201 Introduction to Forensic Science
- CRIM230 Probation and Parole
- CRIM240 Criminal Court Process
- CRIM261 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
- CRIM281 Special Topics in Criminal Justice
- CRIM291 Theory and Techniques of Interviewing and Interrogation
- CRIM293 Substance Use and Abuse
- CRIM295 Criminal Investigation
- CRIM305 Criminal Justice Management
- CRIM310 Treatment and Addictions in the Criminal Justice System
- CRIM320 Evidence
- CRIM322 Victimology
- CRIM325 Medicolegal Investigation of Death
- CRIM345 Criminalistics and Crime Scene Reconstruction
- CRIM350 Social Deviance
- CRIM407 Penology
- CRIM415 Investigation of Violent, Serial, and Sexually Motivated Crime
- CRIM420 Criminology Internship
- CRIM470 Women and Crime
- CRIM475 Criminal Investigative Analysis (Criminal Profiling)
Our students have the option to participate in specially designed internships where they are immersed into a proactive professional experience that provides a personalized window into their selected profession.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
- State Police/Local Law Enforcement
- Federal, State, and County Prisons
- Coroner’s Office
- Prosecutor’s Office
- Public Defender’s Office
- Sheriff’s Department
- Victim’s Services
- Addictions Counseling
- Juvenile and Adult Probation and Parole
- Court of Common Pleas
- Knowledge Base in Criminology – Students will demonstrate depth of fundamental knowledge and comprehension of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, historical trends, and empirical findings to discuss how criminological principles apply to social phenomena;
- Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking – Students will demonstrate skills and concepts in interpreting behavior and evaluating research to draw conclusions about criminological phenomena;
- Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World – Students will demonstrate proficiency with the formal regulations that govern professional ethics in criminology and demonstrate that they have adopted the values that will contribute to positive outcomes in personal and professional settings and in building a society responsive to multicultural and global concerns;
- Communication – Students will demonstrate the ability to construct a cogent argument, present information orally and/or in written form, engage in discussion of criminological concepts, explain the ideas of others, and express their own ideas with clarity, as well as produce a research study or other criminological project; and
- Professional Development – Students will be able to apply criminology-specific content and skills to succeed in postbaccalaureate employment, graduate school, professional school, and/or professional organizations.
The curriculum has a social justice focus that advances the following core values:
- a recognition of the innate worth of all human beings, including criminal offenders;
- a belief in the potential for criminal offenders to be reintegrated into society;
- a recognition of the responsibility of the criminal offender to make good faith efforts to change; and
- a belief in society’s responsibility to assist the offender change process by providing reasonable assistance.
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Student Voices & Success Stories
- Matthew Cornetti, Class of 2012, is a Pennsylvania State Trooper.
- Joey Hribar, Class of 2012, is the Chief Deputy Coroner for Cambria County.
- Katie Mirance, Class of 2020, is attending graduate school at the University of Delaware.
- John Prebish, Class 1990, is a District Judge and former Prison Warden.
- Cody Booher, Class of 2016, is a Pennsylvania State Trooper.
- Joseph Sullivan, Class of 2015, is an Attorney at Benton County Legal Defense Consortium.
- Tessa Boyle, Class of 2018, Counselor/Victim Advocate at Victim’s Services.
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