犯罪学专业
为什么要在弗吉尼亚理工大学学习犯罪学?
Your major in criminology will prepare you for a career as a federal law enforcement agent or analyst, 警察, 一名狱警, 缓刑和假释官员, 受害者服务顾问, 或者是社会正义活动家. The major also provides a strong foundation for graduate study in criminology, 刑事司法, 和法律. 比如《全球十大赌博靠谱的平台》之类的课程, 青少年犯罪, 社会学理论, Cybercriminology, 妇女与犯罪, 还有很多其他的, you are able to learn about the experiences people have and how that affects their decision-making, 以及异常行为的原因.
500+
学院出版的书籍
34
教职员工致力于教学
13
在主要的选修课
Chaya Iyengar, 2014年
Chaya has been working as a marketing program manager for the U.S. 毕业后一直在国防部工作.
丹妮尔·哈迪，12岁
Danielle works for Goodwill Industries International in southwest Pennsylvania as a community donations specialist. She is responsible for engaging the community in Goodwill's mission and acquiring material donations through partnerships with local schools, 企业, 非营利组织.
亚历克西斯·马西，16年
同时学习犯罪学和社会学, 亚历克西斯完成了少年犯的实习, VT警察, 受害人及证人援助, 以及美国法警署. These experiences and her masters degree in Forensic Psychology from George Washington University helped her land her dream job working with the federal government.
亚伦·基顿，19岁
Following graduation with majors in criminology and political Science, Aaron is working in an operational support role at the FBI’s Miami Field Office. His internship experiences with the FBI in their International Corruption Unit, 重大事件应变小组, and the Roanoke Resident Agency provided valuable insight into careers within the intelligence community. 亚伦希望最终能成为一名特工.
麦迪逊·柏林霍夫，20年
在她的本科生涯中, Maddison participated in several re搜索 projects studying education, 阿片危机, and restorative justice in addition to completing internships with local police departments. She is pursuing a master’s degree in Political Science further exploring penal system policies in the United States.
汉娜·穆伦-福克斯，21年
在学习犯罪学时, 社会学, 和心理学, Hannah completed an internship at a law firm in her 首页town. Her internship and work with the pre-law advisor on campus confirmed her goal to attend 法学院. Hannah is enrolled at Elon Law and plans to pursue a career as an attorney.
安珀·曼迪，21年
在VT时, Amber参与了很多项目, 包括担任六月研究学者, 看墨西哥殖民时期的黑人尸体, The Baltimore City 研究 Project on Policing in Baltimore City after the death of Freddie Gray, and working in an Entomology lab completing a study on restoring watersheds in Roanoke. Her internship with the Virginia Tech Women’s Center inspired her to pursue a master’s degree in Forensic Biology at Virginia Commonwealth University.
职业及深造
学犯罪学能做什么?
网上赌博网站十大排行毕业生的工作
- 警察
- U.S. 元帅
- 酒精、烟草和火器(ATF)代理人
- 缉毒局(DEA)特工
- 美国联邦调查局(FBI)特工
- 中央情报局(CIA)特工
- 缓刑、假释官
- 青少年感化官
- 受害者服务专家
- 中介专家
- 律师
- 修正的辅导员
- 私人保安/背景调查
- 联邦调查局分析师
犯罪学与. 刑事司法
What's the difference between a degree in criminology and a degree in 刑事司法?
犯罪学
犯罪学 is a branch of 社会学 that provides a broad academic education and re搜索 skills to prepare you for graduate school, 法学院, 分析类职业. Criminologists are qualified to enter the same fields as 刑事司法 majors, 许多人在执法部门工作. But they also graduate with the skills necessary for a broader range of careers, 比如研究人员, 分析师, 法律助理, 受害者权利倡导者, 中介专家, 冲突管理专家, 康复工作者, 政府研究人员.
刑事司法
Criminal justice is a professional degree that specifically focuses on methods for detecting crime, 关押罪犯, 以及刑事起诉和处罚. It's designed to prepare you for entering a career in the 刑事司法 system, 比如执法部门, 法院, 和修正.
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从实践经验中学习
实习 are a popular way to gain experience in the field. Our students often intern at a residential facility for juvenile delinquents or with the Virginia Tech, 布莱克斯堡, 或者克里斯蒂安堡警察局. Other local agencies that host our students in internships include law offices, 免费诊所, 救生筏危机热线, 启智计划, 和基督教青年会.
Contact our internship coordinator, Donna Sedgwick, to talk about internship opportunities.
Our students conduct undergraduate re搜索 with faculty in our Center for Race and 社会 Policy, 和平研究和暴力预防中心, and Laboratory for the Study of Youth Inequality and Justice. You can design your own project with a faculty mentor and study topics that interest you. 最近的一些话题包括:
- 警务和城市社会控制
- 青少年暴力和青少年司法
- 种族与刑事司法
- 恐怖主义
- 白领犯罪
参加社会或文化学生组织, where you learn about the roles individual and group identities play in society.
奥林巴斯数码相机
Our professors have a reputation not just for their scholarship, 也因为他很友好, 有爱心的, 并且对让世界变得更美好充满热情. They’ve won local and national awards for both re搜索 and teaching.
社会学学士学位
- 包括 弗吉尼亚理工大学的路径
犯罪学
- 介绍社会学
- 社会不平等
- 社会学理论
- 社会研究方法
- 高级研讨会
- 社会科学统计学
辅修及选修学时
Our program gives you the opportunity to build knowledge in another area by pursuing a minor, 双学位, 或同源.
120小时
B.S. 社会学
45小时
通识教育
43小时
主要的需求
32小时
选修
校园生活
校园生活
Discover all that Virginia Tech has to offer inside and outside of the classroom. 网上赌博网站十大排行的校园生活旨在建立社区, 推广全人教育, and cultivate environments that offer opportunities for leadership, 创新, 和服务.