A strong interdisciplinary approach allows Rutgers–Camden to offer widely respected undergraduate majors in sociology and criminal justice and minors in anthropology, sociology, and criminal justice. The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice brings together professors in all three disciplines, which are based on a strong liberal arts curriculum.
Learn more about the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers–Camden.
Dual Degree Program: Criminal Justice (BA/MA)
Criminal justice majors interested in graduate school should consider applying to the BA/MA dual degree program during the spring term of their junior year. Qualified students can earn their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years by taking two graduate-level courses during their senior year. These two courses fulfill undergraduate and major requirements and are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate.
Highlights
- Students gain practical experience through the department’s service learning and criminal justice internship programs.
- All faculty members in the department are engaged in ongoing research, and the department encourages student involvement in faculty-sponsored research.
- An annual undergraduate research poster session gives students the opportunity to share their research. A number of students regularly make presentations at professional conferences.
Programs
- Majors (BA): criminal justice, sociology
- Minors: anthropology, criminal justice, sociology
- Graduate degree: criminal justice (MA)
- Dual degree program: criminal justice (BA/MA)
