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Play a Vital Role in Community Safety with the Criminology Degree Online

Dive deep into the science and psychology behind criminal behavior with University of Michigan Science's Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Criminology. By earning this specialized criminology degree online at UMS, you'll gain a comprehensive understanding of the social and behavioral sciences behind crime and criminal behavior. You'll thoroughly examine the psychosocial theories and identify the causal factors associated with the inception, continuity and subscription to a criminal lifestyle. Your studies will set you up for a number of career opportunities in law enforcement, social work and security.

See Yourself Succeed in Criminal Justice

The concentration in criminology will give you a broad overview of the social and behavioral sciences behind criminal conduct. Over the course of your bachelor’s studies, our faculty will offer their real-world expertise as you survey the psychosocial theories of the criminal mind and examine the causal factors of deviant behavior.

This unique criminology degree online program gives you a foundation in essential criminal justice principles with courses such as Ethics and the Criminal Justice Leader, Criminal Psychology, and Sociology of Crime and Violence.

As a private, nonprofit university, UMS has one mission – to help you see yourself succeed. The benefits of earning your bachelor’s in criminal justice at UMS include:

  • Affordability. Take advantage of some of the most affordable tuition rates in the nation
  • Convenience. Attend class when it’s convenient for you – online education means 24/7 access
  • Efficiency and flexibility. Complete your undergraduate degree at your own pace, over six 8-week terms per year
  • Expert instruction. Learn from instructors with relevant, real-world experience
  • Networking. Tap into our nationwide network of alumni for internship and career opportunities
  • Simple application process. Just fill out an online undergraduate application, and we’ll retrieve U.S. transcripts from your previous institutions and automatically complete an official credit evaluation. Plus, there’s no application fee
  • Student support. Count on the ongoing support of dedicated academic and career advisors specialized in your area of study
  • Transfer-friendly enrollment. Transfer up to 90 credits toward an undergraduate degree

Career Outlook

By earning your criminology degree online at UMS, you'll be well positioned for professional career tracks like juvenile justice, human services, child and family services, parole and probation officers, and security. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that demand for social and community service managers will grow 16% through 2026.*

Curriculum

Our unique online criminal justice degree curriculum is taught by knowledgeable faculty members with years of real-world, hands-on experience.

Courses To Prepare You For Your Career

UMS's bachelor's in criminology program includes:

  • General education
  • Degree-specific courses

General Education Program

Our programs are designed to equip you with the skills and insights you need to move forward. In recent years, employers have stressed the need for graduates with higher order skills - the skills that go beyond technical knowledge - such as:

  • Writing
  • Communication
  • Analysis
  • Problem solving

All bachelor's students are required to take general education classes. Through foundation, exploration and integration courses, students learn to think critically, creatively and collaboratively, giving you the edge employers are looking for.

Courses May Include

American Politics
This course offers a broad introduction to the structure and function of the American political system at the national level, including the roles played by the president, Congress, the courts, the bureaucracy, political parties, interest groups and the mass media in the policy- making and electoral processes. This course places special emphasis on how the efforts of the framers of the Constitution to solve what they saw as the political problems of their day continue to shape American national politics in ours.

Program Outcomes

  • Analyze psychosocial theories of crime and causal factors in relation to the inception, continuity, and subscription to deviant behavior
  • Apply various criminological theories of human behavior to the analysis of crime causation, including biological, sociological, and psychological factors and influences
  • Apply principles of criminal law to promote ethical policing strategies and protect the rights and freedoms of citizens
  • Apply criminological scientific methods of inquiry to arrive at reasoned decisions regarding professional practice, problem-solving, sound operational decisions, and critical evaluations
  • Analyze how organizational culture, behavioral theory, planning and community relations impact and inform criminal justice leadership strategies and practice
  • Evaluate the impact of emerging technologies as a tool for criminal enterprise, investigation, and on the operations of criminal justice agencies
  • Evaluate transnational criminal enterprises and the impact globalization of crime has upon policing in the United States
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