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Sociology & Criminology Minor

A minor in sociology and criminology can help enhance your understanding of social human behavior and how social context affects individual behaviors and decisions. No matter what your major is at John Carroll or your career goals, understanding more about human behavior can help you succeed. 

SC Minor Course Requirements

The minor consists of 6 courses (18 credit hours). With only two required classes, the minor gives flexibility in class choice and allows students to focus on their areas of interest.

  • SC 1010 Foundations in Sociology (3 cr.)
  • SC 4000 Sociological Theory (3 cr.)
  • A 3000 or 4000-level Sociology & Criminology elective (3 cr.)
  • Three other Sociology & Criminology elective courses (9 total cr.)
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Internships

Our students have completed internships in over 80 nonprofit and governmental agencies throughout the Cleveland metropolitan area. Internships are available to seniors in their spring semester, and students are matched to an internship site based upon their career interests. It is not uncommon for our students to be offered employment by the agency where they interned.

Sites include:

  • Achievement Center for Children
  • AIDS Task Force of Greater Cleveland
  • Alzheimer’s Association – Cleveland
  • American Red Cross
  • Arrupe House
  • Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland
  • Business Volunteers Unlimited
  • Care Alliance Health Center
  • Catholic Charities
  • Center for Reducing Health Disparities
  • Children’s Rehabilitation Hospitals of the Cleveland Clinic
  • Cleveland International Program
  • Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland
  • The Gathering Place
  • Legal Aid Society
  • Light of Hearts Villa
  • Make a Wish Foundation
  • New Avenues to Independence
  • Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
  • Organize Ohio!
  • Recovery Resources
  • Salvation Army
  • Senior Citizen’s Resources
  • Shaker Heights Youth Center
  • United Way
  • University Hospitals of Cleveland
  • University Settlement House
  • Witness Victim Service Center
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Small Class Sizes

Our small class sizes of usually 25 or less allows individual attention to each student while encouraging greater interaction with their professors and classmates.