Criminology is an undergraduate major in colleges and universities, which belongs to the public security major.
This major trains high-level compound professionals who can meet the needs of building a harmonious socialist society, master the basic principles of Marxism, engage in crime prevention, crime analysis and prediction and criminal correction in the public security department, engage in related work in the procuratorial, court and judicial administrative departments, and engage in criminology teaching and scientific research in related fields.
Main courses: criminology principle, western criminology, criminal policy, crime victim research, crime prevention, criminal psychology, crime correction, introduction to crime evaluation, criminology research methods, crime statistics, introduction to public security, criminal investigation, public security management, criminal science and technology, criminal law, criminal procedure law, introduction to sociology, introduction to social work, etc.
Training requirements: This major requires students to have good scientific quality and humanistic quality, basic police quality and technical skills, high law enforcement and management ability, strong public service awareness, and comprehensively and systematically master the basic theories, knowledge and skills of criminology.
Development prospects: The employment prospects of criminology graduates are very impressive. The main employment directions of graduates are scientific research, education/training and civil servants. The graduation posts mainly include criminal appraisers, criminal psychology researchers, criminal investigators, law enforcement officers, police officers, prison guards, probation officers, parole officers and social workers.