UT Dallas 2021 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Criminology (Double Major)

Degree Requirements (134-137 semester credit hours)1, 2

EPPS Faculty

Professors: Bruce A. Jacobs, Robert W. Taylor, Lynne M. Vieraitis, John L. Worrall

Associate Professor: Tomislav Kovandzic

Assistant Professor: Michelle Harris

Clinical Professor: Elmer Polk

NSM Faculty

Professors: Rockford K. Draper, Juan E. González, Lawrence J. Reitzer, Stephen Spiro, Li Zhang, Michael Qiwei Zhang

Associate Professors: John G. Burr, Zachary Campbell, Jeff L. DeJong, Nikki Delk, Heng Du, Tae Hoon Kim, Faruck Morcos, Kelli Palmer, Duane D. Winkler, Zhenyu Xuan

Assistant Professors: Nicole De Nisco, Jyoti Misra

Professors Emeriti: Hans Bremer, Lee A. Bulla, Donald M. Gray

Associate Professors Emeriti: Gail A. M. Breen, Dennis L. Miller

Clinical Professor: David Murchison

Research Assistant Professors: Lan Guo, Li Liu

Professors of Instruction: Scott A. Rippel, Uma Srikanth

Associate Professors of Instruction: Mehmet Candas, Wen-Ju Lin, Elizabeth Pickett, Ilya Sapozhnikov, Michelle Wilson

Assistant Professors of Instruction: Ida Klang, Meenakshi Maitra, Caitlin Maynard, Iti Mehta, Jing Pan, Ruben D. Ramirez, Eva Sadat, Subha Sarcar, Zhuoru Wu

Senior Lecturer: Wen-Ho Yu

I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 semester credit hours3

Communication: 6 semester credit hours

COMM 1311 Survey of Oral and Technology-based Communication

RHET 1302 Rhetoric

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Communication Core courses (see advisor)

Mathematics: 3 semester credit hours

Choose one course from the following:

MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I4

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus4, 5, 6

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Mathematics Core courses (see advisor)

Life and Physical Sciences: 6 semester credit hours

CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4

or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4

CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4

or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Life and Physical Sciences Core courses (see advisor)

Language, Philosophy and Culture: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Language, Philosophy and Culture Core courses (see advisor)

Creative Arts: 3 semester credit hours

Select any 3 semester credit hours from Creative Arts Core courses (see advisor)

American History: 6 semester credit hours

Select any 6 semester credit hours from American History Core courses (see advisor)

Government/Political Science: 6 semester credit hours

GOVT 2305 American National Government

GOVT 2306 State and Local Government

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Government/Political Science Core courses (see advisor)

Social and Behavioral Sciences: 3 semester credit hours

Choose one course from the following:

CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice4, 7

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology4, 7

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics4

SOC 1301 Introduction to Sociology

Or select any 3 semester credit hours from Social and Behavioral Sciences Core courses (see advisor)

Component Area Option: 6 semester credit hours

MATH 2414 Integral Calculus4, 5, 6

or STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences4

or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences4

ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics4

Or select any 6 semester credit hours from Component Area Option courses (see advisor)

II. Major Requirements: 77-80 semester credit hours

Biology Major Preparatory Courses: 18-21 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum

CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I

or CHEM 1115 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM 1112 General Chemistry Laboratory II

or CHEM 1116 Honors Freshman Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I4

or CHEM 1315 Honors Freshman Chemistry I4

CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II4

or CHEM 1316 Honors Freshman Chemistry II4

CHEM 2123 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory I7

CHEM 2125 Introductory Organic Chemistry Laboratory II7

CHEM 2323 Introductory Organic Chemistry I7

CHEM 2325 Introductory Organic Chemistry II7

MATH 2413 Differential Calculus and MATH 2414 Integral Calculus4, 5, 6

or MATH 1325 Applied Calculus I

and STAT 2332 Introductory Statistics for Life Sciences

or EPPS 2302 Methods of Quantitative Analysis in the Social and Policy Sciences4

PHYS 2325 Mechanics and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I

or PHYS 2421 Honors Physics I - Mechanics and Heat8

or PHYS 1301 College Physics I and PHYS 2125 Physics Laboratory I

PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism and Waves and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II

or PHYS 2422 Honors Physics II - Electromagnetism and Waves and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II

or PHYS 1302 College Physics II and PHYS 2126 Physics Laboratory II

Biology Major Core Courses: 32 semester credit hours

BIOL 2111 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop I7

BIOL 2112 Introduction to Modern Biology Workshop II7

BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory7

BIOL 2311 Introduction to Modern Biology I7

BIOL 2312 Introduction to Modern Biology II7

BIOL 3101 Classical and Molecular Genetics Workshop

BIOL 3102 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology Workshop

BIOL 3161 Biochemistry Workshop I

BIOL 3162 Biochemistry Workshop II

BIOL 3301 Classical and Molecular Genetics

BIOL 3302 Eukaryotic Molecular and Cell Biology

BIOL 3318 Forensic Biology

BIOL 3361 Biochemistry I

BIOL 3362 Biochemistry II

or BIOL 3335 Microbial Physiology

BIOL 3380 Biochemistry Laboratory

Criminology Major Preparatory Courses: 3 semester credit hours beyond Core Curriculum

CRIM 1301 Introduction to Criminal Justice4, 7

CRIM 1307 Introduction to Crime and Criminology4, 7

ECON 2301 Principles of Macroeconomics4

or ECON 2302 Principles of Microeconomics4

Criminology Core Courses: 24 semester credit hours

CRIM 3300 Crime and Civil Liberties

CRIM 3302 Advanced Criminology

CRIM 3303 Advanced Criminal Justice

CRIM 3310 Youth Crime and Justice

CRIM 4311 Crime and Justice Policy

CRIM 4322 Senior Research Seminar9

And

Distributive Justice Focus

Choose one course from the following (3 semester credit hours):

CRIM 3301 Theories of Justice

ECON 4330 Law and Economics

SOC 4302 Class, Status, and Power

And

International or Comparative Focus

Choose one course from the following (3 semester credit hours):

CRIM 3319 Comparative Justice Systems

ECON 4360 International Trade

PSCI 3350 Comparative Politics

III. Elective Requirements: 15 semester credit hours

Guided Electives: 15 semester credit hours

Biology (6 semester credit hours):

BIOL 4380 Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory

3 semester credit hours approved upper-division BIOL elective

Criminology Related Electives: 9 semester credit hours

All students must complete at least 51 semester credit hours of upper-division courses to graduate.

 

1. Incoming freshmen must enroll and complete requirements of UNIV 1010 and the corresponding school-related freshman seminar course. Students, including transfer students, who complete their core curriculum at UT Dallas must take UNIV 2020.

2. Degree is 135-138 semester credit hours if students are required to take the school related freshman seminar course.

3. Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major requirements at UT Dallas

4. A required Major course that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. Semester credit hours are counted in Core Curriculum.

5. Six semester credit hours of Calculus are counted under Mathematics Core and Component Area Option Core, and 2 semester credit hours of Calculus are counted as Major Preparatory Courses.

6. Students may substitute MATH 2413 and MATH 2414 by taking MATH 2417 and MATH 2419.

7. Indicates a prerequisite class to be completed before enrolling for upper-division classes.

8. Students who complete PHYS 2421 do not need to complete PHYS 2125.

9. To be taken upon completion of Criminology core courses.

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