Overview

Sociology - Criminology and Criminal Justice (Honors) students from University of Tennessee Knoxville may declare a concentration in either criminology and criminal justice, environmental issues, or critical race and ethnic studies, and in honors.

Students may pursue a concentration in Sociology with Honors, a concentration in criminology and criminal justice with honors, a concentration in environmental issues with honors, or a concentration in critical race and ethnic studies with honors.

The honors concentration requires a 3.3 overall GPA, a 3.5 GPA in sociology coursework, with no grade of less than B+ in any sociology course, and at least 12 hours of honors courses. Honors courses must include SOCI 127* (or another honors course approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies); SOCI 457 - Honors Thesis in Sociology and 6 additional hours of honors sociology coursework chosen in consultation with an advisor.

The 6 additional hours may include SOCI 497 or honors by contract courses in sociology.

In addition, students are required to complete an advanced sociological research methods course in the department (SOCI 431R or other courses approved by the department). All prerequisites and requirements of the general sociology major or area of concentration are also required. The honors thesis may be original research or an in-depth theoretical exploration of an area within sociology, to be decided with the faculty member who agrees to direct the thesis.

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Programme Structure

Courses included:

Social Problems and Social Justice

Sociology

Sociological Theory

Sociological Research

Capstone in Sociology

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-02-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-16 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Sociology Criminology Criminal Justice View 791 other Bachelors in Criminal Justice in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.3

English requirements

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General requirements

Required

Go Vols (formerly VIP) application or the Common Application
$50 application fee
Official transcript(s)

English proficiency
One required essay—choose one of seven prompts

Optional

Recommendation letters (academic, professional, or personal)
Supporting statement
Standardized test scores

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Tuition Fee

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International

30704 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 30704 USD per year during 48 months.
National

30704 USD/year

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Based on the tuition of 30704 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

11560 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 11560 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Knoxville

885 - 1454 USD /month

Living costs

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Funding

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The 6 additional hours may include SOCI 497 or honors by contract courses in sociology.

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Programme Structure

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General requirements

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Tuition Fee

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Living costs for Knoxville

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