Areas of Study

A major in Criminal Justice offers a broad and theoretical view of the criminal justice process, including sociological and political factors related to crime and criminal justice, and prepare students for varied careers in criminal justice through specific coursework in these fields.

Studying history at Millikin University allows students to become not only masters of content, but practitioners of the discipline of history.

Millikin's Department of Political Science is dedicated to developing its students' understanding of the political world at both the domestic and international levels.

This major will provide you with an understanding of psychology from its most basic level (neuroanatomy) to its most interactional level (sociocultural).

At Millikin, you prepare to become an outstanding teacher by taking engaging courses in U.S. and world history, political science, psychology, anthropology, and sociology.

A major in sociology provides the student with an understanding of the social causes of human behavior, as well as a familiarity with the basic processes of social life, emphasizing effects of social stratification and social global issues.