CERTIFICATE IN
CERTIFICATE IN
CREATIVE WRITING
CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
(18 hrs. min.) CIP: 23.1302 School of Liberal Arts, 505-‐428-‐1370 This program concentrates on the development of creative writing and editing skills to prepare students to apply to a program in creative writing, submit a manuscript for publication or work in the publishing field. In order to be admitted into the certificate program students must take ENGL 111 or be granted permission. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this program, students will be able to: • Demonstrate proficiency in at least one form of creative writing (poetry, fiction, memoir). • Identify the conventions of different forms of creative writing. • Demonstrate proficiency in editing and publishing skills CORE REQUIREMENTS: (12 HRS.) ENGL 290 Creative Writing Portfolio (3) [and] Choose 3 of the following: ENGL 221 Beginning Creative Writing – Fiction (3) ENGL 222 Creative Writing – Poetry (3) ENGL 225 Intermediate Creative Writing – Fiction (3) ENGL 227 The Memoir and Personal Essay (3) ENGL 298 Literary Magazine Internship (3) RELATED REQUIREMENTS: (6 HRS.) ARTS 151L Creative Expression (3) BART 165L Book Arts (3) ENGL 120 Writing Creatively (3) ENGL 228 Writing on Location (3) ENGL Any 200-level literature course (3) FILM 175 Screenwriting I (3) MART 123 Adobe InDesign (3) NOTE: See “First-Year Student Success Course Requirement” on Page 8. TOTAL 18 CREDITS MIN.
(30 hrs.) CIP: 43.0107 School of Trades, Technology, Sustainability and Professional Studies, 505-‐428-‐1388This certificate supplies the necessary skills to become investigative professionals. The course of study enables students to track down perpetrators, unravel fraud and computer-related crimes or provide assistance in missing person cases. Professional investigators are an essential resource for most law enforcement organizations. An education in criminal investigations also provides the backbone for those who wish to work within the justice department as an administrator, bailiff, private investigator, campus security or in other positions. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this program, students will be able to: • Demonstrate investigative skills used in law enforcement and private investigation. • Identify the ethical, procedural and statutory bases for investigations. • Develop and manage an effective investigation plan within statutory, regulatory or organizational guidelines. • Identify the steps of crime scene processing, documentation and summarize the procedures for protecting the evidence and setting crime scene perimeters. • Describe the methods used to deal with witnesses, family members and databases. • Describe different types of evidence and the process used to identify physical evidence. • Summarize the protocols and techniques for handling, collecting and preserving evidence, and define the chain of custody. • Describe the role of investigators in forensic and legal procedures. • Assess and finalize investigations, and produce an investigation report that will be defensible in court. CORE REQUIREMENTS: (30 HRS.) CRJS 115 Foundations of Professional Investigation (3) CRJS 120 Courtroom Survival for Law Enforcement (3) CRJS 121 Report Writing for Law Enforcement (3) CRJS 133 Introduction to Cyber Crime (3)
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