English

This course involves a study of police management as it relates to the functions and activities of a police department. While organizational structure is examined, emphasis will be on police management and the associated contemporary theories, policy development/implementation, and community policing. This course will include an appraisal, comparison and contrast, of the management techniques and operational policies/procedures of an existing police agency. Prerequisite: BUS365 Terms Offered: As needed

This course explores the various aspects of the corporate security profession. Specific areas to be addressed include legal theory, standards of protection, organizational management, operational administration, technology, and investigative protocols. Subjects of special study will include corporate espionage, risk management, threat assessment, crisis management, and professional development. Prerequisite: HSM110 Terms Offered: FL, SP

This course is an in-depth examination of the major aspects of probation and parole, with an emphasis on the techniques used to deter recidivism of the criminal offender. Emphasis of this course includes presentence investigation, rehabilitative theory, problems with parolee reintegration, and concepts of intermediate punishment. Prerequisite: CRI225 Terms Offered: FL, SP

The Independent Study course is an independent study program, which encourages students to explore aspects of their major beyond the required courses by working on a project approved by the advising instructor. Working with an advising instructor in their major, students develop a research topic and plan, carry out that research, and produce a project (thesis, multimedia presentation, video, etc.) which demonstrates academic excellence. Projects will then be presented formally to the advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to plan and develop the project, report weekly to the faculty advisor, and to develop the final presentation of the individual project. Only those individuals who have shown course completion with a 3.5 GPA or higher, and deemed by the faculty advisor as a good candidate due to her/his independent working skills, will be allowed to enroll in this course. Prerequisites: Completion of all lower-level program courses and student is in the last three terms of study Terms Offered: As needed

An asterisk (*) denotes a C is required to progress.

This course introduces students to academic writing with a specific emphasis on writing about argument and rhetoric. Students will engage in diagramming the writing situation, labeling elements of the rhetorical triangle, identifying ethos, pathos, and logos in model texts, and describing the function of persuasive writing. The course will focus on evaluating elements of argument, analyzing rhetoric, and engaging in digital and visual literacy best practices. A minimum grade of “C” must be achieved before enrolling in IDS102 (Introduction to Information Literacy). Terms Offered: SU, FL, WI, SP

This course introduces students to academic writing with a specific emphasis on writing about argument and rhetoric. Students will engage in diagramming the writing situation, labeling elements of the rhetorical triangle, identifying ethos, pathos, and logos in model texts, and describing the function of persuasive writing. The course will focus on evaluating elements of argument, analyzing rhetoric, and developing and demonstrating mastery of conventions of academic writing. This course is equivalent to ENG101, but includes requirements for the use of student services to encourage student success. A minimum grade of “C” must be achieved before enrolling in IDS102 (Introduction to Information Literacy).. Terms Offered: SU, FL

This course expands on the writing skills established in ENG101 and the research skills established in IDS102. Students will develop skills in using evidence-based research for producing written arguments. Students will learn how to analyze sources and incorporate them smoothly and ethically into their own writing. Students will apply academic formatting and citation methods. The course will focus on how to employ research methods that best fit a specific rhetorical purpose and audience. Prerequisite: IDS102 Terms Offered: SU, FL, WI, SP

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of communicating in a professional business environment. The course covers the planning, organizing, and writing of business communications including cover letters, resumes, proposals, memos, emails, and reports. Students will develop skills to communicate effectively in a variety of business situations by producing business documents that integrate proper conventions of grammar, format, style, and layout. In addition, the course addresses the ethics of cross-cultural and intergenerational communications. Prerequisite: ENG102 or ENG105 or IDS102 Terms Offered: As needed

This survey course introduces students to a selection of contemporary world literature from the twentieth century to the present. Students will study fiction, poetry, and drama by authors from America, Britain, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean as they define the historical, aesthetic, and social definitions of ‘world literature.’ Discussion will analyze issues of globalization, poverty, identity, social justice, and colonialism among others and determine the role of literature and creative work in the modern world. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: FL, SP

This course employs literature to evaluate topics of current importance health and medicine. These can include areas such as homelessness, domestic violence, poverty, stigmatization, suffering, death, the physician and war, the family and society, aging, human subject experimentation, the doctor-patient relationship, and humor in medicine. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: FL, SP

In this course, we will investigate popular culture and narrative by focusing on the relationship between literary texts and popular culture. Readings and materials for the course may include a range from the nineteenth century to the present, and include novels, short stories, essays, older and newer comics, and some older and newer films. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: SU, WI

An intensive writing course where students will read and analyze the works of published authors and then produce their own creative material. All creative material will be work shopped in class by students with the professor directing the discussion. Class size will be small to encourage the free flow of ideas and criticism regarding student work. The genres within which students will write are poetry and fiction. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: As needed

The topic of this course is determined during the academic term that it is offered. This topic will relate to a specific area of literature and/or an intensive study of the life and works of one particular author. Students will use their writing and research skills to participate in this course. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: As needed

This course will survey the literary movements that involve contemporary American writers of color, including African Americans, Native Americans, and Latino Americans. Students will engage with genres including fiction, poetry, and literary criticism written by contemporary authors of color. The course will address not only the ways that these writers have engaged with their current cultural movement, but also how their writing reflects historical, social, and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: As needed

This course will require students to read and analyze a variety of literary texts to answer questions such as: How is work defined? Who decides on this definition? How do our ideas about work rely on the cultural myth of the American Dream? How does literature portray the working-class man and woman? And how do literary texts reinforce or refute the traditional definitions of work? This course will focus particularly on how gender, race, and class contribute to our understanding of work and how work can both uplift and dehumanize certain individuals. We will also examine the ethics of labor. This class will help students better understand how literature reflects and challenges preconceived notions of work and the working class. Prerequisite: ENG105 Terms Offered: As needed

World War II helped to shape the culture, economy, art, and philosophy in contemporary American society. By examining war literature from the post-World War II era until today’s modern conflicts with Iraq and Afghanistan, this course challenges students to breakdown the relationship between the destructiveness of war and the creativity of art. In this course, students will study a variety of selected war literature (poetry, drama, short story, novel, personal memoir, nonfiction, and film) to examine how writers shaped the experiences of war.