Course Listing

PSC 370: American Constitutional Law PSY 230: Personality Psychology PSY 311: Cognitive Psychology PSY 330: Social Psychology PSY 341: Child, Family, and Youth Services PSY 361: Violence in the Family 3-4 credit hours 3 credit hours 3 credit hours 3 credit hours 3 credit hours 3 credit hours

Course Listing CRJ 201: Introduction to Criminal Justice

3-4 credit hours; CTC credit This course surveys the American criminal justice system. Topically, by exploring both the theoretical and practical facets of criminal justice, this course focuses upon three primary institutions: police, courts, and corrections. We seek to understand the complexities involved in criminal justice (history, functions, and interrelationships), while critically exploring contemporary crime and justice issues relevant to all Americans.

CRJ 205: Criminal Investigations I

3 credit hours Prerequisite: CRJ 201 or permission of instructor This course is designed to introduce core investigative tools, demonstrate the proper use of evidence gathering techniques, and provide students with a comprehensive grounding in contemporary criminal investigative methodology. By focusing upon such investigative techniques and methods, students will learn necessary steps of crime scene investigation, including the identification, collection, and preservation of physical evidence; and subsequent investigative procedures such as report and affidavit writing and fundamental forensic science concepts.

CRJ 305: Criminal Investigations II

3 credit hours 201 or permission of instructor This course examines the history and function of major criminal investigation agencies, advanced investigative theories and procedures, intelligence gathering, and the complex relationship between criminal investigation and the law. Furthermore, by focusing on topics such as gang investigation, homicide investigation, suicide investigation, homicide investigation, and interrogation and confession, students will deepen their understanding of criminal investigations in the 21st century. Serving as an upper-level accompaniment to CRJ 205: Criminal Investigations I, this course is especially fundamental for students pursuing the law enforcement profession; students broadly interested in criminal investigations will also certainly find this course fascinating.

CRJ 295/395/495: Special Topics

1-4 credit hours A course whose content may vary from term to term according to the needs of the academic department, student demand or the interests of the faculty member.

CRJ 392/492: Directed Study

2-4 credit hours Prerequisite: junior or senior status A course of study addressing a specific topic or problem of interest to a student, designed collaboratively by the student and faculty member(s), and resulting in a paper, report, critiqued performance or production, or

other assessable evidence of value added to the student’s educational experience. A contract of expectations by the student and by the supervising faculty member(s) must be approved by the advisor and the Vice President for Academic Affairs prior to registration. No more than six (6) semester hours toward the baccalaureate degree can consist of directed study credit.

CRJ 480: Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice

3 credit hours Prerequisite: CRJ, PSC, or PRL major with at least 90 hours or permission of Program Director As a student in this course, you will either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in the traditional internship experience. Here, you will integrate the expansive criminal justice/political science knowledge that you have acquired through academic study with the real-world situations of your internship experience. The content of this course focuses on current and significant issues within the fields of Criminal Justice and Political Science, uniquely melding the two through an emphasis on the American War on Drugs.