183 UNDERGRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CSC 4645 SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS Two or four hours. Same as MAT 4645. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Covers contemporary topics at an advanced level in applied mathematics and computer science. (For example: numerical methods, graph theory.) Course may be repeated for credit with a different topic. CSC 4952 COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH II Two or three hours. Prerequisites: Senior standing and CSC 3951 and permission of the instructor, and minimum 3.0 grade point average. Directed research in a computer science topic to be selected in consultation with the instructor. Semester-long project culminating in a formal presentation and detailed technical documentation of the research process and results. CSC 4960 INTERNSHIP Three hours. Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of the instructor and minimum 2.5 grade point average. Correlating theory and practice in an operating setting; supervision by cooperating practitioners and faculty in several areas of application. Does not count towards the Computer Science/Mathematics major. CSC 4999 COMPUTER SCIENCE SENIOR SEMINAR Two hours. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Presentation and delivery of papers from the current computer science literature. In-depth study of a computer science topic culminating in a formal presentation and paper.
Criminology – CRM CRM 2280 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE Four hours. A survey of the American criminal justice decision network with emphasis on the principles and values which undergird it. Gen Ed: SW (Aw) CRM 3340 CRIMINOLOGY Four hours. Prerequisite: MAT 2022 or equivalent or permission of the instructor. The nature and extent of crime, criminal typologies, and criminological theory. Gen Ed: SW (Aw) CRM 3350 POLICING IN AMERICAN SOCIETY Four hours. Prerequisite: CRM 2280. The functions and responsibilities of police with emphasis on issues and problems of American police. This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the principles and processes of the police as a part of the criminal justice decision network, the values and value conflicts which are inherent in police decisions, and issues related to crime control in a democratic society. Students will study the approaches and methods of various disciplines as they apply to the study of police structure and decision-making. CRM 3360 JUVENILE DELINQUENCY Four hours. The nature and extent of juvenile delinquency, theories of causation, prevention, and treatment. CRM 4420 METHODS OF SOCIAL RESEARCH Four hours. Same as SOC 4420. Prerequisites: Twelve hours in criminology or sociology and MAT 2022. The application of the scientific method in researching social phenomena, focusing on the foundations of quantitative, empirical methodologies. Students will participate in the entire research process, including conceptualization, research design, sampling, measurement, data collection, computer software, statistical analysis, report writing, oral presentation. Gen Ed: SW (Ap), Qn