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2016-2017 Evening, Weekend, Online Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Undergraduate and Graduate Course Descriptions

Following are the list of courses in the undergraduate and graduate studies curriculum. They are organized alphabetically according to subject headings.

Transfer credit for these disciplines, and others, may be available for fulfilling General Studies distributional requirements.

All courses listed are three-semester-hour courses unless indicated otherwise.

Courses marked (WI) are Writing Intensive courses .

Credits

The unit of credit is the semester hour. It is defined as one class hour (or its equivalent) per week for one semester.

All courses listed in this catalog are three-semester-hour courses unless indicated otherwise.
 

Business Administration
  

  • BUS 455 - Entrepreneurial Management

    Semester Hours: 3
    Entrepreneurial topics include the outcomes of entrepreneurial process: the creation of wealth, new enterprise, marshalling resources, organizational change, increased firm value, and exploitation of opportunities. The focus of the course is both on the entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial process with results in a variety of outcomes essential to economic development.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 330 - Management Principles .
  

  • BUS 466 - Human Resource Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course examines the primary role of human resources development (HRD) in the organization to help people and organizations effectively manage change. This highly interactive course focuses on strategies for assessing, designing, and implementing training and organizational development efforts that positively impact the performance of the individual and the work group. The course also provides an overview of change interventions, including training and staff development; succession planning and performance management; factors that influence HRD; the consulting role and skills of the HRD professional, including facilitation and group dynamics; and the trends in HRD, such as human performance technology and the work out process model.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 380 - Human Resource Management .
  

  • BUS 467 - Compensation and Benefits

    Semester Hours: 3
    Wage and salary administration in private and public organizations; total compensation systems; interrelationship among employee performance, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, perceived equitable payments, and employee satisfaction; employee benefits; employee incentive programs.
     

    Pre-requisites: BUS 380 - Human Resource Management .
  

  • BUS 468 - Employee and Labor Relations

    Semester Hours: 3
    Course examines collective bargaining, labor market fundamentals, unionism, and related issues of labor economics. Labor concepts, processes, ethics and costs are explored for their application and implications in the business world. Emphasis is placed on current laws, practices and trends related to the various aspects of labor relations and collective bargaining.
     

    Pre-requisites: BUS 380 - Human Resource Management .
  

  • BUS 469 - Global Marketing and Management Strategies

    Semester Hours: 3
    Study of the structure of foreign trade aimed at understanding the socio-cultural differences in foreign marketing strategies and their adaptation by domestic interests in developing successful marketing strategies for international markets. Considers present and probable future developments in international management styles and their implications on managerial decision making in domestic companies.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 330 - Management Principles , and either BUS 350 - Marketing Principles  or BUS 284 - Principles of International Business .
  

  • BUS 474 - International Laws and Regulations

    Semester Hours: 3
    An exploration of the international legal environments and legal issues and problems that confront businesses as they cross international frontiers. The course covers international trade, foreign investment and fund transfer, transfer of technology, copyrights and patent protections, international dispute resolution, the role of the WTO and other international agencies.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 410 - Business Law I .
  

  • BUS 480 - Special Topics in Business

    Semester Hours: 3
    A seminar-style course where selected topics and issues are covered with a small group of upper class students. Students are expected to demonstrate an ability to handle approaches, express themselves orally in a seminar format as well as in writing, and logically evaluate the topics.

    Pre-requisites: junior standing and consent.
  

  • BUS 485 - Marketing Management

    Semester Hours: 3
    The study and integration of the marketing concept, strategic planning, marketing research, and information systems. Consumer and organizational buying behavior, sales forecasting, market segmentation and positioning, organizing, evaluating, and control of marketing are among the several other topics treated in this capstone course of the marketing program.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 330 - Management Principles , BUS 350 - Marketing Principles , BUS 375 - Marketing Research , and senior standing.
  

  • BUS 487 - Sales Management

    Semester Hours: 3
    The broad set of verbal and writing skills utilized by today’s sales managers is explored to prepare students for front-line sales management. Effective management of customer and employee issues, company objectives, financial accountability, customer behavior and employee motivation are applied to various management methodologies. Legal, social, and ethical standards are overlaid against the manager’s need to maximize sales and maintain budget efficiency. Employee mentoring and inter-company communications skills are developed with interactive role playing and case study assignments.

    Pre-requisites: BUS 350 - Marketing Principles .
  

  • BUS 491 - Business Policy and Strategy (WI)

    Semester Hours: 3 (Writing-Intensive)
    Students learn to systematically analyze a firm’s internal and external environments and to apply concepts and theories related to the formulation and implementation of business-level and corporate-level strategies. The influence of other functional areas (marketing, finance, accounting, etc.) on strategic thinking is emphasized in teaching students the linkage between strategic problems, management interpretations, solutions, and firm performance. Oral and written business communication skills will be emphasized throughout the course.

    Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research  and senior standing.

Counseling
  

  • CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course provides an overview of many dimensions of counseling including the following broad topics: definition, history, regulation and licensing, counseling settings, the therapeutic relationship, approaches to counseling (technique and theory), assessment and diagnosis, and client characteristics, including diversity issues. The course will examine the codes of ethics and standards of practice of the American Counseling Association, the American School Counselor Association, and the American College Counseling Association, as well as other relevant ethical codes, and licensing/regulatory agencies. General ethical constructs such as informed consent and privacy will be discussed, as well as the role of ethics across client populations (e.g., children vs. adults), situations (e.g., individual counseling and supervision) and settings (e.g., schools, agencies).

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    Everyone, including counselors, holds certain beliefs and opinions about their own and other particular groups. These beliefs, biases, or unintentional prejudices influence the counselor’s ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients of different genders, races, ethnicities, sexual orientations, religions, social classes, ages, etc. Membership in a minority group influences not only the life experiences and perceptions of the members, but it also impacts the individuals’ willingness and ability to seek help, participate in therapy, and, for children, to learn and achieve in school. This course provides an introduction to the theory, research, and practices which underlie and inform competent and ethical therapeutic interventions and assessments with a diverse population. Throughout the course, students will have the opportunity to explore their own identities, world views, and attitudes and how they might influence the helping process.

    Pre- or co-requisites: CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics .
  

  • CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course provides an in-depth review of the classic and modern theories of human development. Theories will be evaluated in terms of their utility and pragmatism, strengths and weaknesses, and empirical validation. These theories will be applied to the various challenges that clients of all ages and cultural backgrounds bring to the counseling situation. In addition to the theories and case application, the course will also explore the development of psychopathology, and the role of a wellness perspective in the conceptualization of human development.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CN 718 - Psychopathology

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course examines the assessment, classification, and diagnosis of mental disorders in accordance with the framework provided by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders V.  The etiology and treatment of the disorders will be analyzed according to current theoretical and empirical models of mental disorders (e.g., biological/medical, cognitive-behavioral, diathesis-stress).   The prognosis of the disorders and the identification of client strengths and resilience within a multicultural context will be discussed.  Note:  This course addresses all of the relevant disorders within the DSM V for children, adolescents, and adults.

    Pre-requisites: CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics , CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling  and CN 726 - Counseling Theories .
  

  • CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course is an introduction to the principles, procedures, and techniques of the intentional interviewing that occurs in professional counselor-client interactions. Through experiential exercises (mock counseling sessions) and within the context of a wellness approach to psychological health, beginning counselors will learn specific interviewing skills, the goals and stages of interviewing, as well as strategies for therapeutic change. Beginning counselors will explore the importance of nonverbal behaviors, values, perspectives, the role of emotions and cognitions, as well as cultural factors in counselor-client communication. Throughout the course, beginning counselors will have the opportunity to reflect upon their own beliefs, skills, and values, as well as assess their competence in the specific interviewing skills.

    Pre-requisites: CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling .
  

  • CN 726 - Counseling Theories

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will focus on the various systems of psychotherapy from the older, traditional theories to the more modern approaches, including family systems, cross-cultural approaches, and constructivist and integrative strategies. Understanding the foundation of the theories (their views of human nature and personality) will allow comparative analysis of the theories’ explanations of psychopathology, and the goals, assessment, therapeutic relationships, techniques, and mechanisms of change. Empirical validation, gender and multicultural issues, and indications and contraindications of the various approaches will be explored.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CN 728 - Psychometrics and Assessment

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course explores the fundamental principles of psychological testing and assessment. It is designed to present information and strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative assessment instruments that may be helpful in the counseling process. Topics include the basic concepts of psychometrics and measurement, types of appraisals, issues related to special populations, diversity, and ethical guidelines relevant to psychological assessment.

    Pre-requisites: CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling , and CN 718 - Psychopathology .
  
  

  • CN 734 - Research Methods and Program Evaluation

    Semester Hours: 3
    The focus of this course is the basic concepts and processes of psychological and counseling research, including qualitative and quantitative approaches. Topics include the research process, research design, basic measurement (reliability, validity, normal curve, norms, score interpretation), statistical concepts (frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, correlation, hypothesis testing, and significance tests). This course also explores the basic methodology for planning, conducting, and interpreting research and evaluating counseling programs. Special consideration will be given to ethics in research including informed consent, institutional review boards for the protection of human subjects, and vulnerable populations.

    Pre-requisites: CN 728 - Psychometrics and Assessment .
  

  • CN 735 - Couples and Family Therapy

    Semester Hours: 3
    The purpose of this course is to prepare students to address a wide variety of issues in the context of relationships and families.  The course focuses on assisting the student in developing skills and case management techniques for working with families, couples and the external systems they will encounter.  The student will develop a conceptual framework that emphasizes a systems approach and will be exposed to contemporary family and couple issues they will be dealing with including: families in transition, family developmental stages and expectations, nontraditional lifestyles, societal and professional trends, ethnic diversity, and specific presenting problems and how they are viewed within a systems context.  The sequencing of therapy and specific intervention strategies will also be dealt with, in addition to ethical considerations. The instructional format of this course will be devoted to guided group discussions and activities, lecture, video presentations, and demonstrations.

    Pre-requisites: CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics , CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling , CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration , CN 718 - Psychopathology , and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics .

    Offered: at least once an academic year.
  

  • CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents

    Semester Hours: 3
    The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the theories, practices, and techniques necessary for working with children, adolescents, and their families in therapeutic settings and schools. Not only will the traditional theories of counseling children be examined, but evidence-based treatment programs with specific populations of children will be added to the discussion. The combination of theory and evidence-based practice will facilitate students’ ability to utilize the knowledge and skills learned in this and other courses. This course will address the unique presenting complaints of children in counseling settings, multicultural concerns, consultation, play and group therapy, and professional, ethical guidelines required for work with children.

    Pre-requisites: CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration , CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics , and CN 726 - Counseling Theories .
  

  • CN 737 - Counseling and Treatment of Addictive Disorders

    Semester Hours: 3
    The purpose of this course is to addresses the etiology and treatment of addictive behaviors (e.g. alcohol and other substance abuse, gambling, etc.) Theories linked with addiction to biological, psychological, and other factors will be evaluated critically with an emphasis on developing effective treatment recovery and relapse prevention. Students will be able to identify abuse, addiction, and co-dependence so that problems with addiction can be appropriately addressed with clients. Secondary course topics include; effects of addictive behaviors on the family, mediations used with substance use disorders, and how multicultural factors impact counseling and treatment of addictive disorders.

    Pre-requisites: CN 718 - Psychopathology  and CN 726 - Counseling Theories .

    Offered: at least once an academic year.
  

  • CN 738 - Group Therapy

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will focus on the theory, principles, and practice of group therapy. Beyond reading, lecture, and discussion, this course involves a significant experiential component. Class members will participate in an actual therapy group so that the concepts and practice of group therapy will be illuminated in the here-and-now. Therapeutic factors, interpersonal learning, and group cohesiveness will provide the foundation for understanding the role of the group counselor in selecting clients for participation, and creating, preparing, and leading the group. Additional topics which will be considered are the stages of the group, the tasks and roles of the clients, outcome research regarding the mechanism of change in groups, and the effectiveness of group therapy. Specialty groups and issues concerning specific populations (e.g., adults, children, mandated participants) and ethical issues as they relate to working in groups will be explored.

    Pre-requisites: CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics .
  

  • CN 739 - Career Counseling and Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course is designed to provide an overview of career counseling and development including the history and future of work, theories, assessments, informational resources, employability skills, program planning, computer applications, and career management. The role of diversity and ethics in career counseling, planning and development will be explored. Particular focus will be placed on understanding the importance of professional boundaries and confidentiality in the beginning professional counselor’s usage of social media.

    Pre-requisites: CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration  and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics .
  

  • CN 743 - Advanced Clinical Skills

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will allow students to learn the advanced clinical skills necessary for the provision of services as a professional counselor.  Students will utilize their knowledge of the DSM V diagnostic categories to consider differential diagnoses, conduct complete clinical intake interviews, and perform mental status evaluations.  Students will utilize their knowledge of the theoretical models of the mental disorders to develop case conceptualizations and assessments, and to write treatment plans.

    Pre-requisites:  CN 718 - Psychopathology .

    Offered: as needed.
  

  • CN 744 - Crisis and Trauma: Theory and Intervention

    Semester Hours: 3
    The purpose of this course is to address two distinct but related topics within the field of counseling and human services. The first topic is crisis intervention. The course will explore the current theory and practice models related to trauma and crisis intervention. The nature and types of crises, methods of intervention, consequences of trauma (cognitive, behavioral, emotional, neurological), and the role of psychosocial factors (age, gender, culture, etc.) will be explored. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to intervene in various types of crises. The second topic is conflict resolution. This course will explore the nature of conflict and methods to resolve conflict by emphasizing collaborative problem solving and mediation. Students will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to mediate in various types of conflict situations.

    Pre-requisites: CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration  and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics .
  

  • CN 752 - Psychopharmacology for Counselors

    Semester Hours: 3
    The purpose of this course is to introduce students to psychotherapeutic drugs and how they are used to treat various mental disorders. At the outset, the course presents the basic structures of the nervous system necessary to understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of psychoactive drugs. Many psychoactive drugs are used for therapeutic purposes. Other psychoactive drugs, even those prescribed for therapeutic purposes, become the objects of addiction. The major classes of drugs used for therapeutic purposes: antidepressants, anxiolytics, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and stimulants as well as the actions, side effects, and risks will be considered.

    Pre-requisites: CN 718 - Psychopathology .
  

  • CN 760 - Contemporary Topics in Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    Topics of current interest to counselors and others in the counseling field.  Courses may include emerging counseling techniques, legal and ethical issues, and other pertinent topics.  Courses will vary over time to meet the needs of students.
  

  • CN 765 - Seminar: Structure and Organization of School Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The primary purpose of this course is to investigate the roles and responsibilities of school counselors and the profession of school counseling. The secondary purpose is to allow each student the opportunity to refine his/her portfolio of competencies. The topics addressed in the course include the philosophies of school counseling, and the history and role of schools as social institutions. Qualities of Comprehensive School Counseling Programs, the Wisconsin Comprehensive School Counseling Model (WCSCM) and models of delivery systems will be explored as students learn how to develop, manage, and evaluate comprehensive school counseling programs. The course will also devote time to explore the activities of school counselors within comprehensive school counseling programs-such as student transition skills from level to level; classroom management; the design of development guidance lessons; special education; response to intervention (RTI); positive behavior intervention systems (PBIS); Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drug Association (ATODA) issues; the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s PI34 and licensing; individual and group counseling; peer facilitating; assessment; counseling with families; education and advocacy; consultation; leadership; and coordination with students, parents, and colleagues in the school and community. Students will continue their study of the ethical codes for school counseling, the licensing requirements, and the legal and professional issues pertinent to the field of school counseling.

    Pre-requisites: CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics , CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling , CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration , CN 718 - Psychopathology , and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics , or by consent of Program Director.
  
  

  • CN 767 - Internship I: School Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The School Counseling Internship I is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved school placement. The course is designed to build extensively on a student’s practicum experience by involving him/her in all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional school counselor. Interns will integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned in previous program coursework to implement comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling programs. Interns will serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with students involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of the intern’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , CN 738 - Group Therapy , a “B” or better grade in CN 766 - Practicum in School Counseling , a passing score on the PRAXIS II exam, and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

    Pre- or co-requisites: CN 739 - Career Counseling and Development  
  

  • CN 768 - Internship II: School Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The School Counseling Internship II is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved school placement. The course is designed to help interns master all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional school counselor. Interns will integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned in previous program coursework to implement comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling programs. Interns will serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 225 hours of direct service with students involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in the graduate student’s portfolio presentation and an evaluation of his/her counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 744 - Crisis and Trauma: Theory and Intervention , a grade of “B” or better in CN 767 - Internship I: School Counseling , including a positive recommendation from the Internship I instructor and supervisor, and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
  
  
  

  • CN 777 - Internship I: Community Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    This internship is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved community placement. The course is designed to build extensively on a student’s practicum experience by involving him/her in all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional counselor in a community context. Interns serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of the intern’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , CN 738 - Group Therapy , a “B” or better in CN 776 - Practicum in Community Counseling , and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

    Pre- or co-requisites:  CN 739 - Career Counseling and Development  
  

  • CN 778 - Internship II: Community Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The Community Counseling Internship II is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved community placement. The course is designed to help interns master all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional counselor in a community context. Interns serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of the intern’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , CN 738 - Group Therapy , CN 744 - Crisis and Trauma: Theory and Intervention , a grade of “B” or better in CN 777 - Internship I: Community Counseling , and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

    Pre- or co-requisites: CN 739 - Career Counseling and Development .
  

  • CN 785 - Seminar: Structure and Organization of Higher Education Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will bridge the theory and practice of the counseling profession to the college setting. Counselors employed by universities and colleges operate typically within the domain of Student Affairs. The historical and philosophical foundation of the profession of student affairs will be explored. The characteristics of college students including demographic and diversity issues, developmental and academic concerns, and mental health and wellness needs will inform the study of the provision of counseling services. Students will learn how to develop and evaluate college counseling programs. The course will also devote significant time to the activities of college counselors-such as individual and group counseling, prevention, peer facilitating, assessment, wellness education, advocacy, consultation, leadership and coordination with students, parents, and colleagues in the college and community. Students will continue their study of the ethical codes for college counseling, the licensing requirements, and the legal issues pertinent to the field of college counseling.

    Pre-requisites: CN 710 - Introduction to Counseling and Ethics , CN 714 - Multiculturalism and the Practice of Counseling , CN 716 - Lifespan Development and Counseling: An Integration , CN 718 - Psychopathology , and CN 724 - Counseling Methods and Ethics , or by consent of Program Director.
  
  

  • CN 787 - Internship I: Higher Education Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The Higher Education Counseling Internship I is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved higher education placement. The course is designed to build extensively on a student’s practicum experience by involving him/her in all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional counselor in a higher education context. Interns serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of each student’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , CN 738 - Group Therapy , a grade of “B” or better in CN 786 - Practicum in Higher Education Counseling , and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
  

  • CN 788 - Internship II: Higher Education Counseling

    Semester Hours: 3
    The Higher Education Counseling Internship II is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved higher education placement. The course is designed to help interns master all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional counselor in a higher education context. Interns serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of each student’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

    Pre-requisites: CN 739 - Career Counseling and Development , a grade of B or better in CN 787 - Internship I: Higher Education Counseling , including a positive recommendation from the Internship I instructor and supervisor, and a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

    Pre- or co-requisites: CN 744 - Crisis and Trauma: Theory and Intervention  

Communication
  

  • COM 100 - Introduction to Mass Media

    Semester Hours: 3
    A survey of the history of newspapers, magazines, book publishing, radio, television, and film. Mass media theory and contemporary media issues are discussed in detail.

    Pre-requisites: GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing .
  

  • COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking

    Semester Hours: 3
    As the study and application of the basic techniques of researching, constructing, and delivering a speech, this course helps students develop these skills through class room performances on a variety of speaking topics in various situations.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • COM 211 - Interpersonal Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    A study of how humans communicate and behave in one-on-one situations or in small groups, this course explores how we form our self-perceptions, manage our identity, construct our view of other people, and interface with people in our lives. By looking at our behavior and that of others, the course examines communication climate, listening, language, defensiveness, relational dynamics, semantic reactions, non-verbal communication, emotion management, and conflict resolution.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • COM 212 - Team-Based and Group Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    An introduction to the principles and practices of communicating in small group and goal-oriented team settings.

    Pre-requisites: COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking .
  

  • COM 220 - Persuasion & Advocacy

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course focuses on research, theory, and practice relating to persuasion and strategic influence, and studies the motivational factors involved in persuasive speaking to secure belief and action. These topics include advocacy, or how to “sell” oneself in a competitive professional world and successfully pitch ideas. Students will be assessed in large part through project-based evaluations.

    Pre-requisites: COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking .
  

  • COM 225 - Political Communication & Activism

    Semester Hours: 3
    A study of the role of symbols in political communication and the techniques and strategies employed by politicians, campaign officials, and social activists. Activism is the intentional effort to bring about social, political, or cultural change in a group or society. Students will investigate strategies for effective campaign communication and activism, the role of activism in democratic society, and the close connection of activism to the study of communication. Special attention is given to recent election campaigns and social movements.

    Pre-requisites: GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing .
  

  • COM 240 - American Oratory

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course extensively considers the values, rights, and restrictions of free speech in America by examining the impact of public discourse and particular momentous speeches on the history and culture of the United States.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • COM 280 - Special Topics in Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    An opportunity to study topics of special interest and importance.

    Pre-requisites: will be announced in conjunction with selected topic.
  

  • COM 325 - New Media and Digital Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will introduce students to a variety of skills and practices needed to successfully negotiate the increasingly digital world of communication. Additionally, students will study the influence and impact of digital technologies on the processes of communication, including the ways in which technology both enhances and limits our individual, social, organizational, and cultural communicative capacities.

    Pre-requisites: GEN 110  and completion of one 200-level COM course.
  

  • COM 340 - Communication Theory

    Semester Hours: 3
    Communication is one of the oldest academic disciplines, and communication theory today is still strongly influenced by its origins. Thus, this course surveys communication theory in three major units: communication theory throughout history, communication theory in the 20th and early 21st centuries, and new “cutting edge” work in communication research.

    Pre-requisites: COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking .
  

  • COM 350 - Rhetorical Criticism (WI)

    Semester Hours: 3 (Writing-Intensive)
    A survey of a variety of rhetorical methods of analyzing discourse and other communicative objects/artifacts, including how and why rhetorical analysis is attempted and what can be done with the results. Students will write and revise several pieces of rhetorical criticism over the duration of the course.

    Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research , completion of one 200-level COM course, and at least junior standing.
  

  • COM 360 - Media Literacy and Effects

    Semester Hours: 3
    A survey of communication research on the effects of various media on the attitudes and actions of media users, with special attention given to the need to cultivate skills for media literacy. Topics include priming, agenda-setting, partisanship, hostile media phenomenon, entertainment programming, uses and gratification theory, and many others. Students will learn to interpret the results of social-scientific research and design projects addressing problems with media use, public engagement, and media literacy.

    Pre-requisites: COM 100 - Introduction to Mass Media  and COM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking .
  

  • COM 370 - Communication and Social Media

    Semester Hours: 3
    Social media in human communication is now firmly established and nearly ubiquitously present throughout the developed world. It has re-situated the individual user at the center of media production and consumption and is rapidly changing the way we understand communication and social relationships. Students in this course will learn about contemporary research in social media and apply strategies for effective social media use and visibility in a series of group and individual projects.

    Pre-requisites: COM 100 - Introduction to Mass Media .
  

  • COM 425 - Critical Communication Approaches to New Media

    Semester Hours: 3
    Students will critically analyze and enact creative new media research projects commensurate with the expectations of one who is completing an undergraduate degree in communication. Concepts discussed include the effects of new media on public memory, the influences of new media in contemporary global political movements, public sphere theory, the dynamics of publicity and secrecy in the age of new media, identity formation in virtual communication settings, and many others.

    Pre-requisites: COM 325 - New Media and Digital Communication .
  

  • COM 480 - Special Topics in Communication

    Semester Hours: 3
    Seminar style course where topical issues in communication will be covered with a small group of advanced-level students.

    Pre-requisites: Completion of two 200-level Communication (COM) courses and junior standing or above.

Computer Science
  

  • CPS 100 - Introduction to Computers

    Semester Hours: 3
    A survey course of modern computer concepts and applications. The course relates computer concepts to the elements of an information system. Generalized overview of computing hardware, software, data management, computing systems and procedures, critical thinking about an application of online resources, and using computing technology to effectively participate and achieve in college. Hands-on usage of word processing, database, spreadsheet, graphics, desktop publishing, operating systems, online course technologies, and the internet.

    Pre-requisites: none. This course does not qualify for credit in the computer science major or minor.

    Offered: fall.
  

  • CPS 200 - Programming I

    Semester Hours: 3
    An introduction to computer programming. Emphasis on problem solving techniques, structured programming, and top-down program design. Control structures, functions, arrays, and data files.

    Pre-requisites: MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra .
  

  • CPS 210 - Database Basics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Basic concepts of database layout, design, and theory. Intermediate to advanced work with forms, reports, and queries. The course includes a general overview of Information Technology Management Systems.

    Pre-requisites: Competence with basic computer software.

    Offered: spring.
  

  • CPS 212 - Programming II

    Semester Hours: 3
    A continuation of CPS 200 - Programming I . This course includes an introduction to data management and object-oriented programming using a high-level programming language. Topics include data types, functions, file structures, arrays, pointers, strings, and classes.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I  or equivalent.

    Pre- or co-requisites: MAT 250 - Discrete Mathematics .
  

  • CPS 221 - COBOL Programming

    Semester Hours: 3
    An introduction to programming in COBOL. Structured programming techniques are emphasized throughout the course. Students write several programs involving input, output, assignment, selection and iteration structures. Data validation, control-break reporting, table handling and file processing concepts are studied and utilized.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I .

    Offered: occasionally.
  

  • CPS 250 - Information Security and Forensics I

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course provides an introduction to the fundamental principles of Information Technology Security, and is based on forensic science and computer security technologies. The course involves the application of scientific methods for the collection, analysis, auditing, interpretation, and presentation of potential evidence. A major component of the course will be focused around describing the variety of types of computer crime, considering the approaches used to perpetrate such crimes, and the investigative techniques available for these crimes. Topics include history and examples of computer crime, identity theft, and computer crime prevention strategies.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I  or equivalent, or consent.
  

  • CPS 280 - Special Topics in Computer Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    This introductory-level course will cover current and evolving industry trends.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I  or equivalent.
  

  • CPS 313 - Advanced Programming

    Semester Hours: 3
    A continuation of CPS 212 - Programming II , and an introduction to programming using the language Visual C++. Exclusively using Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), the student will develop applications with and for a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

    Pre-requisites: CPS 212 - Programming II  or equivalent.

    Offered: occasionally.
  

  • CPS 314 - Programming Languages

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course presents syntax and semantics of particular programming languages, and addresses fundamental program construction and special features of each language.  While programming itself will be part of the course, the subject of this course leans more toward understanding the principles of programming languages and language design.  The student will learn to analyze each language and its associated development environment to determine if that language and its tools are the best choice for programming tasks.  This course introduces various programming languages not currently offered in the curriculum. 

    Pre-requisites: CPS 212 - Programming II .
     
  

  • CPS 315 - Object-Oriented Programming I

    Semester Hours: 3
    A first course in problem-solving, software design, and computer programming using the Java language. It is intended for student with programming experience in at least one other language.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 212 - Programming II .
  

  • CPS 316 - Object-Oriented Programming II

    Semester Hours: 3
    A second course in problem-solving, software design and computer programming using the Java language. This course is an introduction to web server development using Java, HTTP, XML, and Java Server Pages. It covers Java Web Server, Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) to automated servlet programming, and three-tiered solutions using HTTP tunneling. XML and JSP are used to create dynamic Web content.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 315 - Object-Oriented Programming I .

    Offered: occasionally.
  

  • CPS 323 - Computer Architecture

    Semester Hours: 3
    Computer architecture is the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components and designing the hardware/software interface to create a computer that meets functional, performance, energy consumption, cost, and other specific goals. This course introduces the basic hardware structure of modern programmable computers from the ground up and focuses on the foundational concepts that are the basis for current computer design. This classic introduction provides a deep look into the computer, will demonstrate how software interacts with hardware, and discusses how trends in technology, applications, and economics drive continuing changes in the field of computer design.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I .
  

  • CPS 325 - Networking and Telecommunications

    Semester Hours: 3
    Networking hardware and software. The course will cover the installation and maintenance of networks, network management, telephony and security. Students will learn to manage at least two different network server operating systems.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I  or equivalent.

    Offered: occasionally.
  

  • CPS 362 - Introduction to Data Structures

    Semester Hours: 3
    A study of data structures, including lists, arrays, and linkages. Topics include stacks, queues, dequeues, tress, dynamic storage allocation, garbage collection for disks systems and recursive programs.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 212 - Programming II  or equivalent.

    Offered: spring, even years or as needed.
  

  • CPS 420 - Operating Systems

    Semester Hours: 3
    General theory of operating systems. Components of an operating system and the processes involved. Data storage, hard drive control, and memory management. The course will include a comparison of at least two operating systems.

    Pre-requisites: junior standing and completion of at least one (1) 300-level Computer Science (CPS) course or consent.

    Offered: occasionally.
  

  • CPS 425 - Artificial Intelligence

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course is a survey of existing techniques in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), and explores key concepts underlying intelligent systems, which are increasingly deployed in consumer products and online services.  The main goal of the course is to equip the student with the tools to tackle AI problems they might encounter in life. Students will explore the principles and techniques involved in programming computers to do tasks that would require intelligence if people did them.  This course presents an introduction to the areas of robotics, theorem proving, heuristic programming, natural language processing, neural networks, and game playing. 

    Pre-requisites: MAT 250 - Discrete Mathematics  and junior standing.
  

  • CPS 435 - Mobile Application Development

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course explores and examines the concepts of programming mobile applications. Students gain in-depth knowledge of mobile operating systems, and build basic applications for mobile devices using best practice principles including object oriented design and test driven development. Students will design, code, and publish a working mobile application that can be used as part of their career portfolio. Discussion will include new trends and features in the mobile device marketplace.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 315 - Object-Oriented Programming I .
  

  • CPS 442 - Data Management, Warehousing, and Mining

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will examine the powerful capabilities of relational databases in conjunction with the big data management frameworks for data storage and retrieval, and for data analysis in support of management decision-making. This course provides an overview of the main components of data warehousing and gives the student a look at all the major facets of developing and using a data warehouse to make effective business decisions. The course also stresses data storage, indexing, query processing, transaction processing, and the physical design and tuning of databases.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 200 - Programming I , CPS 210 - Database Basics , and junior standing.
  

  • CPS 445 - Systems Analysis and Design (WI)

    Semester Hours: 3 (Writing-Intensive)
    This course provides the opportunity to design, implement, and document the systems development life cycle.  Various software engineering analysis and design tools and techniques will be emphasized, such as information gathering for defining system requirements, process modeling with data flow diagrams or use cases, data dictionaries, prototyping, and graphical user interface (GUI) design. The course will also present current topics, such as agile development, extreme programming, rapid application development (RAD), Scrum and the Unified Modeling Language (UML).  

    Pre-requisites: GEN 112 - Composition II: Argumentation and Research , CPS 200 - Programming I , CPS 210 - Database Basics , and junior or senior standing.
  

  • CPS 450 - Information Security and Forensics II

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course investigates advanced topics of system and data security breaches, and presents detailed analysis of tools used in computer security. Topics include: security standards, policies and best practices; principles of ethical and professional behavior; regulatory compliance and legal investigations; information assurance; risk management and threat assessment; business continuity and disaster recovery planning; security architecture and design; elements of cryptography; digital forensics; physical (environmental) security; networking fundamentals; access control and authentication; network and application security; exploiting network, web, software and insider vulnerabilities.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 250 - Information Security and Forensics I , completion of at least two (2) additional Computer Science (CPS) courses.
  

  • CPS 452 - Information Technology Project Management

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course offers an examination of the fundamental principles and practice of managing programs and projects in an information processing and high-tech environment. Emphasis on the optimization of Information Technology (IT) development and delivery processes necessary to bring every IT project online more effectively, more quickly, and on budget. Develops project management skills needed to initiate, plan, execute, control, and close projects. Discussion covers the effect of product and project life cycles in delivering a successful IT projects, considering the obsolescence factors in procurement/stakeholder contracts. The dynamic nature of IT and the effect of life cycles are explored. 

    Pre-requisites: Junior standing and the completion of at least two (2) Computer Science (CPS) designated courses.
  

  • CPS 455 - Predictive Analytics

    Semester Hours: 3
    Predictive analytics (PA) is the art and science of applying intelligent methods to convert large information repositories into effective decision making. This course covers the basics of predictive analytics, gives an overview of common tools and techniques, and includes case studies and exercises. Students will also learn how data mining enables business intelligence (BI), and how to derive value from large amounts of data using a variety of PA tools.

    Pre-requisites: CPS 442 - Data Management, Warehousing, and Mining .
  

  • CPS 480 - Special Topics in Computer Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    These rigorous advanced-level special topics courses are designed to expand and enhance the students’ growing understanding of computer science by providing instruction in an evolving field within the discipline.

    Pre-requisites: junior standing and completion of at least two (2) Computer Science (CPS) courses at the 300-level or above. CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  The three primary levels of the criminal justice system-police, courts, and corrections and the professional roles within each level.

Criminal Justice
  

  • CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    Semester Hours: 3
    The three primary levels of the criminal justice system-police, courts, and corrections and the professional roles within each level.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CRJ 200 - Victimology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Criminal justice professionals, regardless of their specific role, will always come in contact with victims of crime. This course provides an examination of criminal victimization in the United States via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. We will examine specific crimes types, the impact of crime on victims and society, the role of victims within the criminal justice system, specific remedies, and victim rights and services. We will engage in many of these topics within a context of current events and local examples of crime victim services.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 201 - Mass Media, Crime, and Society

    Semester Hours: 3
    Crime, Mass Media, and Society will examine the interrelationship between society, the mass media, and crime and criminal justice. Television, film, newspaper, and electronic media intersect with crime and the criminal justice in a number of important ways. We will explore how the media represents, distorts, and/or filters crime and justice issues; and to consider the culture of crime in relation to conventions of news and entertainment in the mass media, and its larger social and political context. Topics covered will include: the social construction of crime and criminal justice, media effects on attitudes toward crime and justice, competing theories in criminology, crime reporting, the role of place in crime stories, moral panics and fears, news media and the courts, and the use of media technology in the judicial system and law enforcement.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 202 - Drugs, Crime, and Society

    Semester Hours: 3
    The main focus of this course will be on examining a variety of contemporary issues in the interconnection between drugs and crime. These areas include the theories of how drugs and crime interact, what recreational drugs do to the human body and the offender, policing strategies for the war on drugs, drug courts, drug intervention and rehabilitation, and its impact on our correctional populations. The controversies surrounding states approaches to these topics and contemporary news/legislation will provide a context for class discussion and debate.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CRJ 203 - Policing in America

    Semester Hours: 3
    An overview of policing, including its history, practices, and evolving function. Roles, responsibilities, issues, and trends pertinent to contemporary policing will be examined including community policing philosophies, applications, issues, and contemporary research. Other topics include investigation tactics, administrative functions, and their use within contemporary policing mandates.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  or consent.
  

  • CRJ 232 - Introduction to Criminology

    Semester Hours: 3
    An introduction to the major theoretical perspectives of criminal behavior in the field of criminology. Students will explore major types of criminal behavior, causes of criminal behavior and trends in crime in the United States.

    Pre-requisites: none.
  

  • CRJ 242 - Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

    Semester Hours: 3
    The nature, definition, etiology, and extent of juvenile delinquency; the structure and format of the juvenile justice system; and alternative programs, policies, and goals of intervention.

     

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

    Semester Hours: 3
    Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology is a course that examines how research is conducted in criminology and criminal justice. The course is designed to highlight the research process, ethical issues, different types of quantitative and qualitative research designs, data analysis, and the reporting of research results.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 302 - Violent Crime and Violence

    Semester Hours: 3
    This class provides an overview of violent crime in America. It will offer the student readings which incorporate research on violence, theoretical causes of violent crime, and the application of current knowledge to social policy: Topics will include the pattern of violent crime (types of violent offenders, areas which facilitate violence), theoretical explanations of violence, prevention of violent crime, and the punishment/treatment of violent offenders.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 232  / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology .
  

  • CRJ 332 - Criminological Theory

    Semester Hours: 3
    A higher level course which focuses on the examination the theories which are the foundation for philosophy of criminology and the understanding of criminal behavior. Classical, sociological, and psychological explanations of crime will be examined. The “classical” origins of the theory, the more contemporary adaptation of it, and the explicit (written) and implicit (assumed) statements in the theory will be critically examined.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 232  / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology  and junior standing.
  

  • CRJ 333 - Criminal Justice Data Analysis

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will examine the use of statistics with an emphasis on the use of such statistics within the fields of criminal justice and criminology. The course will allow students to learn the purpose of basic statistical analysis, how to read their output from statistical software, and how to read statistics reporting in journal articles and research.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology .
  

  • CRJ 341 - Sociology of Law

    Semester Hours: 3
    An historical and sociological analysis of the major concepts of law, crime, order, and justice, the relationship of these concepts to the larger social structures and processes of a society, and the reasons for the existence of a criminal justice system.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 232  / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology  or consent.
  

  • CRJ 345 - Criminal Law

    Semester Hours: 3
    A survey of criminal law includes an analysis of substantive criminal law, judicial opinions related to the criminal justice process, types of criminal evidence, standards of proof, and the legal requirements relating to the admissibility of evidence in court.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  or consent.
  

  • CRJ 347 - Criminal Investigations

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course is an introduction and review of the history, practice and principles of criminal investigation. The course will cover a number of basic topics such as information sources, physical evidence, interviews, interrogations and managing criminal investigations. In addition, students may learn about more specialized investigation issues such as crime scene reconstruction, sex crime investigations, homicide investigations and burglary investigations.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 203 - Policing in America .
  

  • CRJ 348 - Corrections in America

    Semester Hours: 3
    An examination of the historical context, philosophical concepts and major developments which have shaped corrections in the United States. Various sentencing options, correctional programs and the role of corrections in the larger justice system are examined.

     

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 355 - Offender Assessment and Rehabilitation

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course examines the theories and application of research relevant to the identification, evaluation, and treatment planning of persons under the supervision of probation, parole, prison, and other community-based correctional organizations. Risk, classification, and psychological assessments used with offenders are explored. Counseling methods and treatment modalities, such as reality therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, behavioral therapy and group and family treatment approaches are also examined. The challenges and limitations of engaging in therapeutic work with correctional populations are also evaluated. The course involves a blend of lecture, discussions and experiential exercises.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 348 - Corrections in America  and PSY 200 - General Psychology .
  

  • CRJ 370 - Ethics and Justice

    Semester Hours: 3
    The study of leadership and ethics in criminal justice as an exploration for challenging a number of beliefs and assumptions. Within a test of student’s personal values and beliefs, challenging questions will be addressed such as, “Can moral and ethical behavior be considered illegal and legal actions be considered immoral?” Within this approach the course will encompass a variety of disciplines that continue to contribute to criminal justice, including the law, economics, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and theology. Ultimately, the course gets students to analyze aspects of who they are and how their personalities are ultimately shaped by their minds, relationships with each other, and the intentions and motives that underline their actions within their inner and outer environment.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice .
  

  • CRJ 400 - Internship in Criminal Justice

    Semester Hours: 4
    A field internship in a criminal justice or legal organization arranged in advance by the student in consultation with the faculty sponsor and the Career Development office. Students are expected to participate extensively in the work and activities of a criminal justice or legal organization.

    Pre-requisites: senior standing.
  

  • CRJ 450 - Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Crime

    Semester Hours: 3
    An examination of the multiple connections between race, ethnicity, and criminal justice. The course begins with an overview of the historical origins of racial and ethnic tension in the United States and their connection to racial and ethnic issues in criminal justice today. Issues of disproportionality, victimization, public policy, racial profiling and discrimination are among the many topics that will be covered.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice  and CRJ 232  / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology .
  

  • CRJ 451 - Effective Policing Practices

    Semester Hours: 3
    Evidence-based policing calls for police departments to utilize scientific policing research to determine the most appropriate policing practices for their jurisdiction. In addition, it encourages in-house program evaluations to determine if such practices are having the intended effect. This course will explore the major findings in policing research and how they may be applied at the local level. Students will also discuss the strength of the findings as well as the political pitfalls and practicality of implementing the programs that research indicates are effective means of policing.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 140 - Introduction to Criminal Justice , CRJ 232  / SOC 232 - Introduction to Criminology , and CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology .
  

  • CRJ 452 - Effective Correctional Practices

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course will examine historical and contemporary correctional practices, including those offered in institutional settings, the utility of institutional sanctions, diversion programs, specialty courts, and other community-based programs. The student will examine and evaluate correctional interventions from multiple theoretical perspectives using classic and current empirical research literature on correctional practices.

    Pre-requisites: CRJ 348 - Corrections in America , CRJ 300 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology , and junior or senior standing, or consent.
  

  • CRJ 453 - Criminal Justice Administration

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course provides a general overview of the issues and problems in the management of criminal justice agencies with an emphasis on ethical leadership. Students are provided an opportunity to address real criminal justice management issues and problems, and discover ways to resolve them while applying theory to practical situations. Issues examined are particularly relevant to the administration of police, courts, and corrections. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to identify various management styles and recognize each style’s strengths and limitations relative to organizational problem solving.

    Pre-requisites: none.
 

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