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CJ 4042 - Corrections 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consists of an overview of the field of penology and corrections. Attention is paid to conflicting philosophies of punishment, criminological theory as it applies to the field of corrections, the selectivity of the process through which offenders move prior to their involvement in correctional programs, alternative correctional placements, and empirical assessments of the short-term and long-term consequences of one’s involvement in correctional programs.
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CJ 4043 - Law Enforcement 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Presents an overview of the role that police play in American society today. Attention is on the origin of policing, the nature of police organizations and police work, patterns of relations between the police and the public, discretion, and the police role in a socio-legal context.
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CJ 4044 - Courts and Judicial Process 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the basic functions, structure, and organization of the federal and state court systems, with special attention on the criminal court system. Also focuses on the influence of judicial behavior on the court process by examining judges’ policy preferences, legal considerations, group processes within courts, and courts’ political and social environments.
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CJ 4120 - Race, Class, and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the relationships between race, social class, and crime. Attention is given to theoretical explanations, empirical research, and patterns of criminal behavior and focuses on historical frameworks that are relevant to current perspectives on the impact and interactions of race, class, and crime in the field. Prer., CJ 2041.
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CJ 4130 - Poverty and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Involves an economic analysis of crime and the criminal justice system. Topics include empirical and theoretical analysis of the economic causes of criminal behavior, the social costs of crime and its prevention, and the design of crime enforcement policies.
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CJ 4140 - Domestic Violence and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course examines the criminal justice system’s response to intimate partner violence by focusing on the interactions between victims, offenders, and the individual components of the criminal justice system (law enforcement and the judiciary). By exploring the dynamics of intimate partner violence this course addresses the theory, history, research, legislation, and policy implications related to the criminal justice system’s response to violence against women.
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CJ 4170 - Victim Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Involves the scientific study of crime victims and focuses on the physical, emotional, and financial harm people suffer at the hands of criminals. Focus is placed on victim-offender relationships, interactions between victims and the criminal justice system, and connections between victims and other social groups and institutions. The theory, history, research, legislation, and policy implications related to the social construction of “the victim” are explored.
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CJ 4180 - Comparative Study of Criminal Justice Systems 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the dynamics of criminality and the social response to criminality across countries. Special emphasis is placed on the methods of comparative legal analysis utilized to examine international differences in crime and justice, international cooperation in criminal justice, and crime and development. Prer., CJ 1001. Meets with CJ 5560.
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CJ 4190 - Women and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores issues surrounding women as offenders and victims and investigates explanations for the involvement of women in illegal activities. Also examined is the participation of women in criminal justice professions including law enforcement, corrections, judicial processes, and law.
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CJ 4230 - Corrections and Treatment 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the origins and historical development of prisons and jails in America. Particular attention is given to the impact of reform movements, the rise of centralized correctional systems, and regional variations in the practice of punishment.
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CJ 4252 - Criminal Offenders 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces the core principles of evidence-based programming and tools of motivational interviewing as they are used currently with the offender population. In addition, students will learn how to utilize these skills working with specific offender populations.
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CJ 4400 - Understanding Terrorism 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Understanding the sources of terrorism can help in dealing with terrorists and others who could threaten our homeland. Attendees will be provided with an understanding of the source of threats that may help them in developing effective methods of deterring, preventing, and defeating those threats. Topics may include the history of terrorism, psychology ofterrorists, terrorist organizations and support, counter-terrorism organizations, weapons of mass destruction, and asymmetric threats.
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CJ 4401 - Introduction to First Responder Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Students will analyze the policies and practices of agencies commonly referred to as local “first responders,” including emergency management, fire and emergency medical, and police organizations. Emphasis will be on homeland security, including the formal and informal relationships between first responder agencies and the manner in which local first responders interact with the state and federal agencies involved in homeland security. Topics may include historical evolution of these agencies; current and future challenges in the fields; services and operations.
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CJ 4410 - Criminal Law and Constitutional Procedure 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on substantive criminal law and constitutional rights of the accused in criminal proceedings. Content includes legal aspects of the investigation and arrest processes as well as the rules governing the admissibility of evidence in court.
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CJ 4430 - Law and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduces students to the scholarly study of law. Students will have an opportunity to become familiar with social science perspectives of the law, legal institutions, the legal process, and the impact of law on behavior, with particular emphasis on the study of criminal behavior and the criminal justice process in American society. Additional topics include theories of law and legality, comparative legal systems, lawyers, judges and juries, and the use of social science in the courts.
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CJ 4440 - Courts and Social Policy 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Involves the study of emerging trends and issues in the administration of the courts, the emerging role of the judiciary in the administration of programs in the public and private sectors, and the implications of court administration on social policy. Includes the history of judicial approaches to the criminal justice administrative process and substantive social policy.
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CJ 4520 - Gangs and Criminal Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Traces the origins and historical development of the activities known as organized crime. These crimes are some of the most dangerous to American society and range from the commonly known offenses of gambling and narcotics to the more subtle and sophisticated, less understood but equally serious, crimes of extortion, commercial bribery and political corruption.
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CJ 4530 - Families and Intergenerational Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the family as the primary institutional mechanism of social control. The course is structured around social learning theory and explores the relationships between exposure to childhood violence and violence in dating relationships during adolescence and later violent marital relationships. The “cycle of violence” is also discussed in terms of the impact of early childhood violence on juvenile delinquency, adult criminality, and violent behavior in general.
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CJ 4600 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
This highly specialized seminar addresses cutting-edge and emerging developments in the field of criminal justice and provides students and faculty with the opportunity to explore significant themes, issues,and problems from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. Topics vary from semester to semester. Prer., CJ 1001, CJ 2041.
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CJ 4840 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Faculty-guided research in an area of mutual interest to the student and instructor. Students are responsible for selecting their area of inquiry prior to contacting the instructor. Instructor approval required.
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CJ 4960 - Criminal Justice Internship 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Internships involve a career-related, supervised experiential course in a criminal justice agency. Permission to enroll must be preceded by an application for an internship. Approval by the instructor and advisor is required. Prer., Criminal Justice majors only, junior standing; 18 hours of Criminal Justice coursework to include CJ 1001 and CJ 2041.
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CJ 5000 - Law and Social Control 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an overview of the theory and application of criminal law in the context of social control. The course reviews various theoretical perspectives on law and society, focusing on the relationship between law and the structure and function of other social institutions. The course also examines aspects of the criminal law in action, assessing how legal definitions and sanctions are differentially interpreted and applied.
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CJ 5100 - Administration of Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the policies and practices of agencies involved in the criminal justice process from detection of crime and arrest of suspects through prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and imprisonment to release. The patterns of decisions and practices are reviewed in the context of a systems approach.
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CJ 5110 - Criminal Justice Planning and Evaluation 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an overview of planning and evaluation processes in the criminal justice system. Designs for monitoring and assessing program effects are reviewed. Key assumptions underlying various criminal justice operations are explored via specialized evaluative research studies. Special attention is given to the implications of process evaluation in modifying criminal justice policy making and decision making.
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CJ 5120 - Nature and Causes of Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the social origins of criminal behavior and the impact of crime on society. Various categories of deviant, delinquent, and criminal behavior are examined, and attempts to control such behavior are assessed. Connections between social institutions, social problems, and illegal activities, and the response of the public to the threat of crime are examined.
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CJ 5220 - American Jury System 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines historical and current issues in jury as jury size, eyewitness testimony, and jury reform. Court decisions are examined for a comprehensive understanding of jurors and their role. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5240 - Gang Patterns and Policies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The course uses scientific method and thought processes to think critically about the formation of gangs, gang effects on crime, the criminal gang element, and gang victimization. Traces the origins and historical developments of gang activity in the United States. Topics inlude gang migration, gang-related crime and violence, and the effects of gang involvement on communities and families. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5268 - Presentation, Training, and Teaching in Public Administration and Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Develops public speaking skills in professional settings and facilitation skills in the workplace, and introduces the teaching of public administration, public policy, and criminal justice. Students will make presentations, use technology, lecture, lead discussions, use the case method, and learn how to motivate others through training or educational experiences. Individual teaching philosophies and styles are developed. Students will lecture to an undergraduate class in the School of Public Affairs. Meets with PAD 5268.
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CJ 5280 - Computer Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Course is designed to enhance interest, experience, and knowledge in leadership that promotes professionalism and ethical behavior. Individual and organizational dynamics are explored through a critical perspective, focusing on criminal justice roles and responsibilities. The class teaches effective leadership skills in areas such as team building, strategic planning, and decision making. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5301 - Crime and Media 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Surveys the relationship between mass media and the U.S. criminal justice system. Special attention is given to the role of media in the social construction of reality. Emphasis is on the application of social constructionism to criminal justice-related social problems.Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5320 - Police Administration 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course considers the major issues confronting police executives, such as professionalism, recruitment, selection, training, deployment, innovation, evaluation, and charges of brutality, inefficiency, and corruption.
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CJ 5321 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an assessment of research strategies in criminal justice through an examination of applied research designs and analytical models. The logic and rationale of these various strategies are contrasted, and their relative merits are critiqued. Selected research problems in the criminal justice system are utilized to illustrate the application and interpretation of alternative strategies.
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CJ 5330 - Gangs and Criminal Organizations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines extent, nature, and trends of gangs and criminal organizations, with a focus on contemporary studies and theories of gang behavior and organized crime. Examines the types of crime, gender and race issues, transnational violence, and public policies regarding criminal organizations. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5361 - Advanced Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to assist students in synthesizing what they have learned in the program by applying their knowledge and skills to a particular problem of interest. Students conduct an independent project, enabling them to explore an issue in depth. This course is taken in the final semester of the student’s program. Meets with PAD 5361.
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CJ 5391 - Sex Offenders and Offenses 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Focuses on the challenges practitioners face in the programs and partnerships that can effectively assess, inform, manage, and treat sex offenders through all phases of the system and reduce recidivism. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5410 - Victim Studies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines victim-offender relationships, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system, and the connections between victims and other social groups and institutions among various populations. Addresses the theory, history, research, legislation, and policy implications related to the social construction of “the victim.” Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5420 - Violence in Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines various aspects of violence, including: distribution over time and space, situations and circumstances associated with violent victimizationand offending, and how social institutions, community structure, and cultural factors shape violent events. Open to graduate students only. Meets with CJ 3250.
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CJ 5430 - Drugs, Alcohol, and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides an interdisciplinary overview of theory, research and policy issues surrounding the relationship between drugs, alcohol and crime; and the criminal justice system response. Explores thesocially constructed nature of illegal substances and connections to U.S. drug policy.
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CJ 5510 - Contemporary Issues in Policing 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines current thinking and experience with respect to changing and reforming police programs and practices. The course focuses primarily on the American police experience, reviewing major innovations, exploring their rationale, and examining organizational impediments to their implementation.
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CJ 5520 - Corrections 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a critical examination of the development and implementation of correctional systems in America. The course presents the origins of correctional efforts and the evolution of the prison; reviews punishment and rehabilitation rationales in the context of sentencing models; examines the social organization of the prison, including inmate subcultures and staff work strategies; and assesses the inmates’ rights movement and the impact of judicial intervention in correctional settings.
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CJ 5530 - Community Corrections 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the theories and practices of probation and parole, responses of paroling authorities to public pressures and court controls, and their implications for rehabilitation. Efforts to bridge institutional settings and community life, as well as the feasibility and effectiveness of treating individuals under sentence in the community, are reviewed.
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CJ 5540 - Juvenile Justice Administration 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the policies and practices of agencies in processing youthful offenders through the juvenile court system, reviews trends in juvenile justice policymaking, and assesses changes in response to juvenile crime by both the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems.
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CJ 5550 - Criminal Justice Policy and Planning 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a survey of conceptual and design strategies in criminal justice policy analysis. The logic and rationale of these various strategies are contrasted, and their relative merits are critiqued. Selected policy issues in the criminal justice system are utilized to illustrate the application and interpretation of alternative strategies.
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CJ 5551 - Judicial Administration 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Analyzes the judicial organization, court administration, and criminal court judicial decision-making practices within the context of the broader operation of the criminal justice system. Special attention is paid to the social organization of the courtroom, examining the special roles of judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys.
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CJ 5552 - Criminal Justice Ethics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar offers a normative framework within which to explore ways to increase sensitivity to the demands of ethical behavior among criminal justice personnel. The application of a normative perspective enhances the possibility that moral problems will be better understood, more carefully analyzed and rendered more tractable. Applied ethics forces a reflection not just on ethics, but also on the nature and operation of the criminal justice system itself.
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CJ 5553 - Women and Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar explores issues surrounding women as offenders, victims, and criminal justice professionals. Investigates explanations for the involvement of women in illegal activities. Analyzes the plight of battered women, rape victims and other female victims. Examines the participation of women in law enforcement, judicial processes, corrections and lawmaking.
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CJ 5554 - Criminal Justice Reform 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar provides an overview of reform efforts in the criminal justice system. Selected theoretical approaches and policies are examined and assessed in light of their assumptions and programmatic applications. The rationales and processes underlying selected reform strategies are explored. The implications of the effects of reform in criminal justice policymaking and decision-making are analyzed.
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CJ 5560 - Comparative Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Comparison of law and criminal justice system in different countries. Special emphasis on the methods of comparative legal analysis, international cooperation in criminal justice, and crime and development. Meets with CJ 4180.
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CJ 5571 - Social Organization of Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar explores the relationship of neighborhood social disorganization to the dynamics of crime from a social ecology perspective. The course examines the underlying social causes of phenomena such as criminal victimization, violent and property crime, neighborhood fear, neighborhood deterioration, and recidivism. The course will examine social, structural and ecological characteristics of neighborhoods and communities in affecting crime.
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CJ 5572 - Race, Crime and Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar examines the role of race in criminal justice processing. The class examines the research findings, interpretations, issues and implications in assessing the impact of race in the administration of criminal justice. Explores the policy implications concerning the nature and extent of racial disparities in the criminal justice system and lays out a research agenda to more strategically address these issues within criminal justice policy making.
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CJ 5573 - Organized Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar examines the issues involved in understanding those economic activities by which persons involved in “organized crime” make money. Major topics include: the structure of drug trafficking; the operations of illegal gambling activities; the culture and function of loan sharking; the economics of labor racketeering; and the role of criminal groups in fencing stolen goods and providing other services to hijackers and burglars.
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CJ 5574 - White Collar Crime 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar employs both the social science and legal approaches to examine crime committed by corporations as well as by individuals in white collar occupations. The course covers how such crimes are socially defined, who commits them, who is victimized by them, which social contexts promote them, and how society and the criminal justice system respond to them.
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CJ 5575 - The Mentally Disordered Offender 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This seminar examines the offender who may be mentally disordered. A survey is made of the various phases of the criminal justice system where psychiatrists are involved, e.g., diversion, fitness, insanity, and sentencing. Dangerous sex offender legislation, “not guilty by reason of insanity” and “guilty but mentally ill” statutes, and issues concerning confidentiality, informed consent, and treatment are addressed.
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CJ 5576 - Social Science in the Criminal Justice System 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the use of social science as a tool for legal analysis within the criminal justice system. Examines how social science research is used to resolve relatively simple factual disputes, then moves on to more complex issues that arise when social science is invoked to make or to change law, both constitutional law (particularly the First, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments) and common law, particularly the construction of procedural rules that govern the operations of the criminal justice system. Prer., Graduate students only.
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CJ 5930 - Battered Women and the Legal System 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Provides a practical understanding of how the following relate to battered women and their children: a) major developments in federal, state, tribal, administrative, statutory, and case law; b) the role and responses of law enforcement, judges, attorneys, victim assistance providers, and other legal system agents; and c) the role and process of victim advocacy. Meets with PAD 5930.
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CJ 6600 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
This highly specialized seminar addresses cutting-edge and emerging developments in the field of criminal justice and provides students and faculty with the opportunity to explore significant themes, issues, and problems from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. Topics vary from semester to semester. Course may be taken for credit more than once provided subject matter is not repeated.
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CJ 6910 - Field Study in Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
For students who have not had practitioner experience, a full or part-time internship is required. Consent of the instructor. Prer., 12-15 hours of criminal justice coursework.
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CJ 6950 - Master’s Thesis in Criminal Justice 3 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Independent original research project supervised and evaluated by a thesis committee. Prer., 33 semester hours of coursework and permission of MCJ director.
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CJ 9400 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice 1 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consists of faculty-guided research in an area of mutual interest to the student and instructor. Students are responsible for selecting the area of inquiry prior to contacting the instructor. Prer., Junior standing and instructor approval required.
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CJ 9500 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice 1 Credits (Minimum) 6 Credits (Maximum)
Affords the student the opportunity to pursue creative research activities under the individual supervision of a full-time faculty member. No more than six hours of credit for independent study may be applied toward the MCJ degree. Prer., twelve hours of criminal justice course work.
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CJ 9990 - Candidate for Degree 0 Credits (Minimum) 0 Credits (Maximum)
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COMM 1000 - Contemporary Mass Media 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the mass media and their interaction with society, looking at journalism and the mass media in historical, intellectual, political, and social contexts. Same as Journalism 1000. (Pre-journalism students should register for JOUR 1000). Meets with JOUR 1000.
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COMM 1020 - Interpersonal Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A lecture-discussion approach to communication theory and its applications in everyday communication. Intended to give students a point of view and certain basic knowledge that will help them become better communicators regardless of their fields of specialization. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement.
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COMM 1050 - Introduction to Strategic Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This is a foundational course for the Strategic Communication track, addressing the theories and practices involved in non-profit organizations. Students will learn about communication theories and business practices and opportunities related to the fields of advertising and public relations.
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COMM 1110 - Introduction to Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory exploration of the relationship between leadership theory and practice. The course examines both foundational and emerging leadership paradigms to provide the student a basic understanding of leadership.
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COMM 1440 - Foundations of Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Through the analytical and intellectual examination of core issues in the practice of leadership, this course provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of leadership. Self-assessment and experiential activities will guide students through a personal exploration of their leadership and communication traits and style.
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COMM 2010 - Oral Communication in the Workplace 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to develop and enhance oral communication skills in business and professional settings. Course includes four components: a) basics of business communication, including emphasis on diversity; b) interpersonal skills, including listening and job interviewing; c) working in groups, including problem solving and effective meetings; and d) preparing and delivering effective business presentations. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement.
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COMM 2030 - Introduction to Communication Theory 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of human communication from its classical foundations in Aristotelian rhetoric through contemporary theory. Emphases includes communication theory as a discipline coupled with application via a written assessment to include review of scholarly published research. APA format is also taught and required. Prer., COMM 1020.
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COMM 2100 - Public Speaking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A lecture-recitation approach to the basic principles of speechmaking. Intended to give students basic information for the preparation and delivery of a variety of public presentations. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement.
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COMM 2150 - Male/Female Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A lecture-discussion approach to the study of contemporary theories and research in male/female communication. The course will involve reading and discussion in such areas as gender differences in self-perception, social and media images of men and women, language usage and nonverbal behavior differences between genders. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement. Prer., COMM 1020.
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COMM 2240 - Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introduction to models of human communication and definitions of organizational communication with emphasis on communication process, information flow, individual communication roles and group process for problem solving and decision making. Prer., COMM 1020 and COMM 1030.
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COMM 2250 - Introduction to Film and Video 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study of the principles and techniques of film-making, including practical experience in planning, shooting, lighting, editing, and sound mixing. The study of film as visual language will be integrated with experience and making short video productions.
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COMM 2270 - Beginning Television Production 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory course in creative television production. Course is geared toward developing the writing, directing, and production skills necessary to make intelligent and imaginative programs in a variety of basic formats. Designed for majors and nonmajors, includes lecture and lab.
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COMM 2440 - Leadership Theory and Practice 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Exploration of the relationship between leadership theory and practice. Examines both foundational and emerging leadership paradigms to provide students with an understanding of leadership theory and practice. Prer., COMM 1440.
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COMM 2500 - Research Methods 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Introduction to the nature of social scientific methods including research design, measurement, survey methods and introductory statistics. Prer., ID 1050.
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COMM 2600 - Family Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The role of communication in long-term relationships as found in families. It is a descriptive approach designed to provide an understanding of the extent to which communication affects and is affected by the family.
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COMM 2900 - Writing for the Media 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Fundamentals of news gathering and writing, news story forms. Meets with JOUR 2900.
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COMM 3100 - Directing Studio Performance 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Overview of directing studio and location performance using single camera, videotape, and/or film formats. Observation and hands-on approach to basic performance techniques in news and entertainment programs.
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COMM 3150 - Communication Competency in Groups and Teams 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Theory and practice in group discussion processes and decision making. Prer., COMM 1020 or consent of instructor.
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COMM 3200 - Principles and Practice of Public Relations 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Designed to provide majors and non-majors an introduction to the principles and practice of contemporary public relations. Students will increase their understanding and knowledge of the formation and implication of public opinion, and the elements and the practice of public relations in contemporary society.
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COMM 3230 - Nonverbal Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Consists of the study of nonverbal communication through proxemics, kinesics, physical appearance, and paralanguage as well as an application of nonverbal communication theory to work, group, and home settings.
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COMM 3240 - Business and Professional Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Theory and practice in oral and written communication competency for business and the professions. Topics include presentational speaking, business and proposal writing, interpersonal communication in organizations, small group process and the role of the leader-manager, and communication trends in business organizations of the future. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Prer., ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1410.
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COMM 3250 - Principles and Practices of Advertising 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A seminar in the theory and practice of advertising as an art and science. Students will participate in cases and campaigns providing a dynamic approach to the field.
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COMM 3270 - Intermediate Television Production 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A study advancing the principles and techniques of television production to include extended experiences doing multi-camera studio productions, with an introduction to electronic field production techniques. Topics include production planning and procedures, directing, lighting, and editing. Lecture and lab. Prer., COMM 2250 and COMM 2270.
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COMM 3280 - Intercultural Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the philosophy, process, problems, and potentials unique to communication across cultural boundaries. Implications for personal and social innovations. Comparative study in communication in selected cultures. Approved for LAS Social Science area and Cultural Diversity requirements.
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COMM 3300 - Screenwriting 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A course in writing for non-print media. Students will learn key elements of screenwriting, story structures, and exposition. Prer., JOUR/COMM 2900, COMM 2250, and COMM 2270.
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COMM 3330 - Gender and Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Explores leadership and its complex relationship with gender in terms of leadership style, leadership context, and leadership communication, as well as students’ own leadership potential. The issues of gender and leadership will be explored from historic, contemporary, and personal perspectives.
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COMM 3400 - Emerging Communication Technologies 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
A three-part course which begins with graphic design principles, moves to an introduction to widely used software to create effective messages, and concludes with an examination of emerging communication technologies and integration in public relations strategies. Prer., COMM 1000.
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COMM 3440 - Leadership Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of contemporary theories and research pertaining to the communication of leadership in interpersonal, group, organizational, and societal settings, including consideration of the nature of power, vision, and creativity in leadership. Approved for LAS Social Science area requirement.
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COMM 3450 - The History of TV Programming 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the history of television through its programming. It will study genres such as the sitcom and hour-long drama, as well as principles of programming for broadcast and cable TV.
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COMM 3500 - American Cinema 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An introductory film course surveying American cinema as art, industry, and system of representation and communication. Students acquire knowledge of film history and genres, technical and critical vocabulary terms, and how popular genres extend to broader social context.
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COMM 3650 - Mass Media and Society 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The interrelationships among mass media, society, and communication are explored. The theoretical foundations of mass communications are delineated.
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COMM 3770 - Ethical Leadership 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
An examination of the uniqued ethical leadership communication challenges faced by leaders, with an emphasis on building ethical competency through self-assessment, challenge, and feedback. Topics include virtue ethics, evil, forgiveness, moral theories, transformational leadership, ethical group problem solving, organizational integrity, and managing ethical diversity.
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COMM 3800 - Strategic Communication Tactics 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This writing-intensive course considers the tactical and strategic elements necessary for any public relations tool to be successfully developed and distributed to a target public. Students will learn techniques for media relations and skills for developing controlled tactics. Prer., COMM 2900 and COMM 3200 or consent of instructor.
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COMM 3850 - Walt Disney: The Nexus of Communication and Imagination 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the life of one of the most influential people in American media history. Course will study the psychological, cultural, economic, and social forces that influenced Walt Disney’s art and his ability to connect to a mass audience.
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COMM 4000 - Rhetorical Dimensions in Communication 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
The theory of oral discourse is examined in light of classical thought and practice, historical development, and modern rhetorical processes. Approved for LAS Humanities area requirement.
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COMM 4100 - Advanced Public Speaking 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Advanced exploration of the theory, preparation, delivery and evaluation of public speeches. Approved for LAS Oral Communication requirement. Prer., COMM 2100 or equivalent. Meets with COMM 5100.
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COMM 4140 - Media Effects 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is an overview of a broad range of media theories that have examined media as a social force, that have explored factors affecting individuals’ selection and perceptions of media messages, and that have studied how media affect viewers’ attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors.
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COMM 4150 - Communication for the Classroom Teacher 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
This course is intended to be both theoretical and practical in nature and will provide teachers and prospective teachers with strategies for using appropriate communication in the classroom. It will include methods for analysis, development, and facilitation of teachers’ and their students’ communication behaviors. Meets with COMM 5150.
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COMM 4160 - Communication, Training, and Development 3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)
Examines the field of training and development from both theoretical and pragmatic perspectives. Although the primary emphasis will be on corporate training and development, the course will also address broad principles relating to adult education in a variety of training contexts. Meets with COMM 6160.
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