CJ 4790 - Capstone Research in Criminal Justice

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Criminal Justice

Description:

Fulfills Criminal Justice capstone requirement. Requires consolidation of information, skills, and knowledge learned throughout students' undergraduate studies, particularly in the core and research areas, to conduct independent research to further develop their understanding of criminology as a science, contemporary issues and techniques in digital forensics, and/or other criminal justice topics. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply knowledge gained throughout their studies to either: a) produce a piece of new research; or b) serve as a community volunteer. 2. Examine either a criminal justice issue (in the case of a research project) or their own experiences (in the case of a community volunteer) in order to better understand the criminal justice system as well as offer critiques to certain facets of the criminal justice system. 3. Build on existing knowledge gained through past studies to transition into a career or graduate school after graduation. Prerequisite: CJ 3300, Criminal Justice major, and Senior status. FA, SP

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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