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1.00 Credits
4 credits On-the-job learning with a cooperating employer with faculty supervision. Students make connections with, and put to practical use, theories and principles learned in course work. Students work with their advisor and Career Services to locate appropriate internships. A minimum of 40 clock hours of supervised work is required for each semester credit hour.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course provides an overview of communication in various health care contexts: client/provider interactions, provider/provider communication, communication in health care organizations, mediated messages in the marketing and promotion of health information, consumer advocacy, alternative medicine, and the politics of health care. Useful for health related majors and future consumers of health services.
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1.00 Credits
3 credits Individualized projects to increase knowledge of, and competence in various facets of communication. Projects will be determined by students and faculty supervisor. Projects may be supervised jointly by communication and other faculty. Prerequisites: Junior standing, communication major or minor, and permission of instructor & department chair.
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1.00 Credits
3 credits Readings in selected communication topics which are not normally covered in regularly scheduled courses. Prerequisites: 15 hours in communication and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The purpose of this course is to expose students to classic and state of the art literature in the field. At the beginning of the semester, each student will negotiate with the professor his/ her own reading list of no less than 300 pages. This research will be focused on a topic area of the student's choosing, and students will construct an exhaustive research paper as the culminating project for the semester. This review of the literature will help provide the foundation for the Senior Communication Project. Prerequisites: Senior standing and communication major or minor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this second part of the senior sequence, each student will apply the literature reviewed in the Issues in Communication Research class to either a 1) student designed and conducted communication study, 2) a self designed and run service learning project, or 3) an internship focused on the organizational or intercultural coursework. The purpose of this course is for students to put to practical use their knowledge and skills. Prerequisite: COM 492 Issues in Communication Research.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An introduction to criminal justice. Designed to give the student systematic exposure to the fields of criminology and criminal justice in America. This course will cover the concepts of crime; and the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, the courts, and correctional programs. (Cross-listed as SOC 111) Prerequisite: SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Law enforcement and its role in the United States criminal justice system will be explored in this comprehensive course. Students will explore the history and evolution of law enforcement in the United States. The course will also focus on the law and crime and its victims. Contemporary policing, the roles of police officers, challenges to the police profession, and the relationship of law enforcement to the courts and corrections will also be covered. (Offered every Fall semester) Prerequisite: SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Students will explore the history, development and contemporary practices of the American correctional system. The philosophy, ethical dilemmas, and methods of imposing sanctions upon offenders in the criminal justice system will be explored in depth. Exploration of the theories and practice in probation, parole, community-based services, jails, prisons, and capital punishment will comprise much of the course. (Offered every Spring semester) Prerequisite: CRJ 111 Introduction to Criminal Justice.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Drug and alcohol abuse is a major factor in contemporary society and has a major impact on crime rates, legislation, the courts, and corrections. This course explores the history of substance abuse in the United States, various legislative attempts to control the use of drugs and alcohol, causes and consequences of addiction and dependence, identification of drugs and their effects, enforcement of drug laws, and treatment options for substance abusers.
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