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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
This internship course explores careers and training in a supervised work setting and combines theory with field experience related to sociology. Students must spend 45 hours per credit on the job, complete additional academic work, and meet regularly with faculty throughout the internship. Students may earn 2 to 4 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the classical issues of social psychology, including topics such as identity, conformity, obedience, aggression, alienation, communication, and prejudice. The course focuses on how individuals in society respond to and influence each other.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines intergroup relations in the U.S. focusing on majority-minority interactions, with the following emphases: race and ethnicity, prejudice and discrimination, inequality, assimilation and pluralism. Discussion topics may include global comparisons and/or analyses of status disadvantages pertaining to women, LGBTQIA+ and elderly people, as well as economically marginalized and disabled individuals.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an exploration of crime causation and society's response. Topics covered include the definitions of crime, the patterns that crime follows, the factors that cause crime, and the prevalence of certain types of crime.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores theoretical perspectives in the sociology of families - including policy and diversity. Students apply theoretical perspectives on family violence, spouse and child abuse and neglect, elder care and abuse, and substance abuse. The course also covers the consequences for family functioning and the criminal justice system response.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a sociological examination of significant rule-making and rule-breaking in society. The course surveys the following topics: explorations/explanations of non-conformity relevant to juvenile delinquency, crime, mental illness, substance abuse, and certain other non-normative lifestyles.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system. Topics include the historical development of law enforcement as well as an exploration of the components of the criminal justice system and the functions, jurisdictions, and interrelationships of various law enforcement agencies with emphasis on the United States criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of theories of delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System. Special emphasis will be on Minnesota Statutes, Rules of Juvenile Court, and Supreme Court cases which mandate how the Juvenile Justice System works in Minnesota. This course meets specific Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board learning objectives for pre-service law enforcement students to understand what police officers are mandated to do when juveniles are victims or offenders, and how those laws are different from the adult criminal justice system.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the interaction of peace officers with members/groups in the communities - focus on minority groups and the application of community oriented policing principles. This course meets specific Minnesota Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board learning objectives (as listed in the outline) for pre-service law enforcement students including community oriented policing philosophy, crime prevention, cultural diversity, bias motivated crime and the proper police response, domestic abuse and assault state mandates, ethics, police professionalism, and the use of discretion by the police.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a sociological analysis of corrections and punishment in modern society. The course content explores the prison system, community-based corrections, and alternatives to incarceration.
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