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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
An intensive examination of selected topics.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the relationship between the values and culture of a society and the laws which it adopts and how law interacts with and responds to change in social values as seen by the courts through selected cases. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as PS 4550.) (WRITING; SPEAKING) [Dual-listed with CJ 5550/PS 5550.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of current social, legal, and organizational issues in contemporary law enforcement. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to familiarize students with the need for, and approaches to, more effective management of federal and state courts. Topics include court reform, court unification, caseload management, alternative dispute resolution, personnel management and training, and audio-visual applications in the courts, among others. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as PS 4661.) (SPEAKING) [Dual-listed with CJ 5661/PS 5661.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an examination and analysis of views on the phenomena of organized crime and efforts to control it. Attention will be paid to criminal organizations in the United States, their beginnings in other cultural and ethnic backgrounds and their relations with criminal organizations around the world. In today’s world, criminal organizations in other countries and their activities have a major impact on crime in the United States. Therefore, a comparative approach to the subject must be used. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as PS 4680.) [Dual-listed with CJ 5680/PS 5680.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Field work in a criminal justice agency, office, or institution. This course offers the student the opportunity to synthesize the knowledge, approaches, and theories of the criminal justice discipline. At least three of the following four general educational goals will be addressed: thinking critically and creatively, communicating effectively, understanding responsibilities of community membership, and making global to local connections. Graded on an S/U basis. Prerequisite: senior standing (or 90 semester hours of coursework).
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3.00 Credits
The study of the development, research, theory and field of human communication.
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3.00 Credits
Intensive practice in composition and delivery of various types of speeches with emphasis on speech structure and style.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the theory of argumentation including the reasoning process; the use, discovery, and evaluation of evidence; refutation; advocacy situation analysis and adaptation. Practice in speaking in a variety of advocacy situations and types. Corequisite or prerequisite: COM 2101 or consent of the instructor. (WRITING; SPEAKING)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to nonverbal behavior as a form of communication, with emphasis upon nonverbal communication in the classroom, in the business world, and in general interpersonal relations. Examination will be made of such areas of nonverbal behavior as kinesics (body language), haptics (communication through touch), proxemics (use of space and communication), paralinguistics (vocal cues in communication), and nonverbal factors in communication between variant ethnic groups and cultures. (WRITING)
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