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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with a worldwide overview of the relationship between people and place. Emphasis is given to the relationships among physical geography, environment, population, economy and culture. No prerequisites.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the primary theories, concepts, and methodologies relating to anthropology. The main subfields of cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, and applied anthropology are surveyed and their integration is highlighted for a more in-depth understanding of the complexities in modern human societies and behavior.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the police, courts, prosecution, and correctional systems to provide a basic understanding of their organization and operation; also, an exploration of major criminal justice issues facing America today, such as police effectiveness, plea bargaining and the contradictions of the prison system.
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3.00 Credits
Students are introduced to key issues involved in sociological research, the design of research to answer distinct types of questions, the nature and techniques of measurement and the major modes of data collection and analysis
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of social science theories, major theorists, and theoretical formulations. It emphasizes key assumptions, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each theory, and the historical development of social theory.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to the theoretical foundations and methodological approaches of Cultural Anthropology. It focuses on the concept of culture and how it relates to various topics, including ethnicity, language, adaptive strategies, kinship, political systems, gender, and religion. The purpose to the course is to give students a broad perspective on the types of anthropological research and discus how the work of anthropologists is relevant to understanding the human condition.
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The course examines humans within an evolutionary context to better understand ourselves as apart of the natural world. Topics include: the history of evolutionary thought, molecular and population genetics; human variation and adaptation; living and extinct primates; the hominid fossil record; and biological and cultural strategies of humans through time.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to social science perspectives on peace and conflict by examining cooperation and conflict in human society. Cross-cultural examples and examination of our evolutionary past reveal what is really "human nature."
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3.00 Credits
This course examines human sexuality in an anthropological context, highlighting the importance of integrating biological and cultural aspects of sexuality. Broad perspectives on sexual behavioral patterns across, and within, human cultures are taken. Topics include sexuality in an evolutionary perspective, the physiology of sex, human sexual practices, and gendered sexuality.
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3.00 Credits
This is an overview of the role of law enforcement in the criminal justice system. Topics included are the history and organization of the police, patrol, and other law enforcement activities, police community relations, police discretion and legal issues in policing. Introduction to Criminal Justice (SOC 190) is a prerequisite.
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