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3.00 Credits
An introductory course on American Criminal Law. Topics covered will include the common law roots of the criminal sanction, criminal culpability, the elements of crimes, various defenses, and legal argument in the criminal courtroom. (Spring). Prerequisite: SOC101.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the basic principles of community correctional method, theory, and practice. Students will cultivate a working vocabulary and basic functional knowledge of community-based supervision for both adult and youthful offenders. (Fall & Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to theories and research focusing on the individual in the context of society and interpersonal relations. Topics: socialization and formation of self and self attitudes, interpersonal behavior, attitudes and emotion, interpersonal perception, group dynamics. (Fall/Spring). Liberal arts.
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3.00 Credits
Criminal investigation will be a practical examination of the investigation process. Students will get a logical framework for understanding the investigation process from start to finish. The course will cover issues ranging from drugs, crime scene procedures, and death investigation, to computer and white-collar crimes. The legal issues of interrogation, search and seizure, and arrest will be examined. (Fall). Prerequisite: SOC250.
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1.00 - 15.00 Credits
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean. (Spring).
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3.00 Credits
Overview of sociological explanations, project design and methods of research. Issues of measurement. Introduction to descriptive statistics. (Spring, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101; MAT160 or MAT161.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of quantitative research design and strategies of data collection, inferential statistics and computer assisted data management. Students will be required to design and complete a research project. (Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC300.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of qualitative research design methods stressing historical, ethnographic and ethnomethodological techniques, interviewing, content analysis and field observation. Students will be required to design and complete a research project. (Spring). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC300.
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3.00 Credits
Effects of development and global integration of the economy and culture on peripheral urban and rural peoples in the Western Hemisphere. Topics include notions of underdevelopoment, branch-plant industry, agri-export economies, subsistence and informal economies, migration, international tourism, squatter settlements, environmental issues related to development, women in development, and movements for local autonomy. (Spring, Fall). Liberal arts. Prerequisites: SOC101.
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4.00 Credits
Students will consider philosophies, theories, and aspects of development and community, especially from indigenous perspectives. Includes meetings with nongovernmental organizations and community activists, as well as fieldtrips to communities and project sites. Enrollment is limited to students participating in the Oaxaca Study Abroad Program. Course is bilingual, English-Spanish. (Fall). Liberal arts. Corequisite: SPA213 or higher. Prerequisite: SPA112 or equivalent.
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