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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An examination of crime as social phenomena with particular attention to its causes and to the methods society has developed to control behavior. The course will address the nature and distribution of crime in America, offender and victim profiles, and appropriate criminological research mythologies. The major biological, psychological, and social theoretical explanations for criminal behavior will be considered in detail. PREREQUISITE: LA-101 or LA-102
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course focuses on the nature of juvenile delinquency in society. It will address the nature and extent of delinquency; its causes and correlations, and contemporary social, political, and legal techniques and strategies to reduce and eliminate the problem. Relevant legal issues, research methodologies, and theories of causation will be explored. PREREQUISITE: LA-101 or LA-102
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3.00 Credits
3 credits An examination of the nature of victimization, including the demographic and geographical patterns and trends associated with victimization, the nature of risk and the potential for victimization, the relationship between victims and offenders, and the interactions between crime victims and the police, court, and correctional systems. Research methodologies and victim support services will be considered. PREREQUISITE: LA-102, LA 240
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3.00 Credits
3 credits The course examines the historical, social and political forces that have led to the development of both governmental and non-profit human services systems in contemporary America. The organization and operation of the primary social supports for meeting human service needs; the various models for the delivery of those services; theoretical perspectives; target populations, and the characteristics and skills of a human service professional will be examined in detail. Ethical considerations and diversity issues will be addressed. PREREQUISITE: LA-101
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is an introduction to contemporary counseling theories and techniques, and their applications, including a review of major behavioral models, such as psychoanalytic, existential, person-centered, interpersonal, Gestalt, behavior therapy, rationalemotive therapy, reality therapy, solution- focused, feminist, and non- - traditional perspectives. Emphasis will be placed on conditions for an effective helping relationship, attending and interviewing skills, basic theoretical assumptions, ethical principles, and professional orientation, including the attributes necessary for the practice of counseling. PREREQUISITE: LA-101
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course will examine the nature and causes of HIV Disease and AIDS from a variety of perspectives. The goal of this course is to investigate the scientific and humanistic approaches to understanding the current epidemic. Emphasis will be placed on the impact of community and world wide response, civil rights, legal aspects, harassment, prevention measures, education, counseling, confidentiality, testing, and other vital issues as it relates to HIV/AIDS. A brief history of HIV/ AIDS in the last two decades will be examined and an overview of the nature of epidemics in general will be covered. The topic of this course is inherently controversial. Students are expected to communicate between themselves and the instructor in a manner that encourages open and respectful dialogue, appreciates diversity, and tolerates disagreement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This advanced course examines human lifespan development. It covers the psychological development of human life from conception to death. Physical, cognitive, and social modes of development are explored in the stages of infancy, preschool, middle childhood, adolescence and adulthood, and old age. The textbook provides an historical record of the field while focusing on current research findings and trends. The course explores the psychological approaches to development by theorists such as Freud, Piaget, Erikson, and Kohlberg. Pertinent and contemporary topics such as autism, adolescent suicide, midlife crisis, and Alzheimer's disease are studied and classic psychological studies in this field are examined PREREQUISITE: LA-101
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course provides an orientation to group dynamics and group leadership. Various kinds of groups, group leadership styles, and basic skills for group leaders will be studied, with special attention given to group intervention strategies for the beginning stage, the middle stage, and the closing stage of a group. Emphasis will focus on helpful skills and strategies for dealing with problem group situations and group work with specific populations.
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0.00 Credits
This course prepares students for their college level work by introducing abstract concepts and critical thinking skills. It covers solving and graphing linear equations, interpreting formulas, and application problems.
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3.00 Credits
Noncredit This course prepares students for their college level work by introducing abstract concepts and critical thinking skills. It covers solving and graphing linear equations, interpreting formulas, and application problems.
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