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Major Requirements and Criminal BA students must complete three credits from the Human Behavior Way of Knowing category in addition to the general course selected, and BS students must complete an additional six credits. Mona J.E. Danner, Chair Foundation Courses * 12 Jessica Huffman, Chief Department Advisor SOC 201S Introduction to Sociology The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice offers courses in SOC 337 Social Research Methods , criminal justice, sociology and social welfare. Students may SOC 409W Sociological Theory ** earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science with a major in sociology SOC 436 Capstone Research Project or criminal justice. The department also offers a Master of Arts in applied Majors must select one of the following Concentration Areas: sociology with concentrations in sociology, criminal justice, or women's General Sociology Concentration *** 24 studies and a Ph.D. in and criminal justice. Please refer to the graduate catalog for more information on graduate programs. SOC 300-400 Level Electives Social Welfare Concentration 24 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science – SOC 320 Social Inequality Sociology Major SOC 325 Social Welfare Four-Year Plan - Sociology - BA (http:// SOC 402 Sociology of Child Welfare Five SOC 300-400 Level Electives **** catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ sociologyandcriminaljustice/sociology-ba- * Required of all concentration areas. fouryearplan/) ** Must be completed with a C or better *** Up to six hours of internship course work may be used. • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and **** See course descriptions for choices. is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their Electives academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree Elective courses may be taken for the remainder of the minimum 120 credits Works. required for the degree. Four-Year Plan - Sociology - BS (http:// Upper-Division General Education catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ • Option A. Approved , 12-24 hours; also second degree or second sociologyandcriminaljustice/sociology-bs- major. fouryearplan/) • Option B. Interdisciplinary Minor, 12 hours specified by the department, 3 of which may be in the major area of study. • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree • Option C. An approved certification program such as teaching licensure. program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly • Option D. Two Upper-Division Courses from outside the College of encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their Arts and Letters or from the Arts and Component within the academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree College of Arts and Letters that are not required by the major (6 hours). Works. Requirements for Graduation Lower-Division General Education Requirements for graduation include a minimum cumulative grade point Written Communication * 6 average of 2.00 overall and in the major, 120 credit hours, which must Oral Communication 3 include both a minimum of 30 credit hours overall and 12 credit hours of upper-level courses in the major program from Old Dominion University, Mathematics 3 completion of ENGL 110C, ENGL 211C or ENGL 221C and the writing STAT 130M Elementary Statistics (required) intensive (W) course in the major with a grade of C or better, and completion ** Language and Culture 0-12 of Senior Assessment. Information Literacy and Research 3 Human Creativity 3 Double Major in Sociology and Human Services Interpreting the Past 3 The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and the Department of Counseling and Human Services have created an opportunity for Literature 3 undergraduate students to major in both sociology and human services. and Ethics 3 Combining interest areas between two majors allows more versatility for The Nature of Science 8 students' future through enhanced opportunities to pursue graduate school Impact of Technology 3 and strengthening employability. Both majors can be earned within the Human Behavior *** 3 120 credit hours required for an undergraduate degree. Within this double major, students have an opportunity to pursue a concentration in addiction Total Hours 41-53 prevention and treatment. Students who select the addiction prevention and treatment concentration will graduate with a certificate in addiction * Grade of C or better required in both courses and in prevention and treatment. ENGL 110C before declaring major. ** BS students' competence must be at the 102 level; BA Students interested in the double major option should contact the Chief students must have competence through the 202 level and Departmental Advisor. BA competency is not met by the associate degree. *** SOC 201S cannot be used to satisfy this requirement.

1 Sociology and Criminal Justice Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science - in addition to the general education course selected (CRJS 215S cannot be used to meet this requirement). Criminal Justice Major Foundation Courses 18 Four-Year Plan - Criminal Justice - BA (http:// CRJS 215S Introduction to Criminology catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ CRJS 222 The Criminal Justice System sociologyandcriminaljustice/criminaljustice-ba- CRJS 262 and the Criminal Justice System fouryearplan/) SOC 337 Social Research Methods * • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree CRJS 426W Criminological Theory program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and CRJS 436 Capstone Research Project is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly Stratification Course 3 encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their SOC 320 Social Inequality academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree Works. SOC 323 Sociology of Minority Families SOC 340 Sociology of Women Four-Year Plan - Criminal Justice - BS (http:// SOC 343 Sexualities in catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ SOC 402 Sociology of Child Welfare sociologyandcriminaljustice/criminaljustice-bs- SOC 426 Minority Group Relations fouryearplan/) Upper-Level Law Component 3 • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree CRJS 320 Law and program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and CRJS 406 Cyber Law is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly CRJS 462 Substantive encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their or other approved course academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree Criminal Justice 300-400 Level Electives ** 18 Works. Total Hours 42 Students are urged to take elective courses or to consider minoring in , sociology, , computer science, information * Course must be completed with a C or better systems, or management. ** Any 300-400 level criminal justice course may satisfy the elective requirements. Up to six hours of internship course Students interested in careers in work including and work may also be used. parole are urged to take courses in the social welfare sequence (SOC 320, SOC 325, SOC 402) and/or minor in either sociology with a social welfare Electives specialization or human services. Elective courses may be taken for the remainder of the minimum 120 credits Course requirements are as follows: required for the degree. Lower-Division General Education Upper-Division General Education Lower Division General Education • Option A. Approved Minor, 12-24 hours; also second degree or second Written Communication * 6 major. Oral Communication 3 • Option B. Interdisciplinary Minor, 12 hours specified by the department, Mathematics 3 3 of which may be in the major area of study. STAT 130M Elementary Statistics (required) • Option C. An approved certification program such as teaching licensure. Language and Culture ** 0-12 • Option D. Two Upper-Division Courses from outside the College of Arts and Letters or from the Arts and Humanities Component within the Information Literacy and Research 3 College of Arts and Letters that are not required by the major (6 hours). Human Creativity 3 Interpreting the Past 3 Requirements for Graduation Literature 3 Requirements for graduation include a minimum cumulative grade point Philosophy and Ethics 3 average of 2.00 overall and in the major, 120 credit hours, which must The Nature of Science 8 include both a minimum of 30 credit hours overall and 12 credit hours of upper-level courses in the major program from Old Dominion University, Impact of Technology 3 completion of ENGL 110C, ENGL 211C or ENGL 221C or ENGL 231C, Human Behavior 3 and the writing intensive (W) course in the major with a grade of C or better, SOC 201S Introduction to Sociology (required) and completion of Senior Assessment. Total Hours 41-53 Double Major in Criminal Justice and Human * Grade of C or better required in both courses and in Services ENGL 110C before declaring major The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and the Department ** BS students' competence must be at the 102 level. BA of Counseling and Human Services have created an opportunity for students must have competence through the 202 level and undergraduate students to major in both criminal justice and human services. BA competence is not met by the associate degree. Combining interest areas between two majors allows more versatility for students' future through enhanced opportunities to pursue graduate school Major Requirements and strengthening employability. Both majors can be earned within the BA and BS students must complete PSYC 201S. BS students must also 120 credit hours required for an undergraduate degree. Within this double complete three credits from the Human Behavior Way of Knowing category major, students have an opportunity to pursue a concentration in addiction prevention and treatment. Students who select the addiction prevention

Sociology and Criminal Justice 2 and treatment concentration will graduate with a certificate in addiction Select four of the following. 12 prevention and treatment. COMM 427 Children's Communication Theory and Students interested in the double major option should contact the Chief Research Departmental Advisor. CRJS/SOC 403 Violence in the World of Children CRJS/SOC 408 Children's and the Law Minors in Sociology and Criminal Justice HMSV 448 Interventions and Advocacy with Children Requirements for minors in sociology and criminal justice are as follows: PSYC 351 Child Psychology Sociology SOC 402 Sociology of Child Welfare TLED 476 Practical Applications in the World of SOC 201S is a prerequisite for the minor and is not included in the Children calculation of the grade point average for the minor. Required courses are: Total Hours 12 Select one of the following: 3 The children's rights interdisciplinary minor requires 12 credit hours of SOC 320 Social Inequality 300/400-level courses selected from at least two different disciplines with SOC 337 Social Research Methods a maximum of six credits from any one discipline. For completion of the SOC 409W Sociological Theory interdisciplinary minor, students must have a minimum overall cumulative 300/400 Level Sociology Courses * 9 grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite courses. At least six Total Hours 12 hours of 300/400 upper-level courses must be taken through courses offered * Excluding SOC 320 and SOC 368 by Old Dominion University. Three credit hours may be in the major, if a major course is listed as an option for the interdisciplinary minor. As such, A maximum of one topics course (SOC 395/SOC 396 or it will be credited toward both the major and the interdisciplinary minor. SOC 495/SOC 496) may be included. If SOC 320 or SOC 337 is used to satisfy another requirement, it cannot be used for the minor. Double Major or Major and Minor in Sociology (Social Welfare Specialization) Criminal Justice and Sociology SOC 201S is a prerequisite for the minor and is not included in the Students double majoring in criminal justice and sociology (or vice versa) calculation of the grade point average for the minor. Required courses are: may use a maximum of five cross-listed courses for both majors. Students with a major in criminal justice and a minor in sociology (or vice versa) SOC 325 Social Welfare 3 cannot use any cross-listed course to meet requirements for both the major SOC 402 Sociology of Child Welfare 3 and minor. SOC 320 Social Inequality 3 * Four-Year Plan - Criminal Justice and One 300/400-level SOC course 3 Sociology Double Major - BA (http:// Total Hours 12 catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ * Excluding SOC 368 sociologyandcriminaljustice/crjsandsoc-ba- fouryearplan/) Criminal Justice • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree CRJS 215S and CRJS 222 are prerequisites for the minor and are not program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and included in the calculation of the grade point average for the minor. is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly Required courses are: encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their Four 300/400-level Criminal Justice courses * 12 academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree Works. Total Hours 12 Four-Year Plan - Criminal Justice and * Excluding CRJS 368 Sociology Double Major - BS (http:// For completion of a minor, a student must have a minimum overall catalog.odu.edu/undergraduate/collegeofartsletters/ cumulative grade point average of 2.00 in all courses specified as a requirement for the minor exclusive of lower-level courses and prerequisite sociologyandcriminaljustice/crjsandsoc-bs- courses and complete a minimum of six hours in upper-level courses in the fouryearplan/) minor through courses offered by Old Dominion University. • The four-year plan is a suggested curriculum to complete this degree program in four years. It is just one of several plans that will work and Children’s Rights Interdisciplinary Minor is presented only as broad guidance to students. Each student is strongly Jessica Huffman, Coordinator encouraged to develop a customized plan in consultation with their academic advisor. Additional information can also be found in Degree This interdisciplinary minor is focused on the exploration of child rights Works. within and across diverse disciplines and in the U.S. and internationally. This perspective challenges approaches in the various disciplines that Advanced Placement have in their study of children traditionally denied or failed to recognize children’s human rights and dignity. In place of the traditional perspectives, Students interested in credit by examination should consult with the courses in this interdisciplinary minor frame the study of children within department chair. Information on credit awarded for qualifying scores the larger framework of human rights, more specifically, children’s rights on AP and IB subject examinations can be found on the equivalency and as a group within society in research and theory, charts on the Office of Undergraduate Admissions website at https:// literature, the arts, humanities, education, counseling, law and . www.odu.edu/admission/undergraduate/credit (https://www.odu.edu/ admission/undergraduate/credit/). Course options are as follows:

3 Sociology and Criminal Justice Certificate in Diversity Studies WMST 390T Women and Technology Worldwide Brian Payne, Coordinator Total Hours 9 This interdisciplinary program offers a focus on diversity and addresses ANTHROPOLOGY Courses relationships between majority and minority groups throughout multiple ANTR 110S. Introduction to Anthropology. 3 Credits. around the globe. Class, social structures, cultural differences and A survey of what we know about the emergence of humans: where we came related topics will be explored, along with ways to promote understanding from; how we developed physically and why; how human cultures became and acceptance among those who differ in race, religion, culture, ethnicity, more complex through time; and the variety of human ways of life today. or other characteristics. Humanities, , psychology and other courses are available to students who obtain the certificate. ANTR 300. Human Cultures Around the World. 3 Credits. Graduates will gain a heightened understanding of the diversity among A cross-cultural examination of human economic, social and ideological various people from differing countries, cultures, religions, genders and/ behavior, with the aim of showing both human cultural diversity and the or ethnicities, thus enhancing their approach to those who differ in various ways in which the various parts of culture (e.g., trade, marriage practices, aspects of humanity. This program will serve such completers in multiple witchcraft, etc.) go together to make coherent wholes. Prerequisites: work settings, regardless of career selection. ANTR 110S. ANTR 303. Biological Anthropology. 3 Credits. Curriculum Requirements Human physical and cultural evolution from our earliest primate beginnings Students will be required to take three courses that cover areas of diversity through the appearance of anatomically modern humans. Prerequisites: from among the following lists. The required course, SOC 320 Social ANTR 110S. Inequality, introduces students to differences in stratification and social class ANTR 304. Digging Up the Past. 3 Credits. both in the U.S. and throughout the world. Other classes may be selected A comprehensive study of the philosophical and scientific foundations of based on student interest in the focus areas. Requirements for the award and of a general prehistory to which they are applied. The of the certificate are an overall grade point average of 2.0 or above in all course includes discussions of methods and theories used to reconstruct courses specified as a requirement for the certificate and completion of a ancient Egypt and Mexico and other early cultures. Prerequisites: minimum of six hours in upper-level courses required for the certificate ANTR 110S or completion of the human behavior requirement or through courses offered by Old Dominion University. permission of the instructor. Required: ANTR 305. North American Archaeology. 3 Credits. SOC 320 Social Inequality 3 The study of the prehistory of native cultures north of Mexico from the Restricted Electives (choose two courses from two different areas) 6 peopling of the New World to contact with Europeans. Prerequisites: AAST 410 Africana Intellectual Thought and Economic ANTR 110S or completion of the human behavior requirement or Development permission of the instructor. AAST 420W African American Political and Social ANTR 395. Topics in Anthropology. 1-3 Credits. Thought A study of selected topics, designed for nonmajors, or for elective credit ANTR 300 Human Cultures Around the World within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. COMM 400W Intercultural Communication Prerequisites: ANTR 110S or permission of instructor. CRJS 450 Blacks, and Justice ANTR 495. Topics in Anthropology. 1-3 Credits. CRJS 452 Diversity in Criminal Justice Organizations A study of selected topics designed for either majors or nonmajors. These ENGL 371W Communication Across Cultures courses will appear in the course schedule, and will be more fully described GEOG 325 Ethnic Minorities in information distributed to academic advisors. Prerequisites: Senior GEOG 412 Cities of the World standing or approval of the department chair. HIST 475 Global Africa ANTR 497. Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Anthropology. 3 Credits. HLSC 405 Interprofessional Study Abroad on Global Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction Health of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Prerequisites: Senior HMSV 346 Diversity Issues in Human Services standing and approval of department chair. NURS 458 Studies in Professional Nursing CRIMINAL JUSTICE Courses PAS 409 Leadership and Cultural Competence CRJS 215S. Introduction to Criminology. 3 Credits. PHIL 481 Buddhism Introduction to criminology as a science, including the study of crime, or PHIL 482 Chinese Religion and Philosophy criminals, and society's response to them. or REL 352 Islam CRJS 222. The Criminal Justice System. 3 Credits. POLS 309 Race, Culture and Public Policy A study of social response to criminal behavior as cases move through the PSYC 420 Cross-Cultural Psychology machinery of justice. Describes the interdependence of crime statistics, law SOC 203S Diversity and Society enforcement, criminal , and correctional procedures for purposes of analyzing the entire system. SOC 323 Sociology of Minority Families SOC 343 Sexualities in Society CRJS 226S. Honors: Introduction to Criminology. 3 Credits. Open only to students in the Honors College. Special honors section of SOC 426 Minority Group Relations CRJS 215S. WCS 312W Communicative Competence: Writing and Reading CRJS 262. Law and the Criminal Justice System. 3 Credits. The course covers both substantive and related to the WCS 321 Human Rights and World Literature and definitions, investigations, processing and of . It is meant Cultures to provide the students with an overall understanding of the articulation WCS 400 Global between law and the criminal justice system. WMST 302W Dimensions of Diversity: Intersectionality Among Women WMST 303 Queer Studies

Sociology and Criminal Justice 4 CRJS 310. Cybercriminology: Foundations. 3 Credits. CRJS 340. White-Collar Crime. 3 Credits. This course will provide students with an overview of computer- This course will describe and explain corporate, -corporate, related crimes and how officials investigate them. (state) crime and crimes of globalization from sociological and The course begins by describing the environment that has been created criminological perspectives. Although the course will deal with the general through information and communication technologies, and how this new topic of white collar crime, the specific focus will be on organizational environment facilitates different types of behavior. The course then moves offenders such as business corporations, government, state agencies and into defining and describing the different types of computer-related crimes, international finance organizations. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S. the techniques used by officials, and the legal issues inherent in combating CRJS 344. Social Science and . 3 Credits. . Prerequisites: CRJS 215S. A critical exploration of applying geographic information system (GIS) CRJS 316. . 3 Credits. to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize social science and A study of juvenile misbehavior in the contemporary community, its crime data that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. Students will nature, extent, treatment, and control, including juvenile procedure learn to 1) frame a research question or hypothesis from a location-based and philosophy. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of perspective; 2) collect, create and examine geographically referenced instructor. demographic, social, and criminological data; 3) learn to use GIS mapping CRJS 317. Correctional Institutions. 3 Credits. software to visualize, manage and analyze this data in order to investigate Examines the of and jails, their formal and informal the relationship between geographic, demographic, social and criminological organization, their effects on individuals, and issues and of variables; and 4) arrive upon decisions and conclusions and communicate penal reform. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the these via the creation of publishable maps. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or instructor. CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. CRJS 318. Probation, Parole and Community-Based Corrections. 3 CRJS 345. : A Survey of Domestic and World-Wide Credits. Organized Crime Activities. 3 Credits. Examines the history, law, administration and social setting of probation, A broad survey of the history and consequences of organized crime in parole and other noninstitutional sentencing alternatives. Also explores the United States and the world. Special focus will be directed at the nontraditional alternatives to criminal such as arbitration economic, social and developmental effects of organized criminal activities. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S, CRJS 222, or CRJS 262. and diversion programs. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. CRJS 350. . 3 Credits. CRJS 319. Public and Private Security. 3 Credits. Examination of the multifaceted problem of criminal victimization. The organization of security systems in public and private agencies and Focuses on defining victimization, the incidents of victimization, social institutions. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. characteristics of victims, treatment of victims in the criminal justice system, and efforts designed to alleviate the consequences of victimization. CRJS 320. Law and Social Control. 3 Credits. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or six hours of social science Examines the creation, use and effectiveness of formal and informal perspective or permission of the instructor. mechanisms of social control for both criminal and noncriminal deviant behavior. Cross-cultural comparisons are given special emphasis. CRJS 355. Crime and the Community. 3 Credits. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. This course focuses on the effect of crime on communities and the ways in which communities affect crime. The class considers both CRJS 321. Death Penalty. 3 Credits. ethnographic as well as larger-scale demographic This course examines the historical and philosophical foundations of the analysis. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of the death penalty in the United States, the case that instructor. has effectively narrowed its modern application, and the contentious issues that surround America’s most severe punishment. Topics will include the CRJS 356. Gangs. 3 Credits. moral/legal surrounding the death penalty; the legal process This course seeks to evaluate issues central to the study of modern gangs, of capital cases; the racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, and gender disparities such as gang definitions, prevalence, proliferation, migration, formation, that exist in death sentencing and executions; recent trends and scholarly , and gang/gang member characteristics. Another objective is to related to ; reasons for continued support; and understand why and how young people both join and leave their gangs and the movement toward abolition. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of explore how gang structure and organization can influence gang and gang instructor. member behavior, including their involvement in violence, other illegal acts, their victimization, and the gendered experiences of female gang CRJS 323. in American Society. 3 Credits. members. Students will also review assess policies and efforts regarding Examines the role of police in a free society. Police functions, subculture, gang prevention, intervention, and suppression and distinguish between community relations and decision making receive special attention. stereotypes/myths and realities about gangs and gang members based on Problems such as , violence and the methods by which empirical research and theory. Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. society attempts to control police behavior are also discussed. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor. CRJS 368. Internship. 1-6 Credits. This course allows students to volunteer to work in an agency related to their CRJS 325. Women and Crime. 3 Credits. major. Students must volunteer for 50 hours per course credit. Prerequisites: Examines the role of women as offenders, victims and employees of the Approval by the department internship director. criminal justice system. Theories of female criminality and the treatment of female offenders are explored. Attention is given to the victimization of CRJS 370. . 3 Credits. women, specifically wife abuse and rape, problems of minority women, and This course explores state crime from a sociological and criminological the impact of current . Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of perspective. It examines historical and current cases of governmental crime the instructor. at home and abroad. It also explores the intertwinement of states with other states, corporations, and, when applicable, international financial CRJS 326. LGBTQ People, Crime, and Justice. 3 Credits. institutions as well as their roles in facilitating or constraining acts of state Learning appropriate terminology to discuss LGBTQ individuals, as well as crime. Finally, the class discusses the problems of control, domestically and a review of the social issues facing these populations, including damaging internationally. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. cultural stereotypes. Critically exploring the history of interactions between LGBTQ communities and agents of formal control, such as schools and CRJS 395. Topics in Criminal Justice. 1-3 Credits. the police, including responses to bullying and crimes. Interrogating A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors or for elective credit how changing political and social contexts affect policy regarding formal within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will responses to LGBTQ communities. Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor.

5 Sociology and Criminal Justice CRJS 396. Topics in Criminal Justice. 1-3 Credits. CRJS 410. Correctional Treatment. 3 Credits. A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors or for elective credit Methods and programs which attempt to correct the behaviors of juvenile within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will delinquents and adult criminal offenders are explored. Treatment strategies be more fully described in information distributed to all academic advisors. employed in both community and institutional settings are examined. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. Techniques of classification and the role of the correctional worker are CRJS 401. Understanding Violence. 3 Credits. also discussed. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the Examines a variety of forms of violence from suicide, child abuse, rape instructor. and family violence, terrorism, , death squads and the death penalty CRJS 415. Courtroom As a Social System. 3 Credits. and hate violence. Explores the circumstances, rationalizations, patterns, An overview of the role of all of the actors in the American courtroom, the explanations and effects on survivors. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or interaction of these actors and the effect of social forces on their behavior. SOC 201S or permission of instructor. Includes , plaintiff and defense , , , eye CRJS 403. Violence in the World of Children. 3 Credits. witnesses, expert witnesses, and court staff. Prerequisites: CRJS 222 or This child-centered course examines the interaction of adults in violent permission of the instructor. conflict with the world of children, children's experience of violence and its CRJS 416. The American . 3 Credits. meaning in the lives of children. Topics include: valuing children, violence A review of the literature, law and practical materials that cover the toward children in culture, families, and schools; child physical and sexual American jury system from the creation of the master list through the abuse and neglect; gangs, violent communities and children and war. The verdict. Includes history, social context and jury selection. Prerequisites: effects of childhood experiences of violence, children's coping with violence, CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor. and alternatives to violence are also developed. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 418. Crime, Society, and the Media. 3 Credits. CRJS 215S or six hours in human behavior or permission of the instructor. A critical exploration of media portrayals of crime and criminal justice. CRJS 404. Law and Digital Forensics. 3 Credits. News and entertainment genres are examined. Connections between the This course will focus on the intersection between digital forensics and the mass media and crime, culture, politics, society, and individual behavior criminal justice system, namely how digital forensics is understood and receive special attention. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or applied to key criminal justice, constitutional and statutory considerations permission of the instructor. within the criminal justice system. Students will explore such topics as CRJS 419. Animals and Society. 3 Credits. the nature and types of cybercrime; search and seizure principles in the This is a class about the role of nonhuman animals in society. Animals are digital world; finding, handling and maintaining chain of custody of used to entertain, to do work, to provide companionship, to provide food, digital evidence; interviewing individuals relating to digital evidence and and more. In this class, we discuss the causes and consequences of both related activities; and testifying in court about digital evidence matters. individual and institutional animal abuse. Society's relation to wildlife is also Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of instructor. an important component and includes poaching, sport and trophy hunting, CRJS 406. Cyber Law. 3 Credits. and society's reaction to wolves, coyotes, and wild horses in the West. Cross- This course tackles two major cyber law subjects. The first part of the listed with SOC 419. Prerequisite: Any human behavior (S) course, such course examines various U.S. and legal considerations that impact as SOC 201S, CRJS 215S, PSYC 201S, COMM 200S, or permission of the digital and cyberspace worlds from traditional civil, and to a lesser instructor. extent, traditional criminal perspectives. The second part will familiarize CRJS 421/521. Deviant Behavior. 3 Credits. cyber operations professionals about the extent of and limitations on A study of various definitions and forms of deviant behavior, theoretical their authorities to ensure operations in cyberspace are in compliance explanations of causes of deviant behavior, and the impact of deviant with U.S. law, , directives and policies. The course will also behavior on society and the individual. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or introduce students to miscellaneous cybersecurity topics such as the Federal CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. Acquisition Requirements. Cross-listed with CYSE 406 and CPD 406. Prerequisite: CRJS 262 or junior standing. CRJS 423. Public Policy in Criminal Justice. 3 Credits. A study of the nature, development, and utilization of public policy within CRJS 407. Violence Against Children Internationally. 3 Credits. agencies of the criminal justice system. Topics include policy formulation, This course focuses on the research on child maltreatment abuse constraints on policy makers, influence of constituencies, and the role of internationally, in particular on the most common types of child abuse and research information. Case studies of issues such as crime control, neglect—i.e., perpetrated by parents, family members. The negative effects overcrowding, police use of deadly force, the death penalty and parole of child abuse and neglect are associated subsequently with every social guidelines will be undertaken. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S. problem from poverty, teenage motherhood, substance abuse, violent crime, domestic violence, and mental health problems, to ill-health—from cancer to CRJS 424. Juvenile Justice: Issues, Policy, and Practice. 3 Credits. diabetes. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. This course will provide an overview of significant policy issues in contemporary juvenile justice. The first objective of the course is to examine CRJS 408. Children's Rights and the Law. 3 Credits. the nature, extent, treatment and control of juvenile delinquency. The A study of the law concerning children from a children's rights perspective. second objective of the course is to discuss the history of juvenile justice The rights of children in the US will be compared to other nations with policy reform and evidence-based practices. Third, the course will identify special emphasis being placed on the UN Convention on the Rights of the and analyze a number of key juvenile justice policy issues, including: Child. Prerequisites: SOC 201S OR CRJS 215S or related social science mental health, gender disparities, disproportionate minority contact (DMC), Way of Knowing or permission of the instructor. trauma, adult transfer and certification, as well as policies and practices for CRJS 409. Crime and Computer Applications. 3 Credits. preventing and responding to delinquency. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S. The purpose of this interdisciplinary course is to introduce students to CRJS 426W/526. Criminological Theory. 3 Credits. the ways in which computers are involved in the commission and the An in-depth study of the major theoretical issues in criminology. Deals investigation of crime. Students will learn the fundamentals of cryptography extensively with issues of crime causation. This is a writing intensive course. and steganography and the tools used to perform these activities. Students Prerequisites: Senior standing, CRJS 215S, and grade of C or better in will also use forensic software to identify, gather, and verify relevant ENGL 211C or ENGL 221C or ENGL 231C, or permission of the instructor. digital evidence. Cross-listed with CYSE 409. Prerequisite: CRJS 310 or permission of the instructor.

Sociology and Criminal Justice 6 CRJS 427/527. Gender-Based Violence. 3 Credits. CRJS 451. Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice. 3 Credits. This course takes an expansive and intersectional approach to studying This course will examine the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, crime, various forms of gender-based violence, from the interpersonal to the justice and the operation of the criminal justice system and will critically systemic, institutional, and cultural. Prevalence, risk factors, theoretical assess controversial issues surrounding race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. explanations, and legal remedies related to topics such as intimate partner Students will discuss contemporary issues as they relate to violence, sexual assault on college campuses, gender-based violence in the race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. The theoretical frameworks that explain military, sexual violence against undocumented immigrants, commercial the intersection between race, ethnicity, crime and justice will be examined. sexual exploitation, and racism and reproductive health will be examined. The course will also investigate the broad range of policy issues and Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or other human behavior course or recommendations impacting communities of color and the administration of permission of instructor. criminal and social justice. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S. CRJS 430. Homicide. 3 Credits. CRJS 452. Diversity in Criminal Justice Organizations. 3 Credits. This course explores the topic of homicide in the U.S. It includes a This course examines the impact of diversity, culture, and ethnic origin discussion of the types of homicide, historical patterns and trends, and in criminal justice organizations. The course is designed to better prepare characteristics of offenders and victims. A variety of theoretical frameworks students to meet the challenge of diversity in criminal justice organizations. are utilized to examine homicide at micro and macro levels. In-depth Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of instructor. examination of specific types of homicide is included. Prerequisites: CRJS 462/562. Substantive Criminal Law. 3 Credits. SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or another human behavior course. This course deals with the major substantive concepts involved in American CRJS 431. Serial Offenders. 3 Credits. criminal law, including development of criminal law, elements of criminal This course explores the topic of serial offenders, also referred to as repeat liability, defenses against criminal responsibility, and descriptions and offenders, recidivists, and career criminals. The course begins with an definitions of specific offenses. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or overview and discussion of patterns of crime, followed by a discussion of permission of the instructor. relevant theoretical perspectives. We also discuss profiling and the role it CRJS 475/575. Criminal Justice Systems Around the World. 3 Credits. can play in the investigation of serial crimes. Next, we move into modules The study of criminal justice systems around the world in order to devoted to specific types of crime (arson, rape, homicide, etc.), and discuss understand how criminal behavior is defined and responded to in various the research on serial offenders in each group. Finally, prevention, as well as cultures. Cultural differences will be highlighted in order to recognize that issues, are addressed. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. definitions of and responses to crimes closely reflect the cultures in which CRJS 436. Capstone Research Project. 3 Credits. they exist. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or CRJS 222 or permission of the Students work in groups to plan, design, and carry out a research project. instructor. Final papers which report the results for the study are presented in a formal CRJS 494. Entrepreneurship in Sociology/Criminal Justice. 3 Credits. research seminar. The projects reflect knowledge gained from undergraduate This course is designed to help students enhance their personal and work and training received in STAT 130M and SOC 337. Prerequisites: professional development through innovation guided by faculty members Senior standing, STAT 130M and SOC 337. and professionals. It offers students an opportunity to integrate disciplinary CRJS 441/541. Drugs and Society. 3 Credits. theory and knowledge through developing a nonprofit program, The study of sociological and social-psychological explanations of drug- product, business, or other initiative. The real-world experiences that using behaviors and of legal and medical control of drugs. Topics include entrepreneurships provide will help students understand how academic changes in the legal status of drugs, cross-cultural and historical variations knowledge leads to transformations, innovations, and solutions to different in the control of drugs, and social epidemiology of drug use in contemporary types of problems. The course can be delivered either as an independent society. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. project for individual students or as group projects similar to those CRJS 444. Community Justice. 3 Credits. sometimes offered in topics courses. Prerequisite: junior standing. This is a service learning course designed to study how the emerging field CRJS 495/595. Topics in Criminal Justice. 3 Credits. of community justice, a neighborhood-based strategy, can reduce crime and The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit small groups of improve public safety by investing in social, human and cultural capital. qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. specialized nature, may not be offered regularly. These courses will appear CRJS 445. Workplace Law and Society. 3 Credits. in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information This course examines the laws of the workplace from a sociological and distributed to academic advisors. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of issue-driven approach considering two perspectives – both employer and the instructor. employee. Relevant laws are identified, explored and made relevant through CRJS 496/596. Topics in Criminal Justice. 3 Credits. examples of their application in real-world situations. Sometimes the The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit small groups of wisdom of these laws will be challenged; students will be encouraged to qualified students to work on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their raise questions about a law’s utility, justice or fairness, whether in principle specialized nature, may not be offered regularly. These courses will appear or in application. Prerequisite: Junior standing. in the course schedule, and will be more fully described in information CRJS 448. Women, Sex and the Law. 3 Credits. distributed to academic advisors. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of This course introduces students to legal issues which specifically affect the instructor. women and examines historical attitudes that have been used to justify CRJS 497/597. Independent Study. 1-3 Credits. differential treatment of women. It explores various legal approaches used Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction to achieve equal protection under the law and examines a variety of specific of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Prerequisites: Senior topics such as: the equal protection analysis; Title VII and Title IX and standing and approval of the department chair. their relationship to sex discrimination; affirmative action; and reproductive CRJS 498/598. Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Criminal Justice. 1-3 freedom. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. Credits. CRJS 450/550. Blacks, Crime and Justice. 3 Credits. Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction Examines historical and contemporary theories and research on African- of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Prerequisites: Senior Americans, criminal behavior and the administration of justice. Selected standing and approval of the department chair. topics will include African-American perspectives, the death penalty, victimization, police brutality, and justice systems in Africa and the Caribbean. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S and CRJS 222 or permission of the instructor.

7 Sociology and Criminal Justice SOCIOLOGY Courses SOC 323. Sociology of Minority Families. 3 Credits. Examination and explanation of minority families' lives in relationship to SOC 100S. Leadership and Society. 3 Credits. other societal institutions and historical developments. The course focuses This course addresses the social, political, psychological, economic, and on issues of minority families and places these issues in a sociological international dimensions of leadership through a social science framework. framework, e.g., stratification, poverty and gender. Prerequisites: SOC 201S A specific focus is given to the dynamic interactions between social or permission of the instructor. structures and leadership behavior. Students explore how society shapes leaders and how leaders shape society. Using an introspective approach, SOC 325. Social Welfare. 3 Credits. students consider their role as current and future leaders in a diverse society. An introduction to the broad field of social welfare. The philosophy, values, purposes, goals, and functions of social welfare are examined. Prerequisites: SOC 201S. Introduction to Sociology. 3 Credits. SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the discipline and methods of sociology. Major topics include socialization, social inequality, family, education, gender roles, SOC 326. LGBTQ People, Crime, and Justice. 3 Credits. ethnic and minority relations. Learning appropriate terminology to discuss LGBTQ individuals, as well as a review of the social issues facing these populations, including damaging SOC 203S. Diversity and Society. 3 Credits. cultural stereotypes. Critically exploring the history of interactions between This course examines social diversity and inclusivity in American society LGBTQ communities and agents of formal control, such as schools and and is designed to sensitize students to the roles that typology such as race, the police, including responses to bullying and bias crimes. Interrogating ethnicity, social class, religion, sex and gender, age, health, (dis)ability, how changing political and social contexts affect policy regarding formal sexual orientation, and language play in societal definitions of social responses to LGBTQ communities. Prerequisite: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. diversity. SOC 330. Society and the Individual. 3 Credits. SOC 226S. Honors: Introduction to Sociology. 3 Credits. Social psychological theory and research on current topics of interest on Open only to students in the Honors College. A special honors section of the relationship of the individual to society. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or SOC 201S. permission of the instructor. SOC 300. Social Problems. 3 Credits. SOC 337. Social Research Methods. 3 Credits. An analysis of the major social problems confronting groups and individuals An overview of the scientific approach to the study of social phenomena in a society marked by rapid change. Emphasis is given to the study of through quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods approaches. Interviews/ social phenomena including both historical and comparative perspectives. survey and experimental/quasi-experimental designs and other strategies Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. of social inquiry are covered. The course includes the application of SOC 303. Families and Society. 3 Credits. software to provide descriptive and inferential statistics to summarize data. This class explores both contemporary and historical aspects of singlehood, Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S. courtship, mate selection, cohabitation, marriage, sexuality, and family. SOC 340. Sociology of Women. 3 Credits. Relationship quality, communication, conflict, and the termination of An exploration of the role and status of women in contemporary American relationships is also examined. Emphasis is placed on examining the society from a feminist sociological perspective. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or diversity of relationships and family structures as well as how our family six credits in human behavior or permission of the instructor. experiences are shaped by gender, race/ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Prerequisites: Any "S" (Human Behavior general education) SOC 343. Sexualities in Society. 3 Credits. course. This course offers an introduction to the sociological study of sexualities. This course focuses on the ways in which sexuality as a social institution and SOC 306. Religion and Society. 3 Credits. identity intersects with other hierarchies of privilege and inequality, such as Sociological analysis of religion as a social institution, of the functions of race, social class, and gender. A range of topics will be covered including religion and its relationship to other institutions and to social change, and of LGBTQ+ identities, the social construction of sexuality, historical accounts the religious behavior of individuals. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of sexual practices, and contemporary theories and research in sexualities of the instructor. studies. Prerequisites: SOC 201S. SOC 309. Population and Society. 3 Credits. SOC 344. Social Science and Crime Mapping. 3 Credits. This course offers an introduction to the field of population and its A critical exploration of applying geographic information system (GIS) interconnection to broader societal changes. It introduces students to the to view, understand, question, interpret, and visualize social science and concepts, issues and concerns in population studies and examines the crime data that reveal relationships, patterns, and trends. Students will interaction between population processes and economic development, social learn to 1) frame a research question or hypothesis from a location-based changes and environment. Topics include theories, fertility, mortality, perspective; 2) collect, create and examine geographically referenced migration, distribution and composition, population and development, demographic, social, and criminological data; 3) learn to use GIS mapping population and environment, and policy. Emphasis is given to a critical software to visualize, manage and analyze this data in order to investigate assessment of population processes as both causes and consequences the relationship between geographic, demographic, social and criminological of development and societal changes with a focus on comparative variables; and 4) arrive upon decisions and conclusions and communicate patterns between developing countries and the more developed countries. these via the creation of publishable maps. Prerequisite: SOC 201S or Prerequisites: Six semester hours in human behavior or permission of the CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. instructor. SOC 347. Sport Sociology. 3 Credits. SOC 316. Juvenile Delinquency. 3 Credits. This course applies the sociological perspective to the world of sports. It A study of juvenile misbehavior in the contemporary community, its provides the student with a better understanding of the social processes nature, extent, treatment, and control, including procedure involved in sports. The course looks at how the media, community, tradition, and philosophy. Prerequisites: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S or permission of and privilege play an integral role in the participation of sporting events. instructor. It also covers why sports exist, who plays sports, and what will become of SOC 320. Social Inequality. 3 Credits. sports in the future. Prerequisite: SOC 201S OR CRJS 215S. An analysis of social differentiation, stratification, and social class. Emphasis is placed upon modern American society, with some comparison with historical and contemporary systems of other societies. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor.

Sociology and Criminal Justice 8 SOC 352. War and . 3 Credits. SOC 407. Violence Against Children Internationally. 3 Credits. Critical examination of the social problem of war and the social construction This course focuses on the research on child maltreatment abuse of peace. The course includes investigations into the etiology of war and internationally, in particular on the most common types of child abuse and the effects of war on society, as well as, the relationships between war, neglect—i.e., perpetrated by parents, family members. The negative effects peace, and justice, and methods of reducing war and promoting peace. of child abuse and neglect are associated subsequently with every social Prerequisites: Six hours of human behavior courses or permission of the problem from poverty, teenage motherhood, substance abuse, violent crime, instructor. domestic violence, and mental health problems, to ill-health—from cancer to SOC 353. Sociology of the Middle East. 3 Credits. diabetes. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. A comparative survey of population and culture and other sociological SOC 408. Children's Rights and the Law. 3 Credits. characteristics of Middle Eastern and Arab League States. Prerequisites: A study of the law concerning children from a children's rights perspective. SOC 201S or six hours of human behavior or permission of the instructor. The rights of children in the US will be compared to other nations with SOC 368. Internship. 1-6 Credits. special emphasis being placed on the UN Convention on the Rights of the This course allows students to volunteer in an agency related to their major Child. Prerequisites: SOC 201S OR CRJS 215S or related human behavior for pass/fail credit. Students must volunteer for 50 hours per course credit. Way of Knowing or permission of the instructor. Internships for fewer than 3 credits require prior approval by the Internship SOC 409W. Sociological Theory. 3 Credits. Faculty Director. Prerequisites: Permission of the department internship The development of sociological thought during the nineteenth and twentieth director. centuries. Analysis of major contributions to the development of systematic SOC 395. Topics in Sociology. 3 Credits. thinking in contemporary sociology. This is a writing intensive course. A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors, or for elective credit Prerequisites: SOC 201S and a grade of C or better in ENGL 211C or within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will ENGL 221C or ENGL 231C. be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. SOC 415. Work and Occupations in Society. 3 Credits. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. The study of the social processes involved in the production, distribution, SOC 396. Topics in Sociology. 3 Credits. and consumption of goods and services within various political economic A study of selected topics designed for nonmajors, or for elective credit systems. Includes the study of occupations and the nature of work. within a major. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and will Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. SOC 418. Crime, Society and the Media. 3 Credits. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. A critical exploration of media portrayals of crime and criminal justice. SOC 400/500. War and Gender. 3 Credits. News and entertainment genres are examined. Connections between the In this course students grapple with issues concerning war, gender roles, mass media and crime, culture, politics, society, and individual behavior and gender inequality. The course addresses gender roles in war throughout receive special attention. (cross listed with CRJS 418) Prerequisite: history, globally and across cultures. However, the United States military SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. and military involvement in the 20th and 21st century remain the primary SOC 419. Animals and Society. 3 Credits. focus areas. Discussions include how social norms and ideals of masculinity This is a class about the role of nonhuman animals in society. Animals are and femininity shape, and in turn are shaped by, images and realities of used to entertain, to do work, to provide companionship, to provide food, war, including gendered aspects of nationalism and just war theories. The and more. In this class, we also discuss the causes and consequences of both military involvement of men, women (and children) in war and in peacetime, individual and institutional animal abuse. Society's relation to wildlife is also as participants and observers, perpetrators and victims, supporters and an important component and includes poaching, sport and trophy hunting, opponents of war is also discussed. Prerequisites: SOC 201S and junior and society's reaction to wolves, coyotes, and wild horses in the West. Cross- standing. listed with CRJS 419. Prerequisites: Any human behavior (S) course, such SOC 402/502. Sociology of Child Welfare. 3 Credits. as SOC 201S, CRJS 215S, PSYC 201S, COMM 200S, or permission of A sociological analysis of the field of child welfare. Topics include social instructor. inequality as it applies to children as a group in the U.S. and globally; SOC 421/521. Deviant Behavior. 3 Credits. understanding violence against children within the global context of A study of various definitions and forms of deviant behavior, theoretical children's rights; examining data on the degree to which policies, programs explanations of causes of deviant behavior and the impact of deviant and research in the field fail to protect children and why; prevalence, causes behavior on society and the individual. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or and consequences of child sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect; CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. of programs like 'family preservation' and of placement in SOC 423/523. Women, Health and Healing. 3 Credits. 'substitute' care, i.e., foster care, adoption, institutionalization; changes that An examination of women's experiences with health and illness and women's would protect and advance the interests and rights of children at the parent- roles in the health-care system as patients and care providers from a feminist child, agency, and societal level. Prerequisites: SOC 201S. sociological perspective. Prerequisites: Six hours of human behavior courses SOC 403. Violence in the World of Children. 3 Credits. or permission of the instructor. This 'child- centered' course examines the interaction of adults in violent SOC 426/526. Minority Group Relations. 3 Credits. conflict with the world of children, children's experience of violence and its The study of the process of and responses to the oppression of racial, meaning in the lives of children. Topics include: valuing children, violence religious, ethnic, and national minorities in a variety of countries within a toward children in culture, families, and schools; child physical and sexual historical and comparative perspective. Special emphasis given to American abuse and neglect; gangs, violent communities, and children and war. The minorities and especially African Americans. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or effects of childhood experiences of violence, children's coping with violence, permission of the instructor. and alternatives to violence are also developed. Prerequisites: Six hours in the human behavior perspective or SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission SOC 427/527. Gender-Based Violence. 3 Credits. of the instructor. This course takes an expansive and intersectional approach to studying various forms of gender-based violence, from the interpersonal to the SOC 405/505. Social Change and Social Movements. 3 Credits. systemic, institutional, and cultural. Prevalence, risk factors, theoretical Analysis of the nature and causes of social change, major social movements, explanations, and legal remedies related to topics such as intimate partner and their impact upon contemporary society. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or violence, sexual assault on college campuses, gender-based violence in the permission of the instructor. military, sexual violence against undocumented immigrants, commercial sexual exploitation, and racism and reproductive health will be examined. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor.

9 Sociology and Criminal Justice SOC 436. Capstone Research Project. 3 Credits. SOC 495/595. Topics in Sociology. 3 Credits. Students work in groups to plan, design, and carry out a research project. The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit students to work Final papers which report the results of the study are presented in a formal on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their specialized nature, may not research seminar. The projects are to reflect knowledge gained from be offered regularly. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and undergraduate work and training received in STAT 130M and SOC 337. will be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. Prerequisites: SOC 337 and STAT 130M and senior status. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. SOC 438. Education and Society. 3 Credits. SOC 496/596. Topics in Sociology. 3 Credits. Sociological theory and research investigating contemporary education as a The advanced study of selected topics designed to permit students to work social institution. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. on subjects of mutual interest which, due to their specialized nature, may not SOC 440/540. Health, Illness, and Society. 3 Credits. be offered regularly. These courses will appear in the course schedule, and The study of health, illness and society. After exploring how health is will be more fully described in information distributed to academic advisors. conceptualized by the prevailing allopathic medical model, an emergent Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission of the instructor. alternative or "integrative" health perspective is examined with a focus on SOC 497/597. Independent Study. 1-3 Credits. how wellbeing may be understood. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or permission Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction of the instructor. of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Prerequisites: Senior SOC 441/541. Drugs and Society. 3 Credits. standing and approval of the department chair. The study of sociological and social psychological explanations of drug- SOC 498/598. Tutorial Work in Special Topics in Sociology. 1-3 Credits. using behaviors and of legal and medical control of drugs. Topics include Independent reading and study on a topic to be selected under the direction changes in the legal status of drugs, cross-cultural and historical variations of an instructor. Conferences and papers as appropriate. Prerequisites: Senior in the control and use of drugs, and social epidemiology of drug use in standing and approval of the department chair. contemporary society. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of the instructor. SOC 444. Community Justice. 3 Credits. This is a service learning course designed to study how the emerging field of community justice, a neighborhood-based strategy, can reduce crime and improve public safety by investing in social, human and cultural capital. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S. SOC 445. Workplace Law and Society. 3 Credits. This course examines the laws of the workplace from a sociological and issue-driven approach considering two perspectives – both employer and employee. Relevant laws are identified, explored and made relevant through examples of their application in real-world situations. Sometimes the wisdom of these laws will be challenged; students will be encouraged to raise questions about a law’s utility, justice or fairness, whether in principle or in application. Prerequisite: Junior standing. SOC 451. Race, Ethnicity, Crime and Justice. 3 Credits. This course will examine the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, crime, justice and the operation of the criminal justice system and will critically assess controversial issues surrounding race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. Students will discuss contemporary social justice issues as they relate to race, ethnicity, crime, and justice. The theoretical frameworks that explain the intersection between race, ethnicity, crime and justice will be examined. The course will also investigate the broad range of policy issues and recommendations impacting communities of color and the administration of criminal and social justice. Prerequisite: CRJS 215S or SOC 201S. SOC 452. Diversity in Criminal Justice Organizations. 3 Credits. This course examines the impact of diversity, culture, and ethnic origin in criminal justice organizations. The course is designed to better prepare students to meet the challenge of diversity in criminal justice organizations. Prerequisites: SOC 201S or CRJS 215S or permission of instructor. SOC 494. Entrepreneurship in Sociology/Criminal Justice. 3 Credits. This course is designed to help students enhance their personal and professional development through innovation guided by faculty members and professionals. It offers students an opportunity to integrate disciplinary theory and knowledge through developing a nonprofit program, product, business, or other initiative. The real-world experiences that entrepreneurships provided will help students understand how academic knowledge leads to transformations, innovations, and solutions to different types of problems. The course can be delivered either as an independent project for individual students or as group projects similar to those sometimes offered in topics courses. Prerequisite: junior standing.

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