Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

CRJ 402 Death Investigation

In an intense format, this course provides the student with a series of lectures describing the manner and cause of death. Accidental, suicide, homicide and natural death will be examined.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 403 Crime Scene Investigation

In an intense format, this course provides students with lectures and lab exercise practicums for documenting crime scenes, identifying and collecting evidence, and processing crime scenes.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 404 Evidentiary Photography

In an intense format, this course provides the principles of photography and complimentary crime scene documentation techniques as applied to criminal investigation using digital photography.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 405 Bloodstain Pattern Analysis

In an intense format, students examine bloodstain pattern evidence. Course includes laboratory experimentation of blood flight characteristics of motion and force for reconstructing a sequence of events and post-crime activities.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 408 Workshop

Workshops on special topics related to issues associated with, or in professional preparation for, criminal justice. Goals and objectives will emphasize the acquisition of knowledge and skills in the discipline.
1- 3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

CRJ 410 Comparative Justice Systems

Examine criminal justice in countries around the world. Compare those systems with the justice system in the United States. Attention on agencies and procedures for law enforcement, adjudication, and correction.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Criminal Justice (and) Criminology & Criminal Justice Major(s)

Class Restriction

Include Senior

CRJ 415 Homeland Security

Overview of the missions, goals, structures, functions, and roles associated with providing homeland security in the U.S. Studies the challenges faced by homeland security now and in the future.
3

CRJ 417 Terrorism in the 21st Century

This course covers historical and contemporary issues of terrorism and how it has shaped lives in the 21st century. It emphasizes effects of extremism, types of terrorism, and government response.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 422 Directed Studies

Individualized investigation under direct supervision of a faculty member. Minimum 37.5 clock hours required per credit hour. Department agreement form must be completed.
1- 3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

Special Notes

Maximum concurrent enrollment is two times.

Class Restriction

Include Junior and Senior

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with no limitations

CRJ 465 Sex Offenders

This course examines sex offenders and their offenses in the context of the criminal justice system and subsequent reintegration back into society.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 470 Justice Professionalism and Ethics

Students must have completed 70 credit hours to register for this course. Examine ethical theory, controversies, and rules of moral judgment as they relate to criminal justice practitioners. Discuss and evaluate ethical dilemmas faced by those working in the criminal justice system.
3

Prerequisites

(70.0 credits required) and (CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C)

CRJ 475 Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Social Class in Criminal Justice

Students must have completed 70 credit hours to register for this course. Presents a critical analysis of the impact of race/ethnicity, gender, and social class in the criminal justice system, including examination of law enforcement, the courts, corrections, offending, and victimization.
3

Prerequisites

(70.0 credits required) and (CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C)

CRJ 480 Applied Statistics in Criminal Justice

Study of basic descriptive and inferential statistics with emphasis on applications in the criminal justice system. Second of two required research and statistics classes for the Criminology and Criminal Justice B.A.
3

Prerequisites

CRJ 380 with a minimum grade of C

CRJ 492 Internship

Supervised experience in a justice agency. Fifty work hours required for each credit hour earned. Credit only for work completed during the semester enrolled. Arrange placement prior to course enrollment. S/U graded.
1- 9

Prerequisites

CRJ 110 with a minimum grade of C

Major/Minor Restriction

Include Criminal Justice (and) Criminology & Criminal Justice Major(s)/Minor(s)

Class Restriction

Include Senior and Junior

Repeatable Status

Course is repeatable with a maximum of 9 credit hours