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CS 345 - UNIX & System Administration
This course presents a study of the administration of a UNIX system. Topics include the UNIX file structure, configuration files in UNIX, daemons, cron/crontab, e-mail, backup and restore, C-shell, Bourne shell, UNIX commands and command-line options, and UNIX system security.
Requisites: CS 216 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Spring OnlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 375 - Introduction to Data Science
This course introduces data science topics including database concepts, statistical analysis on data, data visualization, and machine learning. Students will learn data extraction, storage, and analysis technique to better understand, process, visualize, and extract knowledge from data.
Requisites: CS 216 (Required, Previous). CS 245 (or ECE 302 for Computer Engineering majors) or equivalent (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Even Years
4 cr |
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CS 390 - Special Topics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 394 - Independent Research
An independent research project in the discipline by a student or a cooperative research project with a faculty member. The student and instructor must agree on a project before enrollment.
Requisites: Instructor permission, 3. 00 GPA or higher and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 396 - Field Studies
Applications of the discipline in off-campus locations. The student and instructor must agree on the project before enrollment.
Requisites: Instructor permission, 2. 50 GPA or higher and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 401 - Computer Networks
This course presents the theoretical concepts necessary to understand the complex problem of computer networking. Topics include computer network architectures and models, bandwidth limitations of physical media, analog and digital signaling methods, data link protocols, error detection and correction, medium access control in broadcast networks, routing algorithms, internetworking, the Internet Protocol, connection management, transport services including TCP/UDP, network applications, local-area and wide-area networks.
Requisites: CIS 357 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 403 - Mobile Application Development
This course examines mobile application development for small footprint devices. Development strategies, issues and limitations pertaining to mobile devices will be presented. Current techniques, toolsets and application frameworks will be provided with students producing several mobile applications.
Requisites: CIS 311 or 357 (Required, Previous). CIS 355 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter and SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 411 - Database Systems
This course presents concepts in database systems. Topics include: basic file structures, database system concepts and architecture, relational data models, formal languages for the relational model, normalization and database design processes, database transaction processing concepts, and emerging trends.
Requisites: CS 216 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 421 - Software Engineering I
This course concentrates on tools and methodologies for constructing software systems using software engineering techniques. Topics include software development lifecycles, requirement elicitation, systems modeling, domain modeling, actor-interface modeling, architecture modeling, storyboarding/UI design, behavior modeling and object modeling. The course will culminate with a group project in which a software requirements specification will be delivered including relevant analysis, design and prototyping work.
Requisites: CIS 355, CIS 357, CS 401, CS 411 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 431 - Computer Architecture
This course presents an exploration of many aspects of the internal architecture and organization of a computer. Topics include the history of computer system architecture, buses, internal/external memory, I/O devices, computer arithmetic, instruction sets, CPU structure, reduced instruction set computers vs. complex instruction set computers, microprogrammed vs. hard-wired control unit operation, advanced performance-enhancing features, parallel computer architecture, and an overview of digital logic.
Requisites: CS 331 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
4 cr |
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CS 433 - Cybersecurity
This course provides an overview of different aspects of cyber security. Students will be exposed to the spectrum of security activities, methodologies, attacks, hacking and defense mechanisms. Topics include: cybersecurity overview, security policy, application security, computer network attack and defense, data hiding, wireless security, cyber behavior analysis, authentication, access control, cryptography, cyber threats and their defense.
Requisites: CS 333 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 434 - Student Seminar in Computer Forensics
Readings and presentations of emerging computer forensics topics of interest.
Requisites: CS 333 (Required, Previous).
Credits:1 cr
1 cr |
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CS 446 - Operating Systems
This course presents an introduction to the design and implementation of both traditional and distributed operating systems. Topics include processes, memory management, file systems, I/O, deadlocks, distributed systems, synchronization, distributed file systems, and case studies.
Requisites: CS 331 (or ECE 355 for Computer Engineering majors) (Required, Previous). CIS 357 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 451 - Programming Language Concepts
An examination of the principles behind the design of programming languages (iterative, functional, logic, structured and object-oriented): syntactical design, semantics, control structures, data types and structures, memory usage and other implementation issues. Topics such as lexical analysis & parsing, interpretive languages, binding times and run time considerations will also be presented
Requisites: CS 316 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 461 - Theory of Computation
This course provides an introduction to basic models of computational complexity and the representation of infinite objects. Topics that will be examined including grammars, finite state machines, automata theory, Turing machines, computability and decidability, regular and context free languages.
Requisites: CS 316 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 471 - Software Engineering II
This course provides a continuation of the senior CS projects initiated in CS 421. Students will be required to implement and deliver a large scale system in a group-based project environment. Programming languages and coding, software maintenance, software quality, CASE and configuration management will be covered. This course will focus on the design, coding and testing phases of the software development lifecycle.
Requisites: CS 421 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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CS 476 - Computer Graphics
This course presents the basic concepts of computer graphics generation, software and hardware requirements for graphics, and its applications. Topics include the X window system, graphics computation over networks, functions of the client and server, graphics input and output devices, interactive program development, graphical and text attributes, construction of panels and buttons, algorithmic techniques for window clipping & viewport transformation, 2-D object transformation, 3-D object modeling and animation, and graphics applications.
Requisites: CS 316 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
4 cr |
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CS 482 - Artificial Intelligence & Expert Systems
This course presents a study of artificial intelligence and expert systems. Topics include PROLOG programming, search methods, knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation including belief networks, knowledge validation, neural networks, expert system development including uncertainty management methods such as statistical, symbolic, and fuzzy logic, expert system shell, survey of current expert systems, and future trends.
Requisites: CS 216 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
4 cr |
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CS 490 - Topics in Computer Science
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: CS 421 (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
4 cr |
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CS 491 - Special Seminar
A departmental seminar in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 492 - Honors
A course approved by the Honors Committee in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: Honors student status, instructor permission. (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 496 - Field Studies
Applications of the discipline in off-campus locations. The student and instructor must agree on the project before enrollment.
Requisites: Instructor permission, 2. 50 GPA or higher, and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 497 - Special Topics
An independent Senior project in the discipline.
Requisites: Senior major in the discipline, instructor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
1-4 cr |
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CS 498 - Honors Thesis
Preparation and completion of an Honors Thesis. May enroll twice, once for the preparation of the proposal and once for its completion.
Requisites: Honors student status, thesis advisor permission. (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
3 cr |
Criminal Justice |
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CJ 201! - Intro to Criminal Justice
A survey of the philosophical and historical origins of criminal justice. Development of the American criminal justice system.
Requisites: ENGL 111 (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
General Education: ,
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 206 - International Law
This course provides a survey of the general parameters of international law as well as some of the current issues such as piracy, war crimes, genocides, human rights, and environmental law. The class utilizes a variety of means to gain a better understanding of international law, including a moot court or mock trial exercise and case briefing of major international legal cases.
Requisites: PS 130! or PS 205 (Required, Previous).
XLIST: PS 306
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 290 - Special Topics in Cj
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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CJ 302 - Policing
The historical and social settings of the police; the police role and discretion; police organization and practices; problems of law enforcement in contemporary society.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 303 - Criminal Courts
The organization and operation of local, state, and federal courts in America; emphasis on the steps in the legal process and the roles of principal legal actors-prosecutors, defense counsel, and judges.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 304 - Corrections
The historical and social settings of corrections; theories and practices in corrections; correctional programs in institutions and the community.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 305 - Criminal Law
The study of the authority of government to regulate conduct within constitutional limitations. Primary emphasis will be on learning the principles (i.e., elements) of traditional crimes, finite legal distinctions among various offenses, and applicable defenses.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 315 - Private Security
The role of security and the security industry; relationships of private security with public law enforcement; administrative, personnel and physical aspects of the security industry; loss prevention management in proprietary and governmental institutions.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 316 - Criminal Investigation
The study of crime investigation as a process; the investigation of serious crimes, focusing on crimes against persons and property; the contribution of specialized methods and scientific processes in investigation.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 317 - Forensic Investigation
This course is designed to provide the student with a broad introduction to the methods and techniques utilized by today’s forensic professionals. Students will explore the application of the physical, medical, natural and engineering sciences to specialized legal contexts, investigation of a crime scene, the role of law enforcement crime labs, and other important issues relating to forensic investigations.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 320 - Restorative Justice
Overview of community-centered alternatives to the formal legal system; philosophy and methods of non-coercive interaction among victims, offenders, and the community; focus on mediation, conflict resolution, family group conferencing, victim/offender reconciliation, and other restorative justice practices.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 325 - Crime Mapping & Analysis
This interdisciplinary course introduces students to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applied to Criminal Justice theory and practices. Emphasis is placed on mapping crime data to determine spatial patterns, trends and hot spots through the scope of criminal justice theory for the end goal of informing police decisions. Students will develop skills in using ArcGIS extensions, managing spatial data, understanding statistical results, and applying existing criminal justice best practices to solve spatio-temporal problems.
XLIST: GEOG 325
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 326 - Research Methods
Interaction of theory, research, and practice in criminal justice; purposes and limits of research; research design and data collection; analytical and data processing resources; preparation of research reports.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 327 - CJ Evidence & Evaluations
Equipping students to understand and be informed consumers of evidence and evaluations in order to build their capacity as evidence-informed decision-makers. Focus on the challenges, limitations, and benefits of evaluation for CJ programs and strategies.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 330 - Amer. Const. Law: Rights & Liber
The history and development of the United States’ constitutional law. Emphasis upon the development of basic principles and doctrines established by the United States Supreme Court as they pertain to Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Includes in-depth analysis of selected Supreme Court decisions.
XLIST: PS 330
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 333 - Sex Crimes and Offenders
This course will explore the contemporary and unique issues related to sexual offenders, including an overview of sexual abuse, sex offenses and offenders. Theories and policies will be applied, including demographics and impacts on victims. This course will also explore the best practices in the assessment, treatment and management of sexual offenders and the contemporary issues faced by communities and criminal justice systems throughout the United States.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 340 - Crime and Punishment
The interaction of criminal acts and criminal penalties, emphasizing the history, theoretical purposes, and problems associated with various custodial, noncustodial, and physical punishments.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 341 - Community Corrections
The history, function, and operation of community-based alternatives in corrections, including probation, parole and reintegration, work release and community residential facilities, diversion, and intermediate sanctions; emphasis on contemporary applications and issues.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 342 - Forensic Criminology
An investigation of the application of criminological knowledge before the courts. Discusses social science investigations in the forensic realms of premises liability, administrative negligence, workplace violence, wrongful conviction litigation, and litigation involving police and corrections. Reviews the development of translational criminology: the translation of knowledge from criminological theory and research to forensic practic
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 345 - Victimology
This class will focus on specific issues related to crimes, victims, and offenders within the criminal justice system including-prevalence, victim typologies, and responses to victims. We will also look at criminology theories, victim’s rights, online victimization, property victimization, school and workplace violence, and sexual assault. This course will explore the contemporary and unique issues related to victims.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 350 - Juvenile Justice System
The system’s response to the juvenile crime problem in America; processing of juvenile offenders through police, judicial and correctional organizations; emphasis on rehabilitation approaches and distinctions between the juvenile and adult systems.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 360 - Evidence & Criminal Procedure
A review of procedural and evidentiary rules and cases relating to the admissibility of criminal evidence. Search warrants, probable cause, investigative stops, identification procedures (e.g., line-ups), interrogation requirements, and the intricacies of hearsay are examples of focal topics.
Requisites: CJ 305 and CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 375 - Criminal Justice on The Screen
This course will examine the topic of media depictions of various branches of the criminal justice system from an interdisciplinary perspective. By drawing from criminological, sociological, and cultural studies perspectives, students will critically explore the various depictions of criminal justice in film, television, and internet outlets such as social media.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 376 - Crime & Video Games
A hands-on analysis of the complex relationships between video games and real-world crime and violence with emphasis on investigating, theorizing, and challenging current gaming practices and imagining new uses for games in the field of Criminal Justice.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 381 - Social Justice
Relationships between the components of criminal justice - police, courts and corrections - and individuals and groups in society; emphasis on issues related to diversity and difference in the interaction between public officials and members of various social groups - racial and ethnic minorities, social classes and special interest groups. This course explores numerous issues that are relevant to a framework of inclusion that often interfere with the achievement of social justice. Emphasis on introduction of concepts of inequality and its effects on diverse people by examining various social identities and the construction of difference.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 382 - Conflict Resolution in Criminal Justice
Special emphasis on diffusing and deescalating conflict as it occurs in various criminal justice contexts. Equipping students to understand their personal barriers to intergroup communication between and among diverse populations.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 383 - Global Perspectives in Criminal Justice
A cross-national analysis and evaluation of selected criminal justice and legal systems and exploration of international and transnational crime, with emphasis upon the effects of diverse political ideologies on theory and practice.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 390 - Special Topics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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CJ 395 - Gender & Crime
The intersection between gender and crime; challenges women face as victims, offenders, and professionals in the criminal justice system.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 401 - Criminal Justice Issues and Policies
Research into the issues facing the criminal justice system, the policies designed to address those issues, and the efficacy of those policies.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 406 - Serial Killers
An examination of serial and mass murder from an interdisciplinary perspective focusing on criminological, sociological and psychological theories to explain these types of crimes.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 410 - Criminology
An investigation of the complex phenomena of crime and deviance in the United States, which emphasizes attempts at the scientific study of cultural, social and behavioral factors.
Requisites: SOC 111 (Required, Previous).
XLIST: SOC 410
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 415 - White Collar Crime
A comprehensive study of business crime, including the origin, history, and basic conceptual methods of combating white collar crime. The topics for analysis include corporate fraud, industrial espionage, and criminal enterprises.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 420 - Criminal Justice Management
Overview of management processes within criminal justice organizations - police, criminal courts, and corrections.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 425 - Global Organized Crime
This course provides an in-depth study of organized crime, criminal elements, and criminal behaviors in today’s global society. The class will study both historical and contemporary criminal organizations, the organizational structure and practices of these groups, and how the worldwide criminal justice system combats these threats.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 430 - Wrongful Convictions
The purpose of the course is to be able to systematically describe, explain, and analyze causes and consequences of wrongful convictions, as well as look into proposed solutions for the wrongfully convicted. This course will critically explore the phenomenon of wrongful convictions with a specific focus on some of the common causes, including: Eyewitness misidentification, false confessions, racial bias, faulty DNA evidence, tunnel vision, problematic interrogation techniques, prosecutorial misconduct, and inadequate defense work.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 435 - Homeland Security
This course will indoctrinate students to the concepts, societal attitudes, causation, and preventative measures related directly to foreign and domestic violent, political, and social acts. The intended actions include causing death, harm, and socio-economic disruption to the United States, American interests, and their global allies.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Even Years
3 cr |
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CJ 445 - Cyber Crime
A comprehensive study of the theories, motivations, practices and apprehension of cyber criminals and deviants. The topics for analysis include the rationale for these acts, the identification of threats and activities, as well as preventative and prosecution methods.
Requisites: None
XLIST: None
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 490 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice
In-depth study of selected topics of current importance in one or more components of criminal justice; with change of topics, can be repeated for credit.
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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CJ 491 - Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice
Intensive, small-group focus on specific issues related to a component of criminal justice-policing, private security, law and courts, corrections, or criminology. Highly participative and research-directed.
Requisites: CJ 201! (Required, Previous). additional 18 credits of CJ courses (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 492 - Engaged Learning in Criminal Justice
In this course students will prepare for success along their professional path through a structured process that integrates their university experience with community/professional experiences. Students must meet with the instructor of record or designee in the semester prior to the semester in which the student wishes to enroll to secure the student’s placement in an appropriate and mutually agreeable entity. This course will require the student to travel to and participate in this community-based, host entity on a routine basis. May enroll in this course twice.
Requisites: CJ 201! and instructor permission. (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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CJ 493 - Directed Reading in Criminal Justice
Selection and completion of specific research project in criminal justice.
Requisites: Instructor Permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Independent Study Only
1-4 cr |
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CJ 494 - Directed Research in Criminal Justice
Selection and completion of specific research project in criminal justice.
Requisites: Instructor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Independent Study Only
1-4 cr |
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CJ 496 - Field Work
Students will be assigned, after mutual agreement and definition of tasks, to a department or agency involved in or related to criminal justice. Supervised experience and work with clients as appropriate. Note: Student must contact professor upon registration (preferably the term before registration). May enroll in this course twice.
Requisites: Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Summer/SpringYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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CJ 497 - Police Academy Training
To obtain SVSU academic credits students must successfully meet the academy standards.
Requisites: Senior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:12 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
12 cr |
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CJ 498 - Special Topics
Preparation and completion of an Honors Thesis. May enroll twice, once for the preparation of the proposal and once for its completion.
Requisites: Honors student status and thesis advisor permission (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
Economics |
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ECON 125 - Introduction to Economics
An introduction to basic concepts and methods of economics. These concepts and methods are illustrated by application to the contemporary economy of the United States.
Credits:3 cr
General Education:
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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ECON 175 - Decision Making in the Agricultural-Food
Students will be introduced to the basic components and terminology associated with the agricultural systems used to produce and deliver food to people around the globe. Advances in scientific research and technology have lead to dramatic improvements in our ability to produce food and feed; however, perceived risks associated with many of these advancements now threaten food and environmental safety. In order to serve as future leaders and change agents in agriculture, as well as to act as informed citizens, students must gain an awareness of and appreciation for the diverse array of perspectives surrounding current issues in crop and food production. Students will explore the scientific and ethical bases of issues associated with agricultural and food systems. Activities are designed to support students with engaging in productive discussions about different perspectives of issues related to crop and food production.
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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ECON 190 - Special Topics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule. (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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ECON 221 - Principles of Macroeconomics
An introduction to macroeconomics, with emphasis on the institutions that affect our well-being. The major “economic tools” are introduced, including the laws of supply and demand, mainstream macroeconomic theories, and models of international trade and development. Issues of national income determination, employment, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policies receive significant attention. Ethical considerations of established and alternative social institutions are weighed.
Credits:4 cr
General Education:
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 222 - Principles of Microeconomics
This course focuses on the decision-making processes at the individual- and firm-level. Areas covered will include the economics of the firm and resource allocation, current domestic economic problems, international economics, the underdeveloped countries and the challenge of alternative economic systems.
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 235 - Introductory Statistics
Collection, analysis and statistical interpretation of data which include description of data, elementary probability theory, sampling, statistical estimation and inference.
Requisites: MATH 103 or satisfactory score on pretest. (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
General Education:
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 290 - Special Topics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule. (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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ECON 303 - Environmental Economics
This course will be concerned with the application of the tools of economic analysis from the areas of value theory and employment theory to particular environmental problems, such as air and water pollution and recycling.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:2-3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
2-3 cr |
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ECON 313 - Money and Financial Institutions
An exploratory course into the role of money, banking, and financial institutions. Topics such as monetary policy, banks and other financial intermediaries, and significant developments in monetary/banking policy are covered. Students are provided with the tools necessary to evaluate monetary policy and the role of banks in the financial markets from both the theoretical and practical aspects.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
XLIST: FIN 313
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 321 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
An examination of the forces that determine the general level of prices, employment and output.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 322 - Intermediate Microeconomics
A study of the role of price in organizing economic activity.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 324 - Economics of Labor
Development of labor organizations from the early association of workers to the present. Analysis of the problems of control over wages, hours and working conditions and the means to obtain and exercise this control by labor organizations.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:2-4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
2-4 cr |
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ECON 325 - Economics of Competitive Sports
Introduction to the economics of sports. Topics: demand for sports, public finance of facilities, labor relations laws governing league structure, sports agents, salaries, broadcasting revenues, league histories. Professional (MLB, NHL, NBA, WNBA, NFL) minor league, and the NCAA will be covered. A specific case study will address the business of the Saginaw Spirit.
Requisites: ECON 222. (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
4 cr |
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ECON 335 - Applied Statistics
Application of statistical techniques to forecasting and other business and economics problems. Topics covered are regression, correlation, analysis of variance, time series and index numbers, some nonparametric techniques and Bayes’ Theorem.
Requisites: ECON 235. (Required, Previous).
Credits:2 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
2 cr |
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ECON 342 - Global Experience in Econ
Global Experience in Economics
Requisites: Junior standing or instructor permission (Recommended, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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ECON 353 - The History of Economic Ideas
This course searches for the origin of many of our current economic policies in the writings of original contributors to economic theory. The original works of Adam Smith, Karl Marx and many others are stressed.
Requisites: Junior standing. (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
4 cr |
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ECON 356 - Economics for Entrepreneurs
Understanding and application of economic concepts for a successful entrepreneurship. Examples of topics are: an overview of macroeconomic environment for business, supply, demand, analysis of cost and production and profit, efficient resource allocation, international aspects, government regulations, labor market conditions, market structure and competition, fiscal and monetary policies affecting entrepreneurs, decision making under uncertainty, and forecasting for business success and planning.
Requisites: Junior standing. (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
3 cr |
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ECON 363 - Business & Economic Forecastng
Theories and analysis of fluctuation in economic activity. Forecasting techniques and formulation of short-term and long-term models for business and government.
Requisites: ECON 222, ECON 335 (Required, Previous). Junior standing. (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Periodically
4 cr |
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ECON 375 - Managerial Economics
The role and function of business firms in the economy and the application of economic theory to managerial decisions, including theoretical models, practical business cases and implications for public policy.
Requisites: ECON 222, ECON 335, junior standing. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall and WinterYearly Cycle Periodically
4 cr |
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ECON 390 - Current Economic Problems
An examination of the contributions that economic analysis can make to the solution of a diverse set of problems currently facing the society. While the specific topics covered will vary, some typical examples might include the energy crisis, exploitation and discrimination, income distribution, unemployment, inflation, poverty and the negative income tax.
Requisites: Junior standing. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:2-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
2-4 cr |
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ECON 402 - Public Finance
A theoretical and institutional approach to government finance organized around the allocation, distribution, stabilization and growth functions.
Requisites: ECON 222, junior standing. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 424 - Industrial Organization
This course examines the determinants and outcomes of industry structure and firm behavior in competitive and noncompetitive environments. Topics include pricing, product differentiation, mergers, antitrust regulation, advertising, research and development and game theory applications. Emphasis is placed on theoretical models and empirical studies.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Fall onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 441 - International Economics
A general course in the field of international economic relations with emphasis on the fundamentals of international trade theory.
Requisites: ECON 222 (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:3 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter and SpringYearly Cycle Every Year
3 cr |
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ECON 461 - Introduction to Econometrics
The formulation of models of economic behavior and methods of estimating and testing these models. Some of the topics included are: time series, cross section and factor analysis data, demand analysis and macroeconomic models.
Requisites: MKT 236 or ECON 335. (Required, Previous). Junior standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Even Years
4 cr |
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ECON 465 - Economic Development
A study of economic development problems and programs including a review of economic planning techniques.
Requisites: ECON 222 and junior standing or instructor permission. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Spring OnlyYearly Cycle Periodically
4 cr |
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ECON 475 - Research Methodology
This course provides an introduction to research methods and designs and is available to all undergraduate students. This comprehensive introductory course includes writing a research proposal, developing research questions, identifying databases or developing appropriate instruments to develop datasets, conducting a literature review, selecting appropriate empirical models, and writing a report after analysis. The primary objective of this course is to learn about applied research and construct a hands on project. The first half of this course will focus more on the theoretical side while the last half of this course will offer the application side through in depth training using a statistical software package. Upon successful completion students will become novice researchers. An additional goal for the course is to prepare students for graduate studies and to aid in their admission to quality graduate programs by giving them the skills and experience needed to succeed at this level. Students also gain a visible research record by presenting and/or publishing their research which should increase the chances of being accepted into these graduate programs.
Requisites: MATH 145 (Required, Previous). ECON 335 or equivalent statistics courses, or instructor permission. (Required, Previous).
Credits:4 cr
Session Cycle Winter onlyYearly Cycle Every Year
4 cr |
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ECON 490 - Special Topics in Economics
A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule. (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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ECON 491 - Special Seminar
A departmental seminar in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the Course Schedule and the transcript.
Requisites: As listed in the course schedule. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Periodically
1-4 cr |
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ECON 493 - Directed Reading in Economics
Student must submit a plan of study for approval before enrolling.
Requisites: Junior standing or instructor permission. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Independent Study Only
1-4 cr |
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ECON 497 - Senior Thesis
Student must submit a plan of study for approvalbefore enrolling.
Requisites: Junior standing, instructor permission. (Required, Previous). Junior Standing (Required, Previous).
Credits:1-4 cr
Session Cycle Fall, Winter, & Spring/SummerYearly Cycle Independent Study Only
1-4 cr |
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