Courses
BI 265 CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 4.0 Credit(s)
The focus of this course is on the science of conservation biology in the context of environmental policy, socioeconomic demands, and environmental ethics. Prerequisite: Take BI-202 and BI-204
Offered: Spring Semester Even Academic Years
CJ 239 POLICE ADMINISTRATION & SUPERVISION 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines management principles as they apply to police organizations. Includes discussion on the organization and management of police personnel at all levels of operation. Prerequisite: TAKE CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
CJ 232 POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines various human relations issues that affect policing and police management. Explores programs established by the police in community relations and community involvement in police policies. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
EC 203 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course introduces macroeconomic concepts and analysis of unemployment and inflation within the context of the business cycle, the determinants of economic growth, the role of interest rates in savings and investment, the interaction of money and the banking system, and corrective monetary and fiscal policies. Students gain an international perspective by assessing the role of international trade and exchange rates in the modern global economy. A prerequisite to EC 301, EC 302, EC 303, EC 316, EC 321, EC 342, EC 373, and EC 399 Prerequisite: Take EC-202 AND MA-106 OR MA-109 OR MA-110 OR MA-151
Offered: All Semesters All Years
CJ 248 INTRODUCTION TO FRAUD EXAMINATION 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the legal elements of fraud and fraud investigation. Explores the methods of preventing, detecting, and deterring fraud in organizations as well as preserving the chain of custody for the court and compiling evidence for court proceedings. Prerequisite: TAKE CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years
IL 299 INFO. LITERACY:SPECIAL TOPICS 1.0 Credit(s)
Prerequisite: TAKE HI-201
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
AN 250 DOING ETHNOGRAPH:QUALITY RESEARCH 3.0 Credit(s)
The aim of this course is for students to develop an understanding of and an ability to use ethnography as a method of social science research. Combining theoretical and applied readings and practical assignments, the focus is on participant observation and interviewing, writing field notes, and the transformation of field data into ethnographic documents. In addition, students develop an understanding of the epistemological, political, and ethical issues surrounding ethnographic research. Prerequisite: SO-110 OR AN-110
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SO 240 STUDYING CHANGING HUMAN POPULATIONS 3.0 Credit(s)
This course 1.) identifies what kinds of changes have been occurring in the size, composition, and geographic distribution of human populations at the local, national, and global levels; 2.) analyzes the impacts those changes have been exerting on social patterns; and 3.) develops basic skills for studying those changes and impacts. Focuses on birth and fertility rates, death rates, migration rates, and changes in specific aspects of populations: size, age, sex ratio, socioeconomic status, and cultural heritage/identity.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
EX 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN EXERCISE SCIENCE 2.0-6.0 Credit(s)
In-depth exploration of a specific applied exercise science topic. Course can be repeated if topic varies.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 259 SPEC.TOPICS IN LIT.OF SPAIN 3.0 Credit(s)
Course description varies each time the course is offered. Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 AND SP-202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
SP 267 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CARIBBEAN LITERATURE 3.0 Credit(s)
This course covers works of literature from the Spanish-speaking Caribbean area in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. They include the novel, short stories, and poetry, and also come from the three primary Spanish-speaking nations of the Caribbean: Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic (and, by extension, their migrant communities in the United States). Prerequisite: TAKE SP-201 AND SP-202
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
PS 224 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Themes and concepts related to the expanding field of political psychology. Topics include the impact of media, nationalism, extremism, and security. The psychology of leadership is examined through case studies. Prerequisite: PS 110
Offered: As Needed Contact Department
CJ 256 CRIMINALISTICS 3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the application of forensic science to criminal investigations as well as the techniques of the crime lab through actual and case histories. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years
IS 272 DYNAMICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3.0 Credit(s)
Presents information systems concepts from a managerial perspective to understand how information systems work and how they are used for business purposes. This course is designed to help students understand and use fundamental information systems principles so that they will efficiently and effectively function as future business employees and managers. Topics include hardware and software of computers, telecommunication and networks (including the Internet), database management, e-commerce, systems development, and systems security.
Offered: Fall, Spring & Summer Sems All Years
SO 257 SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY 3.0 Credit(s)
With the increasing diffusion of biotechnology, cybertechnology, communication/media technology, etc., in the world, it is prudent to study the influence of science and technology on culture and society and to consider the social impact of the next wave. While identifying serious problems and risks, the course also explores how science and technology are positive forces.
Offered: As Needed Contact Department