Courses

CJ 230 INTRO TO LAW ENFORCEMENT   3.0 Credit(s)
A study of investigative techniques, sources of information, and an analysis of the relationships of investigative units with other law enforcement units and agencies. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: All Semesters All Years

CJ 231 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION   3.0 Credit(s)
An examination of the investigative techniques used by law enforcement agencies to control and detect crimes. Prerequisite: CJ 101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CJ 235 LAW OF EVIDENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
An explanation and analysis of the rules of evidence. Examines court decisions concerning the rights of citizens and the rules for giving testimony and the protecting and safeguarding of evidence. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CJ 240 INTRO TO SECURITY   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the historical, theoretical and legal bases of security, including the purpose of security in modern society, ethics and security, standards, and goals for the security industry. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CJ 242 WHITE COLLAR CRIME   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the parameters and magnitude of white-collar crime and the literature that has been proffered as explanation for it. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CJ 245 CRIMINOLOGY IN FILM   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines criminological theory within the content of film and popular culture. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CJ 246 ORGANIZED CRIME   3.0 Credit(s)
Explores how organized crime is structured and how it can be controlled. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CJ 250 CRISIS INTERVENTION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PERSONNEL   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the concepts and techniques used by criminal justice practitioners in handling crisis situations. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CJ 251 CRIMINAL COURTS & DISCRETION   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the criminal courts as the fulcrum of the criminal justice system. Emphasis on the actual mechanics of the system and the decision-making of its functionaries. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: Summer 1 Semester All Years

CJ 252 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICES   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines how culture, history, and economics influence legal systems and the treatment of offenders in various countries. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CJ 253 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ETHICS   3.0 Credit(s)
Examines the fundamentals of ethical theory, controversies, and rules of moral judgment as they relate to criminal justice practitioners. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CJ 299 SPECIAL TOPICS IN CRIM JUSTICE   3.0 Credit(s)
Designates new or occasional courses that may or may not become part of the criminal justice program's permanent offerings. Prerequisite: Take CJ-101
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

CS 215 COMPUTER SYSTEMS ORGANIZATION   3.0 Credit(s)
This course presents an overview of computer architecture and computer organization as they relate to computer science. Topics include computer components, interconnection structures, internal memory, instruction sets, number representation in computers, parallel processing, and an elementary introduction to assembly programming. Prerequisite: Take CS-112
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

CS 232 HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION   3.0 Credit(s)
Focuses on how developers and designers of computer systems can produce computers that are beneficial to the user and easy to use. Human-computer interaction is the intersection of human behavior and computer technology. In understanding human behavior, developers can evaluate what makes the computer easy to learn and use. The course examines the ways people interact with computers and how to incorporate this knowledge into the design and evaluation of new technology.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

CS 241 C PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS   3.0 Credit(s)
Covers advanced programming techniques in "C" using pointers, data structures, and recursion. Emphasis on algorithmic approach and use of mathematical functions. Prerequisite: Take CS-112
Offered: Fall Semester All Years