Mar 29, 2024  
2016-2017 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
2016-2017 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 In addition to the credit courses of study in each of the following disciplines, the college also offers from semester to semester various special courses of study not listed. These courses are offered through the office of Community Education and all inquiries should be addressed to the dean of that office.

♦ Courses with this designation will transfer to some four year colleges and universities. Please see transfer equivalency tables, the Walters State Student Success Center or your faculty advisor for more specifics on the transferability of coursework.

Course Designations

F - course offered Fall Semester

S - course offered Spring Semester

Su - course offered Summer Semester

As required - offered on student need

 
  
  • CITC 2399 - CIT Co-op Internship I

    3 credit(s)

    This course is intended for the final semester of a student’s program of study. The student must meet with the instructor to determine the scope of the course, which may be either a semester-long internship or project. As required.
  
  • COMM 1010♦ - Introduction to Mass Communication

    3 credit(s)

    Nature, functions, responsibilities of mass communication media and agencies. Survey of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, advertising, public relations, press associations, and specialized publications. F
  
  • COMM 1020♦ - Media Writing

    3 credit(s)

    Information gathering and writing for print and broadcast, including news and promotional copy; grammar, usage, and style workshop is an integral part of the course. Could substitute for one semester of college-level English for non-university-transfer students. S
  
  • COMM 2020♦ - Television Production

    3 credit(s)

    Lecture and laboratory study of the techniques and procedures used in the creation, production, and direction of different types of video media including news packages, music videos, documentaries, and/or short independent films. F, S
  
  • COMM 2030♦ - Reporting

    3 credit(s)

    Instruction and laboratory practice in gathering information and writing types of stories handled by professional newspaper reporters. Assignments include coverage of beats for the campus newspaper. This course may be repeated for credit to work on the student newspaper. Transfer credit is determined by the senior institution. F, S
  
  • COMM 2550 - Communication Practicum

    1-3 credit(s)

    Supervised laboratory experience in designated communication area such as newspaper or public relations. Transfer credit is determined by senior institution. Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010, 1020 and consent of department head. F, S
  
  • COMM 2600♦ - Survey of Broadcasting

    3 credit(s)

    The study of the development of the broadcast industry and its present structure, FCC and other regulatory agencies, station and network operations and their effect on society. Offered every other spring semester
  
  • COMM 2650 - Cooperative Work Experience in Communication Field

    3 credit(s)

    Directed internship in a field of communication. Students may choose from newspaper, radio, television, audio or video production, advertising or public relations. Internships must have prior approval of agency and department head and be documented to receive credit. Transfer credit is determined by senior institution. Prerequisite(s): COMM 1010, 1020 and consent of department head. Formerly MCOM 2650 F, S
  
  • COMM 2990♦ - Communication Problems

    1-3 credit(s)

    A course featuring in-depth study of a particular component in the field of Mass Communication. The course may be repeated for credit provided the topic is not repeated. Prerequisite(s): Prior approval of instructor is required. F, S, Su
  
  • CONT 1010 - Introduction to Concrete Technology

    1 credit(s)

    This course provides an overview of the history, career opportunities, job functions, professional organizations, and contacts in the concrete industry. Students will be introduced to the Concrete Technology curriculum, its instructional expectations, and methodologies. F
  
  • CONT 1050 - Print Reading for Construction

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to introduce Concrete Technology majors to the world of construction and teach them how to read construction prints. The students will be introduced to the construction environment through lectures, site visits, hands-on reading of construction prints, and other printed or electronic media. The course will highlight all major construction participants and their interactions with one another. It will also introduce the design phase of construction and how the construction prints are put together. The student will also be taught the significance of specifications and their organization. S
  
  • CONT 2000 - Fundamentals of Concrete - Properties and Testing

    4 credit(s)

    This course examines effects of concrete-making materials (aggregates, cements, admixtures, etc.) on the properties of fresh and hardened concrete. Concrete mixtures, proportioning calculations, and statistical analysis of strength testing are also studied. F
  
  • CONT 2050 - Concrete Construction Methods

    3 credit(s)

    This course covers forming, shoring, placing and reinforcing operations. Transporting, placing, consolidating, finishing jointing, and curing concrete for cast-in-place foundations, pavements, slabs on ground, structural frames, and other structural members are studied. Other topics include waterproofing concrete foundations and erecting precast concrete members. S
  
  • CPSC 1115♦ - Microsoft Word

    3 credit(s)

    This course covers the intermediate as well as advanced concepts of MS Word that are required for the Basic and Advanced levels of MOS certification exams. As required
  
  • CPSC 1240♦ - Microsoft Excel

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to convey in-depth knowledge about computer applications involving spreadsheets. Students will work on one or more popular commercially available software packages such as Excel. Topics covered include use of formulas, functions, charts, macros, advanced formatting, multiple worksheets and workbooks, designing forms, importing spreadsheets with other programs, and data analysis. As required
  
  • CPSC 1280♦ - Database Applications

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed for those individuals who want to effectively use a current relevant database management software system. Included will be an overview of the software package, use of the package’s file management capabilities in creating, loading, joining and maintaining databases, generating reports on the data, and the use of the procedures. The student will also be introduced to the programming capabilities of the software. As required
  
  • CPSC 2170/2171♦ - Computer Programming Math/ Engineering

    3 credit(s)

    An introduction to structured programming and problem solving with emphasis on math and engineering applications requiring some knowledge of calculus. Students will design, code and test structured programs using a high level language. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1910 S
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2210 - iOS App Development

    3 credit(s)

    This course provides students with an introduction to Objective-C programming in order to create apps for Apple devices. Included are the study of key components of Xcode, concepts included in app programming, coding and graphics development for apps, and an overview of app design and implementation. As required.
  
  • CPSC 2300/2301♦ - Essentials of Information Security

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to give students an introduction to Information Security. The focus will be on critical defensive technologies that are the foundation of securing both information and hardware resources. Topics include history of information security, major classes of threats, basic terminology and concepts, best practices in information security and implementing real world security technology. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 2820, CPSC 2821 As required
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2770/2771♦ - Database Management Systems

    4 credit(s)

    A study of the structure of data bases and the techniques for managing data bases. Competencies in the use of an existing data base management system will be treated. These competencies will include creating, loading, querying and maintaining data bases, report generation and SQL. Prerequisite(s): CISP 1230/1231 or equivalent As required
    3 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2820/2821♦ - Cisco Introduction to Networks

    3 credit(s)

    The course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. It uses the OSI and TCP layered models to examine the nature and roles of protocols and services at the application, network, data link, and physical layers. The principles and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. Labs use a model Internet to allow students to analyze real data without affecting production networks. Packet Tracer (PT) activities help students analyze protocol and network operation and build small networks in a simulated environment. At the end of the course, students build simple LAN topologies by applying basic principles of cabling, performing basic configurations of network devices such as routers and switches, and implementing IP addressing schemes. Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of using computers and completion of all MATH Learning Support courses. F, S
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2830/2831♦ - Cisco Routing and Switching Essentials

    3 credit(s)

    This course describes the architecture, components, and  operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure a router and a switch for basic functionality. Hands-on labs and Packet Tracer activities reinforce new concepts, and allow students to model routing and switching processes, that may be difficult to visualize or understand. By the end of this course, students will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches and resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs, and inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of using computers and CPSC 2820 and CPSC 2821. As required.
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2840/2841♦ - Cisco Scaling Networks

    3 credit(s)

    This course describes the architecture, strategies, and devices used to create a highly functional network. Students learn how to configure a switch, router, and wireless router. Hands-on labs and Packet Tracer activities reinforce the concepts learned and allow students to model routing and switching processes. By the end of this course students will be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches for redundancy, EtherChannel, WLANs, multi-area OSPF, and EIGRP in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 2830, CPSC 2831 As required.
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2850/2851♦ - Cisco Connecting Networks

    3 credit(s)

    This course discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in a complex network. The course enables students to understand the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. Students learn how to configure and troubleshoot network devices and resolve common issues with date link protocols using hands-on labs and Packet Tracer activities. Students will also develop the knowledge and skills needed to implement IPSec and virtual private network (VPN) operations in a complex network. Prerequisite(s): CPSC 2840, CPSC 2841 As required.
    2 hours lecture / 2 hours laboratory
  
  • CPSC 2990♦ - Special Topics

    1-4 credit(s)

    Special topics relating to various aspects of data processing and computer science. The course may be repeated for credit with departmental permission. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor As required
  
  • CRFT 1040♦ - Craft History I

    3 credit(s)

    Craft History is a survey of craft development from the Colonial period through the Industrial Revolution to the present. This course will examine the craft evolution and scope of application for a variety of crafts in today’s society.
  
  • CRFT 2210 - Blacksmithing and Foundry I

    3 credit(s)

    This is an introductory course that demonstrates the basic techniques of blacksmithing and green sand foundry casting. This course will examine practical application in forming molds, casting metals, handforming and welding from the forge.
    2 hour lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRFT 2220 - Blacksmithing and Foundry II

    3 credit(s)

    This course continues to build the competencies to produce the student’s abilities for production of useful craft objects. Emphasis will be placed on individual expression in the design of marketable products. This course will further practical application of metal forming techniques. Prerequisite(s): CRFT 2210
    2 hour lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRFT 2310♦ - Woodcarving and Leather I

    3 credit(s)

    This is an introductory course that demonstrates the basic techniques of woodcarving and leathersmithing. This course will examine practical application in additive and subtractive methods for carving basic wood objects. Basic leathersmithing applications for production of wearable leather products will be demonstrated.
    2 hour lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRFT 2320♦ - Woodcarving and Leather II

    3 credit(s)

    An in-depth investigation in production of woodcarving techniques. Topics will include finishing and preservation of carved objects. Leathersmithing applications will include design of original craft objects and construction of non-wearable objects. Course will further student’s skills in woodcarving and leather. Prerequisite(s): CRFT 2310
    2 hour lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRFT 2410♦ - Blown Glass I

    3 credit(s)

    This is an introductory course that demonstrates the basic techniques of glass furnace techniques. This course will examine practical application in blown glass, safety procedures for molten glass, and raw materials survey. Basic designs for objects of production will be emphasized.
    2 hour lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRFT 2420♦ - Blown Glass II

    3 credit(s)

    A continuation of Blown Glass I focusing on production, equipment maintenance, product design and production cost. Emphasis is placed on refining skills and knowledge to become a demonstrating craftsman. Prerequisite(s): CRFT 2410
    2 hours lecture / 4 hour laboratory
  
  • CRMJ 1010♦ - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    3 credit(s)

    The course objective is for a student to examine policing, corrections, and the American court system, amongst other topics. The student gains an understanding of the complexity of the criminal justice processes, its lack of central coordination and, most significantly, how justice is administered in American society. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1020♦ - Introduction to the Legal Process

    3 credit(s)

    This course reviews basic laws governing the maintenance of a democratic society and how criminal and constitutional laws meet the challenge of American society. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1301♦ - Correctional Counseling

    3 credit(s)

    This course introduces students to the role of the correctional counselor. It defines the goals and methods, as well as the theories associated with institutional counseling. It also exposes students to the different issues associated with different offender typologies. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1311 - Criminal Law

    3 credit(s)

    This course examines the emergence of criminal law, criminal penalties and how law is used to regulate human behavior. The study of substantive law, which defines the elements, rights and responsibilities of law, will constitute the primary learning focus. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1322♦ - Police Administration and Organization

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the principles of personnel management functions and organization of the police agency. Topics include policy procedures, evaluation of the research, planning, and development processes, and operational duties and commands. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1325♦ - Elementary Ethics for Law Enforcement

    3 credit(s)

    This course is a review and in-depth examination of current issues, trends, and ethical considerations concerning the criminal justice process with emphasis on problems impacting local criminal justice agencies and personnel. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1330♦ - Criminal Evidence and Procedure

    3 credit(s)

    This course will be an introduction to the American Criminal Justice System with an emphasis on handling evidence and suspects, the US Constitution, individual rights, criminal court procedures, the Exclusionary Rule, probable cause, arrest procedures, search warrants, stop and frisks, admissions, interrogations and confessions, and the legal requirements to be followed in processing criminal evidence and defendants. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1340♦ - Criminal Investigation

    3 credit(s)

    This course is an examination of the methods of interviews, interrogation, admissions, confessions, written statements, criminal case report writing, and evidence evaluation used in criminal investigations. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1341♦ - Physical Defense Tactics

    3 - 4 credit(s)

    An introduction to basic police defensive tactics system through physical practice of uncomplicated movements and control of distance.  Basic defensive tactics include hand and foot strikes, pressure points, control tactics, impact weapons, handcuffing techniques and use-of-force plans to include various policies on deadly force.  Studies mental conditioning for survival and use-of-force continuum. As required.
    1 hour lecture/3 hours lab
  
  • CRMJ 1343 - Investigative Photography

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the basic concepts of photography through an understanding of aperture, shutter speed, film speed. Emphasizes principles of the 35 mm camera and digital cameras and their application of recording and reconstructing crime scenes. Also prepares the student for the Evidence Photography that takes photography into the laboratory As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1350 - Criminal Justice Career Planning

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to acquaint students with careers in criminal justice, and develop marketable skills to prepare them for the overall process of securing employment. Learn about needed knowledge, skills and abilities for criminal justice occupations, and enhance their communication and problem solving skills. Students will complete job searches, employment applications, and interview practitioners in the field. Students will be exposed to requirements for completing a background investigation, and be required to complete pre-employment forms. Students will develop a career portfolio and be required to complete mock employment interviews. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1355♦ - Understanding Terrorism

    3 credit(s)

    This course will introduce students to the study of terrorism, and will provide a basic knowledge of the history of terrorism as well as explore contemporary terrorism events. The course will review major theories and organizations in the field of domestic and international terrorism. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1360 - Introduction to Crime Scene Investigations

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to train and prepare participants to become skilled in the recognition, discovery, processing, preservation, collection, and transmission of physical evidence found at the scene of the crime. The course includes photography, sketching, fingerprinting, marking, chain of custody, collection methods, sources of physical evidence, and transmission to the laboratory. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1370 - Officer Survival

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the basics of police work needed to survive both mentally and physically. Topics include basic officer survival tactics and techniques, proper survival techniques used during field interviews, unknown risk calls, and traffic stops. Provides a working knowledge of survival skills used during domestic calls, crimes in progress, and high-risk traffic stops. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1373 - Introduction to Homeland Security

    3 credit(s)

    This course will introduce students to the vocabulary and important components of Homeland Security.  We will discuss the importance of the agencies associated with Homeland Security and their interrelated duties and relationships. We will examine historical events that impact Homeland Security. We will explore state, national, and international laws impacting Homeland Security.  We will examine the most critical threats confronting Homeland Security. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1374 - Transportation and Border Security

    3 credit(s)

    This course provides an overview of modern border and transportation security challenges, as well as different methods employed to address these challenges. The course covers a time period from post 9-11 to the present. The course explores topics associated with border security and security for transportation infrastructure, to include: seaports, ships, aircraft, airports, trains, train stations, trucks, highways, bridges, rail lines, pipelines, and buses. The course will include an exploration of technological solutions employed to enhance security of borders and transportation systems. Students will be required to discuss the legal, economic, political, and cultural concerns and impacts associated with transportation and border security. The course provides students with a knowledge level understanding of the variety of challenges inherent in transportation and border security As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1380 - Academy Special Topics

    3 credit(s)

    This course provides an in-depth study of significant, relevant, and timely trends and issues in the field of Criminal Justice.
      As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1381 - Interview / Interrogation Techniques

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the techniques utilized in interviewing victims, witnesses, and subjects of interrogations. Topics include preparation and strategy, legal aspects, interpretation of verbal and physical behavior, causes of denial, interviewing, establishing credibility, reducing resistance, obtaining the admission, and the use of video equipment. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1385 - Basic Fingerprint Pattern and Identification

    3 credit(s)

    A study of ridge pattern identification and the physical aspects of fingerprints. Provides the basis for developing techniques for the taking of presentable and classifiable inked impressions. Emphasizes hands-on application of these techniques. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1386 - Latent Fingerprint Development

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the fundamentals of fingerprint development from the history of fingerprints to the most advanced techniques of modern day technology.  Other topics include the use of Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS). As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1387♦ - Introduction to the Public Safety Professions

    3 credit(s)

    This course provides a general synopsis to the five (5) major public safety professions in the United States: law enforcement, emergency medical services, the fire service, emergency/disaster management, and homeland security. Students will be given an overview of career opportunities, culture and history of the public safety professions as well as state and local government relationships with public safety agencies, as well as laws and regulatory policies affecting public safety. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1390 - Traffic Accident Investigation

    3 credit(s)

    A study of traffic collisions using scientific methods of vehicle speed calculation, timed distance speed, report writing, and diagramming. Explores the legal, statistical, and professional aspects of this interesting field. Includes dynamic vehicle experiments and practical exercises in gathering facts for traffic investigators. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1391 - Patrol and Traffic Procedures

    3 credit(s)

    This course is intended to teach the basic foundations for development of an individual into an effective law enforcement officer. At the conclusion of this course of instruction, the student will have demonstrated proficiency in the basic aspects of patrol work. These include Field Contacts, Crash Investigations, Traffic Stops, Mental Preparation for Armed Confrontation, DUI Detection, Crimes in Progress, Crime Scene Protection, and various training and dynamic simulations related to the content. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1392 - Introduction to Criminal Investigations

    3 credit(s)

    This course is intended to introduce the entry-level officer to the basic patrol responsibilities regarding the crime scene for the sole purpose of increasing awareness. Report writing, an introduction to case files, and principles related to documentation of criminal cases is included. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1393 - Community Policing for Law Enforcement

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to help develop a basic understanding of community policing. Major components of the course include communications, ethics, cultural diversity, gangs, human behavior, crime prevention, and problem solving. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1395 - Tactical Talks

    3 credit(s)

    An interpersonal communications course for police officers. Provides officers the necessary tools to diffuse verbal confrontations as well as persuade contacts to obey legal and lawful orders. Topics include the goals, objectives, and visions of law enforcement and field interviewing techniques and neurolinguistics. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1396 - Tactical Shotgun

    3 credit(s)

    A study of operating skills for “tactical response shotgun.” Special emphasis on safety, gun handling, ammo selection, position shooting, marksmanship, and tactical movement. Upon completion, the student will be able to explain and demonstrate the safe and proper use of the “tactical shotgun” and have a working knowledge of weapon function, ammunition selection, and shotgun wound characteristics, various applied shotgun techniques, and basic mechanical troubleshooting for the shotgun. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1397 - Surface Skeleton and Buried Bodies

    3 credit(s)

    This course focuses on techniques in locating clandestine bodies and graves. Topics include visual search indicators of burials, disturbances in nature, soil compaction, soil gas detection, cadaver dogs, and scavenging patterns.  This class includes many hands-on exercises As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1398 - Basic Emergency Procedures

    3 credit(s)

    This course was developed to teach the basics of managing critical incidents in the community of a law enforcement and non-law enforcement nature. The topics in the course include Domestic Terrorism, Hazardous materials, American Heart Saver Plus, Basic First Aid, Crisis Intervention, Stress Management, Domestic Violence, and Hostage Negotiations. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 1399 - Physical Conditioning

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to teach wellness and fitness for entry-level law enforcement and emergency personnel. An emphasis is made on developing adequate aerobic and anaerobic ability. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2010♦ - Introduction to Law Enforcement

    3 credit(s)

    An overview of the American police, including the philosophy and historical evolution behind the police force. Emphasis on policing procedures; crime prevention and control; functions of law enforcement; problems and needs facing the police; and contemporary issues. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2020♦ - Introduction to Corrections

    3 credit(s)

    An overview of corrections, including the philosophy and historical evolution behind the development of corrections. Emphasis is on corrections procedures, current prison conditions and operations, problems and needs facing corrections, and related contemporary issues. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2100♦ - Field Experience Practicum

    1-6 credit(s)

    An individually assigned field service activity relative to the criminal justice field. This course may be repeated multiple times for inservice credit.

      As required.

  
  • CRMJ 2130♦ - Deviant Behavior Groups

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to familiarize law enforcement officers with illegal groups of persons and individuals who actively participate in deviant behavior involving sects and cults. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2140♦ - Death Investigation

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to provide conventional information to the officer charged with the profound responsibility of conducting an intelligent homicide investigation. The course of instruction will cover the entire sequence of events which occur in a homicide. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2150♦ - Organized Crime

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the nature, history, and theories of organized crime, together with the criminal justice response. This includes an evaluation of the investigation, prosecution, defense, and sentencing of organized criminals to date. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2160♦ - Gangs

    3 credit(s)

    This course will address gang cultures and profiles with emphasis on how and why kids are lured into gangs, showing the efforts of law enforcement and the communities to combat the trend. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2170♦ - Advanced Tactical Driving

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to prepare officers with the tactical knowledge and practical skills to execute advanced vehicle maneuvers as they pertain to law enforcement operations relating to response to critical incidents and pursuit situations. Officers will become acquainted with alternate solutions to apprehensions and discuss the liability associated with these types of situations. Defensive and Tactical Driving. Specialized Law Enforcement only. Prerequisite(s): Student must have completed CRMJ 2920 As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2180♦ - Driver Instructor Training Program

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to prepare officers to plan and evaluate instructional objectives and student outcomes, organize subject matter, and communicate these principles as they pertain to public safety, and private sector driver training. Prerequisite: Student must have completed CRMJ 2920 Defensive and Tactical Driving. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2190♦ - Emergency Dispatcher

    3 credit(s)

    A public safety communications course designed for telecommunicators who receive public calls for emergency service over 911 or traditional seven-digit lines and the radio dispatchers who send police, fire or medical assistance. Course not designed for transfer. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2191, 2291, 2391 - Criminal Justice Practicum

    1 - 3 credit(s)

    This course requires students to apply critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills required in a real or simulated environment.  It may be used by an institution for a field placement, a service learning project, a co-op experience, or a capstone course. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2196, 2296, 2396 - Criminal Justice Internship I

    1 - 3 credit(s)

    Directed internship designed to offer students the opportunity to pursue work experience with a criminal justice agency; to develop practical work related skills and integrate classroom knowledge and theories. The goal of this course is to provide students with an intensive field experience in a functional criminal justice agency. The selection of the placement agency determined by student’s background, academic status, and interest. This course is a 1-3 credit hour elective that may be applied toward graduation. 45 contact hours, per 1 credit hour are required. Students enrolled in 3 credit hours must complete a total of 135 contact hours. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2197, 2297, 2397 - Criminal Justice Internship II

    1 - 3 credit(s)

    Directed internship designed to offer students the opportunity to pursue work experience with a criminal justice agency; to develop practical work related skills and integrate classroom knowledge and theories. The goal of this course is to provide students with an intensive field experience in a functional criminal justice agency. The selection of the placement agency determined by student’s background, academic status, and interest. This course is a 1-3 credit hour elective that may be applied toward graduation. 45 contact hours, per 1 credit hour are required. Students enrolled in 3 credit hours must complete a total of 135 contact hours. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2200♦ - Public Safety Professional Development

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed with the flexibility to stimulate discussion and to expose the student to contemporary issues and related solutions regarding public safety problems. The course uses current electronic and written media information as resource material. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2210♦ - Research in Criminal Justice

    3 credit(s)

    A course to teach research methods/techniques in the criminal justice area and to build criminal justice research projects. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2230♦ - Law Enforcement Instructor Development

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to prepare officers to plan and evaluate instructional objectives, organize subject matter, and communicate these principals to the classroom so that students understand and absorb the subject matter presented. Course not designed for transfer. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2240♦ - Dignitary Protection

    2 credit(s)

    This course provides instruction on developing and implementing a dignitary security protection plan or participating as a member of a protection detail. Curriculum addresses such issues as: identifying threats; organizing and operating a motorcade; providing in-transit and site security; and identifying individual team member responsibilities. Instruction includes both classroom lecture and field exercises. Students will plan, conduct and participate in a mock dignitary protection detail at the conclusion of the course. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2250♦ - Community Policing

    3 credit(s)

    This course focuses on community policing in regard to the police responsibility and working relationships with the community, churches, schools, civic organizations, youth and juvenile population, and the minority groups. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2260♦ - Hazardous Devices Mitigation

    2 credit(s)

    This will be an officers’ safety course to familiarize the participants with hazardous devices and booby traps that may be encountered on patrol, during a law enforcement career. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2270♦ - Fire and Arson Investigation

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to instill in the investigator a working knowledge of the elementary chemistry of combustion, the nature and behavior of fire, combustion properties of liquid, gaseous, and solid fuels. The sources of ignition in structure fires, and fires of grassland, timber lands, automobile and ship fires, fire ignition sources such as electrical, chemical, lightning, spontaneous combustion, and their effects on wood, cloth, or petrol, as a source of ignition. Arson law and elements of proof. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2280♦ - Firearms Instructor Training Program

    2 credit(s)

    This course is designed to develop departmental firearms instructors that meet P.O.S.T. certification. Special emphasis will be placed upon the proper shooting techniques and care of weapons carried on a daily basis by officers working in the field. Course not designed for transfer. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2290♦ - Child Sexual Abuse Investigation

    3 credit(s)

    The role of the police investigator working complaints of child sexual abuse and child neglect and assisting in the prosecution of these offenses in both civil and criminal court. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2301 - Computer Forensics

    3 credit(s)

    Forensics introduces the student to the background, history and terminology of computer crime. Students study the evolution of the Internet crime, criminal behavior and computer crime effects on law enforcement, such as technological change and resource allocation. The student is given the terminology and procedures for conducting forensic analysis and processing computer evidence. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2305♦ - Introduction to Cyber Security

    3 credit(s)

    Provides an overview of criminal acts that can be committed with the use of a computer   and the internet, how computer-related crimes are committed and how computer-related crimes are investigated. This course will also explore the prosecution of computer-related crimes. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2311♦ - Juvenile Justice

    3 credit(s)

    This course is an overview of the extent, causes, nature, and control of juvenile delinquency from a sociological perspective. Various theories of delinquency causation, the role of social institutions, the major components of the juvenile justice system and traditional juvenile corrections will be presented. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2312♦ - Criminology

    3 credit(s)

    This course is a systematic study of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. It explores the fundamental elements of criminology through a study of the causation and criminal behavior theories and examines the relevant activities of the criminal justice system. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2314 - Advanced Crime Scene Techniques

    3 credit(s)

    A study of crime scene techniques that takes the student beyond the classroom and into the field.  Students will work mock crime scenes and apply all the skills acquired from previous studies.  Simulates reality for the students and requires the student to photograph, diagram, and preserve crime scene evidence.  Other topics include casting techniques and blood presumptive applications.  As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2322 - Police Firearms

    3 credit(s)

    An introduction to police combat firearms training, firearms tactics, deadly force policies and shoot/don’t shoot decisions. Emphasizes practical, safe operation and firing of handguns. Students learn how to safely operate and fire a handgun and make use-of-force decisions in firearms. Students must furnish weapons and ammunition. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2323 - Advanced Fingerprint Techniques

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the comprehensive application of development of enhancement techniques for physical evidence using forensic chemicals to develop latent fingerprints from crime scene evidence. Utilizes a forensic laboratory using ninhydrin, cyanoacrylate, chemical powders, and many other forensic chemicals. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2330♦ - Forensics

    3 credit(s)

    This class will take the instruction given in the basic crime scene class and expand on that information. There will be technical up-dates as well as a lot of hands-on practical exercises. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2331 - Seminar in Crime Scene Investigation

    3 credit(s)

    An opportunity for the CSI student to study the role of the crime scene technician in the crime lab work setting.  Includes off campus experiences involving supervised activities within local police departments, field site visits, and extensive research activities. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2332♦ - Drug Identification and Effects

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the fundamentals needed for identifying both the appearance and effects of controlled substances. Students receive guides to controlled substances; their color, trade names and drug codes. Topics include a critical examination of the physiological, sociological and legal aspects of drug abuse and the many complexities which have developed as a direct or indirect result of drug abuse in society. Specialized Law Enforcement only. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2333 - Basic Criminal Law and Procedures

    3 credit(s)

    This course is designed to help develop a basic understanding of community policing. Major components of the course include communications, ethics, cultural diversity, gangs, human behavior, crime prevention, and problem solving. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2335♦ - Victimology

    3 credit(s)

    This course provides a combination of victimization theories with applied responses to victimization. It explores victim-offender relationships, provides data, and investigates situational factors and responses to victims. The student learns to identify some precursors of violence such as stalking and harassment. The effects of violence are studied. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2336 - Introduction to Criminalistics

    3 credit(s)

    A study of the scientific evaluation of physical evidence in the crime lab; firearms examination, comparative micrography, toxicology, serology, polygraph, and microanalysis of hair, fiber, paint, and glass; and legal photography applications. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2340♦ - Investigative Report Writing

    3 credit(s)

    This course focuses on preparing analytical investigative reports and explores techniques of organizing, structuring, and investigating the report to comply with proper guidelines. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2345♦ - Domestic Violence

    3 credit(s)

    A study into violence, focusing on physical, sexual, and emotional abuse in the family and society. As required.
  
  • CRMJ 2353 - Police Tactical Training (SWAT)

    3 credit(s)

    An overview of the historical development of special weapons and tactical teams.  Studies the techniques of urban and rural movements, breaching techniques and forced entry methods. Methods of surreptitious and dynamic entry and clearing and hostage rescue are practiced with tactical diagramming and aid planning. As required.
 

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