CRJU-3700
3 hours
Financial Management for Social Science Professionals–Sp
Biblical principles of personal financial responsibility and their
importance for honoring God, a Christian testimony, and avoiding
monetary-corruptive influences in a criminal justice career. Topics
in this area include: the biblical basis of work, budgeting, giving,
tithing, spending, saving, debt, investing and financial stewardship.
Prerequisites: CRJU 1000-level core courses; ECON-2110
Essentials of Economics; or permission of instructor.
CRJU-3990 Criminal Justice Internship
–Fa, Sp, Su
3–12 hours
This internship places students in a professional criminal
justice setting where they will gain insight into the practical and
challenging situations of a career in criminal justice. Under
supervision, students will apply classroom knowledge and
contribute to agency operations. Students may earn up to 12 credit
hours. Prerequisite: CRJU 1000 and 2000-level core courses or
program director’s permission.
CRJU-4150 Homeland Security–Sp
3 hours
This course is a study of the four central missions of domestic
security. These areas are: domestic security, emergency
preparedness, intelligence gathering and communication, and
policy making. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal
Justice.
CRJU-4160
3 hours
International and Domestic Terrorism–Sp
This course will introduce the student to the reality of domestic
and international terrorism from a historical and contemporary
perspective. Topics for consideration and study will include
the mind and characteristics of the terrorist, the distinction
between domestic and international terriorism, the religious
terrorist contrasted with the political terrorist, the weapons of the
terrorist, the United States government’s efforts to control and/
or eradicate terrorism, and future predictions relative to terrorist
activity. Crosslisted INTL and CRJU. Prerequisites: CRJU-1310
Introduction to Criminal Justice. (odd years)
CRJU-4200 Police Administration–Fa
3 hours
Focuses on contemporary policing issues and related
administrative matters from the perspective of executive
leadership. Emphasis on management of organizational resources
regarding basic line and staff functions. Consideration is given to
contemporary issues of community-oriented policing and federal
legislative mandates. Case study is utilized. Prerequisite: CRJU-
1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice.
CRJU-4320 Criminal Investigation–Fa
3 hours
Focuses on criminal investigative methods, identification
procedures, crime scene search, categories of physical evidence,
evidence collection and preservation, sources of information,
interviews, and interrogations. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310
Introduction to Criminal Justice.
CRJU-4440 Special Topics-Criminal Justice
1–3 hours
Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History
that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest.
CRJU-4500 Comparative Criminal Justice–Sp
3 hours
This course has been developed to provide students basic
knowledge and understanding of criminal justice from an
international/comparative perspective. The course will consist
of study of historical legal traditions and the influence of those
traditions on modern criminal justice processes and transnational
criminal justice agencies. Prerequisites: CRJU-1310 Introduction
to Criminal Justice. (odd years)
CRJU-4630
3 hours
American Constitutional Law — Civil Liberties and Rights–Sp
The United States Constitution defines the powers and scope
of the American government and delineates the rights and
liberties retained by the American people. This course focuses on
the Supreme Court’s interpretation of those rights and liberties
by examining the Court’s decisions in their legal and historical
contexts. Crosslisted as POLS. Prerequisites: GSS-1100 Politics
and American Culture
CRJU-4900 Research Issues in Criminal Justice–Fa 3 hours
This is a capstone course for criminal justice majors. The course
will usually focus on a significant issue in contemporary criminal
justice. Major papers will be presented by individual students
on sub-categories of the primary topic. Additionally, the course
will prepare a project that will be presented in a public forum.
Prerequisite: senior status as a CRJU major. (Fee: $100)
CRJU-4960
1–3 hours
Independent Study in Criminal Justice
Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students
may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general
information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent
study provides a logical way to complete required hours not
obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: permission of the
instructor.
Computer Science (CS)
CS-1210 C++ Programming
–Fa, Sp
2 hours
Introduction to computer programming, software engineering
principles, structured program design and implementation, using
the C++ programming language; students will become familiar
with common commands for managing the file system and
constructing programs in the Linux operating system. Two lecture
hours and one one-hour laboratory per week. (Fee: $50)
CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Continuation of CS-1210 C++ programming to include pointers,
and abstract data types; advanced topics include exception
handling, event-driven programming, and graphical user interface
(GUI); principles of object-oriented design are applied to
programming tasks in both the Linux and Windows environments.
Prerequisite: CS-1210 C++ Programming. (Fee: $50)
CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java
–Fa, Sp
3 hours
Introduction to the proper use of data structures for
developing efficient software; data structures include stacks,
queues, priority queues, hash tables, trees, and graphs.
Students will develop skill in object-oriented design and the Java
programming language. Design project required. Prerequisite: CS-
1220 Object-Oriented Design Using C++. (Fee: $50)
CS-3310 Operating Systems
–Fa
3 hours
A state-of-the-art survey of operating system principles. Covers
fundamental technology and contemporary design issues such as
threads, real-time systems, multiprocessor scheduling, distributed
systems, and security. Course content is developed through
lectures, student research of the relevant literature, presentations,
and programming projects using both C++ and Java. Prerequisite:
CS-2210 Data Structures Using Java. (Fee: $50)
CS-3350 Foundations of Computer Security–Sp
3 hours
Introduction to computer security, including basic concepts,
security policy, access control, authentication and key control,
and cryptography. Students will complete several programming
assignments. Prerequisites: CS-1220 Object-Oriented Design
Using C++. (Fee: $50).
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