2007-2008 Academic Catalog

School of Social Sciences and Human Performance Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Sociology 232 Cedarville University 2007-08 Social Work, Criminal Justice, and Sociology A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 18 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Social Work First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought.................................................3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation.............................................................3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech.....................................................3 ENG-1400 Composition.........................................................................3 GBIO-1000 Principles of Biology.........................................................3.5 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture...............................................3 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life..................................1 PYCH-1600 General Psychology...........................................................3 SOC-2300 Principles of Sociology.........................................................3 SWK-1100 Total Immersion Experience.................................................2 SWK-2330 Introduction to Social Work..................................................3 SWK-2350 Field Survey.........................................................................2 Total..................................................................................................32.5 Second year: ANTH-1800 Cultural Anthropology.........................................................3 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature....................................................3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature..................................................3 BEPH-2200 Introduction to Philosophy..................................................3 HIST-3750 Social Movements................................................................3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities.............................................3 POLS-2620 American State and Local Government..............................3 SWK-2900 Ethics in the Helping Professions .......................................3 Physical Science Elective....................................................................3.5 Science Elective.....................................................................................3 Total..................................................................................................30.5 Third year: BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development.....................................2 SWK-3010 Human Behavior and Social Environment...........................4 SWK-3020 Generalist Social Work Practice with Multicultural Groups. ............................................................................................. 3 SWK-3110 Social Welfare Programs and Policy....................................4 SWK-3210 Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families.............4 SWK-3430, 3450 Junior Seminar I, II.....................................................2 SWK-3440, 3460 Junior Field Experience I, II.......................................6 Literature Elective...................................................................................3 Physical Education Activity Elective.......................................................1 Science/Math Elective............................................................................3 Total.....................................................................................................32 Fourth year: BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration. ........................................2 SWK-3610 Data Analysis.......................................................................3 SWK-3620 Social Work Research Methods...........................................3 SWK-4210 Social Work Practice with Special Populations....................3 SWK-4220 Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations.................................................................................... 4 SWK-4510, 4520 Senior Seminar I, II....................................................4 SWK-4560, 4570 Senior Field Experience I, II.....................................14 Total.....................................................................................................33 Minors Criminal Justice Minor Course requirements for a minor in criminal justice involve 18 semester hours including: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice..................................3 CRJU-XXXX Criminal Justice Electives ......................................15 Sociology Minor Course requirements for a minor in sociology involve 18 semester hours including: SOC-2300 Principles of Sociology.................................................3 SOC-XXXX Sociology Electives .................................................15 Course Descriptions Criminal Justice CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the discipline and institutions of criminal justice in the United States. Law enforcement, the courts, and corrections will be recognized in an open systems sense as interacting and interdependent institutions. On occasion, timely issues will be considered as they relate to criminal justice agencies. CRJU-1350 1 hour Career Planning for the Criminal Justice Professional –Sp The course is designed to provide an understanding of how to select the right major as a student and how to identify your professional career aspiration. Understanding one’s unique skill set, interest, and God’s will is paramount to identifying the correct vocation to select. This course will utilize two personal assessment instruments to help students better understand their personal profile in relationship to professional opportunities. Students will learn the fundamentals of how to develop and implement a career plan. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. (Fee: $39) CRJU-2200 Criminology –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the major criminological perspectives regarding crime causation. Selected notorious crimes are considered as case studies to enhance understanding of each perspective. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC. CRJU-2310 Juvenile Delinquency –Sp 3 hours Study and assessment of causal theory and problems of correction and prevention of delinquency. Crosslisted as CRJU or SOC (Fee: $30) CRJU-2700 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. CRJU-2840 Concepts of Chemical Dependency –Sp 3 hours Designed to investigate the concept of chemical dependency. Course emphasis is on the various drugs of abuse and methods of assessment, intervention, and treatment. Crosslisted as CRJU, SOC, or SWK. Prerequisite: PYCH-1600 General Psychology; SOC-2300 Principles of Sociology; or permission of instructor. CRJU-3300 Corrections –Sp 3 hours In-depth consideration of probation, penology, and community supervision sectors of the field of criminal justice. (Fee: $30) CRJU-3310 Corrections Administration –Fa 3 hours Contemporary issues related to management of correctional organizations from the administrator’s perspective within the context of legal and political parameters. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice CRJU-3320 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-3350 Criminal Law –Sp 3 hours Focuses on the general classification of criminal offenses, rules of construction, burden and degree of proof, jurisdiction and venue, limitations to criminal prosecution, requirements for criminal liability, culpable mental states, defenses to criminal liability, and elements of criminal offenses. Prerequisite: CRJU- 1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice.