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8. Course Descriptions

Note: Sequencing rules in effect for many Math courses prohibit students from earning credit for a lower numbered Math course after receiving credit for a higher numbered Math course. Sequencing rules are included in the course descriptions of applicable courses.
 

Counseling and Educational Psychology
  

  • CEP 670 - Foundations of Family Counseling I

    (3 units)
    Examination of general systems theory applied to counseling multi-person client systems such as couples and families. Includes concepts, philosophical foundation, pragmatic implications for counseling.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. provide written understanding of the basic concepts of family systems theory and models, including the second cybernetics, rules of congruence, simple binds and discontinuous change, first/second order change.
    2. provide written understanding of the typologies of family structure, family paradigms, pathological triads.
    3. provide written demonstration of knowledge and research skills focused on an area of family systems.
    4. formally present findings of a research project to classmates and provide effective handouts.


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  • CEP 674 - Overview of Addiction Prevention, Treatment & Recovery

    (3 units)
    Physical and psychological aspects of the addictive process with emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, treatment, referral and self-help options for individuals and families. (CAS 674, CEP 674 and SW 674 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the three.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. understand and articulate the current theories of addiction prevention and recovery.
    2. demonstrate understanding of recovery programs and their relationship to the fundamental goals of addiction treatment and mental health.
    3. identify prevention, intervention, treatment, and relapse prevention strategies and services.
    4. indicate knowledge and the initial skills appropriate to assessing, intervening, and treating substance abusers and their families.
    5. articulate and lessen the potential interference your own personal issues might have when dealing with clients and families struggling with addiction concerns.
    6. demonstrate understanding of the National Drug Control Strategy and how it can be changed.


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  • CEP 675 - Counseling and Consulting in Clinical Mental Health

    (3 units)
    Introduction to crisis and trauma and the impact it has on those with and without a mental health diagnosis. Reviews types of crisis and trauma commonly experienced, common diagnoses associated with trauma, and impact to the counselor.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show an introductory understanding of consultation in clinical supervision.
    2. demonstrate an understanding of legislative and governmental policies related to CMHC.
    3. demonstrate knowledge of the Developmental/Preventative Interventions associated with CMH practice.
    4. discuss outreach to distressed and marginalized clients in the community.
    5. demonstrate knowledge of client advocacy.
    6. provide written demonstration of knowledge and research skills focused on an area of clinical mental health counseling.
    7. demonstrate presentation consultation skills by formally presenting findings of a research project to classmates and provide effective handouts.


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  • CEP 680 - Foundations of Family Counseling II

    (3 units)
    Advanced study of systematic considerations applied to counseling with multi-person systems such as couples and families.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of family systems theories and other relevant theories and their application in working with couples and families, and other systems (e.g., legal, legislative, school and community systems) and with individuals.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of specific problems that impede family functioning, including issues related to socioeconomic disadvantage, discrimination and bias, addictive behaviors, person abuse, and interventions for their resolution.
    3. demonstrate knowledge of research and technology applications in marital, couple, and family counseling/therapy.
    4. demonstrate knowledge of marital, couple, and family life cycle dynamics, healthy family functioning, family structures, and development in a multicultural society, family of origin.
    5. demonstrate knowledge of intergenerational influences, cultural heritage, socioeconomic status, and belief systems.
    6. demonstrate knowledge of societal trends and treatment issues related to working with diverse families systems.
    7. demonstrate knowledge of the role of racial, ethnic, and cultural heritage, nationality, socioeconomic status, family structure, age, gender, sexual orientation, and development in a multicultural society.


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  • CEP 685 - Advanced Methods of Technology Integration

    (3 units)
    Dynamic design model of technology integration, using contemporary technology and methods to design learning environment and applications.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe and discuss the features and learning styles of the new Net-Generation in the 21st century.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the challenges of using new technologies to improve teaching and learning in the new age.
    3. demonstrate awareness of some major issues of technology integration in the field of education.
    4. demonstrate understanding of a dynamic technology integration model and its theoretical and historical background.
    5. apply the technology integration model to develop a section of an interactive digital courseware.
    6. use some concurrent authoring tools such as Flash or Director to design the courseware section.
    7. test and revise this courseware section.
    8. conduct a case to perform all the procedures of technology integration mentioned in the above dynamic model.
    9. formulate a personalized technology integration model.


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  • CEP 686 - Design Digital Visual Applications for Instruction

    (3 units)
    Application of design theories to instructional digital photography and video production. Creation of image-based digital instruction materials.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of what comprises the field of Instructional Photography, including the ability to distinguish Instructional Photography from other photographic applications.
    2. state the advantages and disadvantages of using Instructional Photography as a learning tool, give concrete examples of effective Instructional Photography applications, and recognize and apply the principles of using photography for instructional purposes.
    3. explain the unique attributes of an instructional photograph, discriminate between instructionally effective and ineffective photographs, and demonstrate ability to use both cosmetic and instructional photographs appropriately.
    4. apply the Instructional Systems Design Process to the creation of visually based, instructional presentations.
    5. write up appropriate terminal objectives that can be met in a visual format and create a proper ‘Storyboard’ as a planning tool.
    6. design and develop the instructional content with emphasis on the visualization of information.
    7. demonstrate ability to shoot usable photographs for instructional purposes, identify and apply some of the basic compositional elements of good photography, and use either film-based cameras or digital cameras to produce quality instructional images.
    8. process and manipulate images with digital editing tools (photo-editing software).
    9. develop an understanding of Information Systems Students will be able to development Life Cycle (ISLC) including the tasks in each phase of the life cycle, and use the model to develop the digital-image based instructional units: Systems planning, Systems analysis, Systems design, Systems implementation.
    10. produce an instructional presentation based on digitized photographic images.
    11. assemble edited images into an effective instructional electronic slide-show and maximize the potential of the Power Point presentation software for displaying your images.
    12. develop online digital archives.


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  • CEP 690 - Workshop CEP

    (1 to 4 units)
    Specialized instruction in counseling and guidance designed to develop depth in understanding of a current guidance problem.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 4

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show an introductory understanding of consultation in clinical supervision.
    2. demonstrate understanding of legislative and governmental policies related to CMHC.
    3. demonstrate knowledge of the Developmental/Preventative Interventions associated with CMH practice.
    4. discuss outreach to distressed and marginalized clients in the community.
    5. demonstrate knowledge of client advocacy.
    6. provide written demonstration of knowledge and research skills focused on an area of clinical mental health counseling.
    7. demonstrate presentation consultation skills by formally present findings of a research project to classmates and provide effective handouts.


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  • CEP 691 - Special Topics Workshop

    (1 to 3 units)
    Specialized instruction designed to develop breadth of understanding in current counseling topics.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of the research in their special topical area.


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  • CEP 699 - Special Problems in Counseling

    (1 to 6 units)
    Specialized instruction in counseling and guidance personnel services designed to develop depth in understanding of current counseling problems of the in-service counselor.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of the capacity to identify and research a special problems area.


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  • CEP 705 - Advanced Human Growth and Development

    (3 units)
    Emphasis on implications of human growth and development for the curriculum. Application and examples directed to the teaching profession.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of lifespan development and the capacity to adjust the counseling process for lifespan issues.
    2. demonstrate an introductory level of knowledge about lifespan development theory and research.
    3. demonstrate knowledge of the impact of trauma on development.


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  • CEP 710 - Independent Study in Educational Psychology

    (1 to 3 units)
    Independent research in an appropriate area of educational psychology.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate ability to communicate with their advisors (online).
    2. develop their course plans.
    3. demonstrate an awareness of the assessment procedures.
    4. demonstrate foundational knowledge by completing entrance assessment tests.
    5. demonstrate understanding of the requirements of the program portfolios.


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  • CEP 711 - Societal Issues and Special Topics in Clinical Mental Health

    (3 units)
    Seminar course designed to foster awareness, knowledge, and skills for counseling with diverse clients. Emphasizes social justice and advocacy in counseling with minority and oppressed clients.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of how living in a multicultural society, complete with racism, discrimination, sexism, power, privilege, and oppression, affects oneself and clients who are seeking clinical mental health counseling services.
    2. articulate and recall literature that outlines effective theories, approaches, strategies, and techniques when working with and advocating to influence public policy and government relations for specific populations of clients with mental and emotional disorders, to include access to mental health services.
    3. demonstrate an understanding of the implications of concepts such as internalized oppression and institutional racism, as well as the historical and current political climate regarding immigration, poverty, and welfare.


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  • CEP 715 - Clinical Interventions

    (3 units)
    This class functions partially as advanced theories. Building on their basic knowledge of theories, students will take a closer look at connecting their theory to their clients and identifying appropriate evidence based practices.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. learn and practice principles of individualizing treatment with integration of theory and evidence based practices.
    2. learn and practice techniques and interventions utilized for a broad range of mental health issues.
    3. demonstrate skills and techniques from a theory of choice.


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  • CEP 716 - Treatment Planning

    (3 units)
    This class will focus on incorporating individualized treatment plans for clients. Students will learn how to connect client presenting concerns with appropriate goals, treatment focus and linking to appropriate resources.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop and discuss a comprehensive treatment plan based on theoretical orientation, client need, presentation and diagnosis.
    2. articulate the impact of biological and neurological mechanisms on mental health.
    3. demonstrate techniques and interventions for prevention and treatment of a broad range of mental health issues.


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  • CEP 720 - Instructional Design and Information Technology

    (3 units)
    Contemporary theories and practice of instructional design in the field of using information technology in teaching and learning. Design principles in developing educational digital applications.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of major theories, models, and procedures of instructional design.
    2. demonstrate ability to perform the major tasks under each stage of the procedure.
    3. demonstrate knowledge and skills to apply the theories to design technology-enhanced instructions.
    4. develop a technology-enhanced instructional unit that demonstrates the five stages of instructional design: analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation.
    5. explain and deliver the unit via an online learning environment.
    6. discuss current trends and issues addressed by current research in the field.
    7. develop a personalized technology-based instructional design model.


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  • CEP 721 - Doctoral Practicum in Counseling

    (3 units)
    This course is a practicum course requiring a minimum of 100 hours, of which 40 must be providing direct service.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate the capacity to practice counseling from a strong foundational understanding of ethical and legal issues, intentionally integrating counseling ethical practices into day-to-day professional activities.
    2. demonstrate a capacity to understand, analyze, apply, and evaluate counseling theory.
    3. complete 100 clock hours of practicum work (including 40 hours of direct service) under group and individual/triadic supervision.


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  • CEP 725 - Assessment Of Information Technology in Education

    (3 units)
    Trends, issues, theories and methods to assess technology integration in schools and technology based teaching and learning. Instrument development and validation.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of the major components and tasks of assessment in the field of using information technology in education.
    2. demonstrate familiarity with the types of assessment, and methods to conduct each type of assessment in this field.
    3. define the major areas to be assessed and determine the strategies of assessment in each of the areas: school (district) technology integration, technology needs, budgets, hardware/software support,technology related faculty development, technology attitude, the characteristics of the digital generation, technology-based teaching and instructional design, technology-based learning in discipline areas, online teaching and learning, activities in a technology-based or online learning community, design of digital applications.
    4. evaluate and select appropriate assessment instrument.
    5. demonstrate the knowledge and skills to develop an instrument.
    6. demonstrate understanding of how to determine the validity and reliability of an instrument.
    7. use an instrument to measure certain areas of technology integration.
    8. develop a comprehensive assessment project that demonstrates the above knowledge and skills.
    9. discuss and summarize the main trends and issues in the field.
    10. develop a personalized assessment model.


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  • CEP 738 - Learning Theories in Education

    (3 units)
    Problem-solving, cognitive processes, concept formation and creativity from the viewpoint of major learning theorists as applied to the educational and classroom setting. Conditions and processes of behavior modification.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the major theories of learning that have influenced and informed current school practice.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of the historical progression of psychological theories.
    3. demonstrate understanding and appreciation of the implications of the major families of contemporary learning theories (such as the behavioral, cognitive, and constructive).
    4. demonstrate familiarity with the development of the field of school psychology and its relationship to theory and school practice.
    5. examine and understand conditions necessary for optimal learning.
    6. apply the theory and principles to the classroom and life.
    7. identify styles of learning.
    8. discuss and assess literature related to classroom learning and practice.


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  • CEP 751 - Multicultural Counseling

    (3 units)
    Special relational problems and processes in counseling setting for effectively counseling special minority populations.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of the theoretical and clinical aspects of culturally competent counseling, including the impacts of historical, philosophical, societal, cultural, economic, and political dimensions on the counseling relationship.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics and needs of culturally diverse clients served in community agencies by understanding the roles, functions, and professional identity of counselors.
    3. identify and understand implications of professional issues relevant to multicultural counseling including the cultural competencies mandated by the American Counseling Association.
    4. demonstrate ability to integrate multicultural counseling theory into professional practice regarding the appropriate design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical interventions.


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  • CEP 752 - Advanced Counseling Theory

    (3 units)
    Depth investigation of major theoretical positions related to professional counseling services. Ethical and procedural components stressed.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of a depth of understanding of the major counseling theoretical orientations.


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  • CEP 756 - Sexual Issues in Counseling

    (3 units)
    Counseling problems and techniques related to major current sexually-related concerns such as sexual roles and dysfunctions, unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate understanding of human sexuality, sexual issues, and the impact of sexual issues on couple functioning.
    2. demonstrate understanding of family development and the life cycle, sociology of the family, family phenomenology, contemporary families, family wellness, families and culture, aging and family issues, family violence, and related family concerns.
    3. recognizes specific problems (e.g., addictive behaviors, domestic violence, suicide risk, immigration) and interventions that can enhance family functioning.
    4. demonstrate understanding of human sexuality (e.g., gender, sexual functioning, sexual orientation) and its impact on family and couple functioning.
    5. demonstrate understanding of the effects of racism, discrimination, sexism, power, privilege, and oppression on one’s own life and that of the client(s).


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  • CEP 758 - Multimedia and Presentation Technology in Education

    (3 units)
    Trends, issues and skills in multimedia and presentation hardware and software in educational settings. Special instruction fees.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss and assess trends and issues relating to the use of multimedia and presentation technology in teaching and learning.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the ways multimedia and presentation technology can be used to enhance various areas of teaching and learning.
    3. demonstrate proficiency with PowerPoint, a presentation software package.
    4. demonstrate proficiency with other technology tools used in creating and editing digital images and digital video.
    5. design, develop, and present projects that convey information and lesson materials using a variety of multimedia and presentation technology combinations.
    6. demonstrate improved personal presentation skills.


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  • CEP 759 - Doctoral Internship I

    (3 units)
    This course is an internship experience for doctoral students in Counselor Education and Supervision.  Supervised field experiences  in the five themes of the doctoral program as well as group and triadic supervision.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate the attitudes, characteristics, and behaviors defined by the program as characteristic of exemplar counseling professionals.
    2. develop and demonstrate a deeper level of understanding of counseling theory and practice.
    3. demonstrate skills demanded of self-reflective, culturally informed clinical supervisors.
    4. demonstrate knowledge and skills related to pedagogy and teaching that are culturally informed and relevant to contemporary counselor education.
    5. demonstrate the capacity to design, implement, and disseminate results of an original research study in counseling, and will gain knowledge in writing for publication.
    6. demonstrate knowledge of leadership content, style, skills, and strategies important for success in counseling leadership.
    7. demonstrate a broad understanding of counselor education, including a foundational understanding of the higher education work environment, accreditation standards and processes, current political issues impacting counseling and higher education, gatekeeping, mentorship, and ethics in Counselor Education.


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  • CEP 760 - Individual & Group Counseling for Addictions

    (3 units)
    Therapeutic interventions, techniques and strategies for intervening with individuals, groups affected by alcohol and other drugs. (CAS 760 and CEP 760 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the various theories, models, and therapies that underpin addiction counseling.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the addiction counseling adaptations of other counseling or therapy specialty theories and practices including best practice treatment approaches.
    3. demonstrate effective individual and group counseling skills as they apply to working with the addicted population.
    4. identify the variables impacting special populations and determine effective interventions for working with these clients.
    5. identify “self” factors that might create barriers to effective clinical work when counseling clients with addictive disorders.
    6. demonstrate ability to practice “use of self” flexibility for improving clinical strategies and options.


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  • CEP 761 - Group Counseling

    (3 units)
    Theories and techniques of group counseling with emphasis on developing group counseling leadership skills.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate a minimal and continuing ability to relate to a counseling group as a helpee.
    2. demonstrate a minimal and developing ability to relate to a counseling group as a helper.
    3. demonstrate an ability to explain basic group dynamics.
    4. demonstrate leadership procedures related to at least two group counseling theories as contained in the primary textbook for the course.
    5. demonstrate primary understanding of group evaluation through the use of the Hill Interaction Matrix in describing an ongoing process group.
    6. demonstrate an ability to explain various group member roles and their impact on the progress of the total group.
    7. demonstrate maturity and program commitment through regular attendance.
    8. demonstrate a minimal degree of self processing skills through the use of a daybook.
    9. demonstrate an ability to effectively deal with various problem members at critical junctures in the group.
    10. demonstrate ability to do structured research in group counseling through a term project.
    11. demonstrate ability to conceive, generate, plan, conduct, terminate and summarize a counseling group with a co-counselor.
    12. demonstrate an appreciation for and ability to utilize both the ACA Code of Ethics and the ASGW Standards of Practice as they apply to professional group work.


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  • CEP 763 - Doctoral Internship II

    (3 units)
    This course is an internship experience for doctoral students in Counselor Education and Supervision. Supervised field experiences in the five themes of the doctoral program as well as group and triadic supervision.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 2
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop and demonstrate a deeper level of understanding of counseling theory and practice.
    2. demonstrate the skills to become self-reflective, culturally informed clinical supervisors.
    3. develop knowledge and skills related to pedagogy and teaching that are culturally informed and relevant to contemporary counselor education.
    4. demonstrate the attitudes, characteristics, and behaviors defined by the program as exemplars of counseling professionals from admission until exit.
    5. demonstrate the capacity to design, implement, and disseminate results of an original research study in counseling, and will gain knowledge in writing for publication.
    6. demonstrate knowledge of leadership content, style, skills, and strategies important for success in counseling leadership.
    7. demonstrate a broad understanding of counselor education, including a foundational understanding of the higher education work environment, accreditation standards and processes, current political issues impacting counseling and hi


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  • CEP 765 - Theory and Practice of Marriage Counseling

    (3 units)
    Study of therapy systems to aid intimate partnerships, their formation, maintenance and termination.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of history and development of marriage, couple, and family counseling. (CACREP Standard Foundations MFC.F.1.a)
    2. demonstrate knowledge and application of theories and models of marriage, couple, and family counseling. (CACREP Standard Foundations MFC.F.1.c)
    3. demonstrate ability to apply techniques and interventions of marriage, couple, and family counseling. (CACREP Standard Practice MFC.F.2.c)
    4. demonstrate understanding and application the systems theories perspective to a wide variety of professional and therapeutic situations.
    5. demonstrate skills in evaluating research and program evaluation designs specific to marriage, couple, and family counseling.
    6. demonstrate knowledge of roles and settings of marriage, couple, and family counselors.
    7. demonstrate knowledge of family assessments, including diagnostic interviews, genograms, family mapping, mental diagnostic status examinations, symptom inventories, and psychoeducational and personality assessments.


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  • CEP 766 - Advanced Family Counseling

    (3 units)
    Study of therapeutic intervention systems over the life span of developing families.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate when and how to appropriately intervene in a family system through role play.
    2. demonstrate when confrontation is needed through couples counseling role play.
    3. describe the ethical considerations and dimensions in varying family configurations.
    4. describe a treatment plan for various family systems and configurations.


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  • CEP 767 - Couples Counseling

    (3 units)
    Includes systems approaches for assessment/treatment of couples presenting concerns related to gender, racioethnicity, marital dysfunction, sexual issues, blending/realignment, child-rearing, violence and aging.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of family systems theories and other relevant theories and their application in working with couples and families, and other systems.
    2. demonstrate proficiency in interviewing, assessment, and case management skills for working with individuals, couples, families, and other systems and the implementation of appropriate skill in systemic interventions.
    3. demonstrate proficiency in preventative approaches for working with individuals, couples, families and other systems such as pre-marital counseling, parenting skills training, and relationship enhancement.
    4. demonstrate proficiency in specific problems that impede healthy family functioning, including issues related to socioeconomic disadvantage, discrimination and bias, addictive behaviors, person abuse, and interventions for their resolution.
    5. demonstrate knowledge of research and technology applications in marital, couple, and family counseling/therapy.


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  • CEP 770 - Internship in Counseling

    (3 to 6 units)
    Supervised counseling internship. Written application required.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 18

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: Y
    Units of Internship/Practicum: Y
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of multicultural theory, power and privilege, prejudice, oppression discriminators and barriers.
    2. demonstrate the skills necessary to effectively address and adjust for culture in group, family, couples and individual counseling.
    3. demonstrate understanding of lifespan development and the capacity to adjust the counseling process for lifespan issues, including factors related to trauma, crisis and addictions.
    4. demonstrate understanding of the world of work, the impact of work on mental health, and the relationship between work and home balance and related systems.
    5. demonstrate the capacity to conduct a counseling interview and demonstrate basic and advanced counseling skills and interventions.
    6. demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of helpers, empathy and the therapeutic alliance.
    7. demonstrate knowledge in basic counseling and family systems theories.
    8. demonstrate basic group leadership skills through reading, course instruction, and supervised practice.
    9. demonstrate knowledge of the types of groups, group process, dynamics, stages of group and leadership styles.
    10. develop knowledge in diagnosis and assessment.
    11. demonstrate adequate competence in the capacity to effectively engage in diagnostic processes through field practice.
    12. demonstrate skills in the use of a variety of assessment, treatment planning and goal setting procedures in counseling.
    13. demonstrate knowledge of a variety of assessment procedures, including diagnostic interviews, behavioral assessment, psychosocial assessment and environmental assessment.


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  • CEP 772 - Internshp Group Counsel

    (3 to 6 units)
    Supervised counseling internship with small groups. Written application required.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 18

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate skills in structured group counseling.


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  • CEP 773 - Internshp Family Counsel

    (3 to 6 units)
    Supervised counseling internship with families. Written application required.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate the skills necessary to effectively address and adjust for culture in group, family, couples, and individual counseling.
    2. demonstrate understanding of lifespan development and the capacity to adjust the counseling process for lifespan issues, including factors related to trauma, crisis, and addiction.
    3. demonstrate understanding of the world of work, the impact of work on mental health, and the relationship between work and home balance and related systems.
    4. demonstrate the capacity to conduct a counseling interview and demonstrate basic and advanced counseling skills and interventions.
    5. demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of helpers, empathy, and the therapeutic alliance.
    6. demonstrate knowledge in basic counseling and family systems theories.
    7. demonstrate basic group leadership skills.
    8. demonstrate knowledge of the types of groups, group process, dynamics, stages of group and leadership styles.
    9. develop knowledge in diagnosis and assessment.
    10. demonstrate adequate competence in the capacity to effectively engage in diagnostic processes.
    11. demonstrate skills in the use of a variety of assessment, treatment planning, and goal setting procedures in counseling.
    12. demonstrate knowledge of a variety of assessment procedures, including diagnostic interviews, behavioral assessment, psychosocial assessment and environmental assessment.


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  • CEP 774B - Intern-Acad Advising

    (3 units)
    Supervised work experience at a professional level. Focus on academic advising.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show the capacity to provide effective academic advising.


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  • CEP 774D - College Student Development Internship

    (3 units)
    Supervised work experience at a professional level. Focus on international student affairs.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. develop an understanding of the theories of college student development.


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  • CEP 774G - College Student Development Internship

    (3 units)
    Supervised work experience at a professional level. Focus on residential life.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate skills in the practice of counseling in residential life environments.


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  • CEP 779 - Counseling Worldview, Theories, and Practices

    (3 units)
    This is a doctoral level advanced theory and philosophy of counseling.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental principles and philosophies of various counseling theories
    2. demonstrate theoretical and self-knowledge in leadership
    3. provide a written understanding of the fundamental principles of various theoretical paradigms (i. e. formistic, mechanistic, contextualistic, and organistic) used in counseling clients
    4. effectively present a 1-hour lecture/activity to classmates and professor demonstrating a theoretical paradigm of choice based on Pepper’s World Hypotheses and Dialogues with Carl Rogers
    5. communicate the essential notions of dialectics and adult development by generating a master list of dialectical words and creating and comparing binary and dialectical stories based on the list.


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  • CEP 780 - Law & Ethics in Counseling

    (3 units)
    In-depth exploration and examination of legal, ethical, and professional issues in the helping professions.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge and skills related to ethical standards of professional organizations and credentialing bodies, and applications of ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling.
    2. demonstrate knowledge and skills in ethical strategies for selecting, administering, and interpreting assessment and evaluation instruments and techniques in counseling.
    3. demonstrate knowledge and skills related to ethical and culturally relevant strategies for interpreting and reporting the results of research and/or program evaluation studies.


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  • CEP 782 - Theory of Supervision

    (3 units)
    The purpose of this course is to help the supervisors-in-training to formulate the knowledge and skills necessary for the administration and supervision of the practice of counseling.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles of clinical supervision.
    2. demonstrate knowledge of clinical supervision models and theories.
    3. demonstrate the capacity to manage and legal, ethical, evaluative, and administrative aspects of clinical supervision.


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  • CEP 783 - Supervision for Counseling Professionals

    (3 units)
    Theoretical and practical methods for providing feedback and evaluation to counselors. Includes individual and group supervision.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate basic competency in supervision theory and practice.


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  • CEP 785 - Practice of Supervision

    (3 units)
    This course is designed to allow students to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of clinical supervision models, methods and issues.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Internship/Practicum: 1
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of clinical supervision theory, models, skills, and practices.
    2. work with their assigned supervisees, log supervision hours, and write reflections of the supervision experience.
    3. demonstrate a capacity to understand, analyze, apply, and evaluate counseling theory.
    4. demonstrate a broad understanding of counselor education, including a foundational understanding of the higher education work environment, accreditation standards and processes, current political issues impacting counseling and higher education, gatekeeping, mentorship, and ethics in Counselor Education.


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  • CEP 790 - Seminar

    (2 to 4 units)
    Maximum units a student may earn: 4

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of teaching pedagogy and methods of teaching appropriate to counselor education.
    2. demonstrate skill in teaching and/or presenting in a counseling environment.
    3. identify their leadership strengths, theoretical positions, and growth areas related to leadership and advocacy in a counseling leadership or a counselor education environment.
    4. engage in leadership roles and tasks expected in counselor education while working under supervision.
    5. generate original research topics, and identify and analyze literature related to specific topics.
    6. demonstrate self-knowledge of their behavior in relation to others in the doctoral cohort team.
    7. demonstrate self-knowledge of their growth across the doctoral program through reflection and will demonstrate healthy responses and self-care related to stressful situations, anxiety, burnout, conflicts with authorities, and supervisor/instructor feedback.


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  • CEP 791 - Special Topics

    (1 unit)
    Selected basic problems related to counseling and guidance personnel services.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 4

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss the use of meta-analysis in educational research.
    2. demonstrate basic concepts and knowledge of meta-analysis.
    3. demonstrate familiarity with methods and procedures of using meta-analysis in educational research.
    4. understand and perform basic calculations of meta-analysis.
    5. use meta-analysis software for data analysis.
    6. conduct a meta-analysis project.
    7. write a ready-to-submit manuscript.


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  • CEP 792 - Doctoral Seminar I

    (3 units)
    This seminar course is restricted to doctoral students in the counselor education and supervision strand only. It is a two semester course taken for 3 credit hours each in two consecutive fall semesters.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate the attitudes, characteristics, and behaviors defined by the program as characteristic of exemplar counseling professionals.
    2. demonstrate competence in understanding the roles and responsibilities of counselor educators in instructional strategies, curricular design, pedagogy, student assessment, and evaluation of instruction in counselor e
    3. demonstrate the capacity to design, implement, and disseminate original research, and will gain experience writing for publication.
    4. demonstrate knowledge of leadership content, style, skills, and strategies important for success in counseling leadership.
    5. demonstrate a broad understanding of counselor education, including a foundational understanding of the higher education work environment, accreditation standards and processes, current political issues impacting counseling and hi


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  • CEP 793 - Doctoral Seminar II

    (3 units)
    This seminar course is restricted to doctoral students in the counselor education and supervision strand only. It is a two semester course taken for 3 credit hours each in two consecutive fall semesters.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall - Even Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate the attitudes, characteristics, and behaviors defined by the program as characteristic of exemplar counseling professionals
    2. demonstrate competence in understanding the roles and responsibilities of counselor educators in instructional strategies, curricular design, pedagogy, student assessment, and evaluation of instruction in counselor education
    3. extend the knowledge base of the counseling profession in a climate of scholarly inquiry by generating original research topics and identifying and analyzing literature related to specific topics.
    4. demonstrate knowledge of leadership content, style, skills, and strategies important for success in counseling leadership and advocacy
    5. demonstrate a broad understanding of counselor education, including a foundational understanding of the higher education work environment, accreditation standards and processes, and current political issues.


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  • CEP 795 - Comprehensive Examination

    (1 to 3 units)
    Course is used by graduate programs to administer comprehensive examinations either as an end of program comprehensive examination or as a qualifying examination for doctoral candidates prior to being advanced to candidacy.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Independent Study: X
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate knowledge of an identified issue or trend in higher education.


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  • CEP 798A - Advanced Counseling Internship

    (1 to 6 units)
    Program of professional counseling services in one of the following areas: Elementary schools,

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of effective work on internship through supervisor evaluations of core competencies.


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  • CEP 798B - Adv Intrn-Sec Schools

    (1 to 6 units)
    Program of professional counseling services in one of the following areas: Secondary schools,

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of effective work on internship through supervisor evaluations of core competencies.


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  • CEP 798C - Adv Intrn-Higher Educ

    (1 to 6 units)
    Program of professional counseling services in one of the following areas: Higher education,

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of effective work on internship through supervisor evaluations of core competencies.


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  • CEP 798F - Adv Intrn-Priv Agencies

    (1 to 6 units)
    ADV CNSLNG INTERNSHIP-PRIVATE AGENCIES

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of effective work on internship through supervisor evaluations of core competencies.


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  • CEP 798G - Adv Intrn-Marriage/Family

    (1 to 6 units)
    Program of professional counseling services in marriage and family.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 6

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Internship/Practicum: X
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. show evidence of effective work on internship through supervisor evaluations of core competencies.


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  • CEP 899 - Graduate Advisement

    (1 to 4 units)
    Provides access to faculty for continued consultation and advisement. No grade is filed and credits may not be applied to any degree requirements. Limited to 8 credits (2 semester) enrollment. For non-thesis master’s degree students only.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 8

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Independent Study: X
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:


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Criminal Justice
  

  • CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice

    (3 units)
    American criminal justice system, its development, components, and processes; includes consideration of crime and criminal justice as a formal area of study.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate a basic understanding of the field of criminal justice including its key components and the importance of research and critical thinking to criminal justice policy in class discussions, exams, and assignments.
    2. identify central issues and ideas about criminological theory and the study of crime victims in discussions, exams, and assignments.
    3. identify and define the roles and functions of the police, courts, and corrections components of the criminal justice system including their key actors and organizational structures.
    4. demonstrate an understanding of the importance of law including the US constitution in regard to the functioning and goals of the criminal justice system.


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  • CRJ 106 - Introduction to Corrections

    (3 units) CO11
    History and analysis of development in corrections, recent innovations and future correctional systems structure and programs.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104  (or CRJ 101 or CRJ 102).

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate a general understanding of correctional systems in the United States.
    2. identify historical and contemporary themes, trends, and issues in correctional systems in the United States.
    3. articulate the global contexts of correctional history and reform.
    4. identify similarities and differences in how the United States and other countries approach institutional and community-based corrections.


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  • CRJ 125 - Legal Careers and Law School

    (1 unit)
    Introduction to careers in law; preparing for and applying to law school.

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the steps in preparing for and applying to law school.
    2. provide an overview of the skills and values important to law school and legal careers in our system of justice.
    3. describe career opportunities and paths in the legal profession.
    4. identify and discuss their career ideas and goals.


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  • CRJ 126 - Legal Research and Methods

    (1 unit)
    Exposure to American legal thought, methods of reasoning, and research with a focus on identifying legal issues and developing basic legal research skills.

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. briefly describe the origin and organization of law and the legal system.
    2. identify, locate, and utilize various types of legal primary and secondary sources.
    3. read and analyze basic enacted law/statutes and case law.
    4. explain various applications of legal research and develop research strategies for addressing legal questions and real-life legal problems.
    5. update and validate legal research.
    6. apply appropriate legal citation for legal sources in a variety of contexts.
    7. utilize various tools for manual and online legal research.


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  • CRJ 127 - Legal Writing

    (1 unit)
    Introduction to the process, structure and forms of legal argument and writing and citation skills.

    Corequisite(s): CRJ 126 .

    Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
    Units of Lecture: 1
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the various types of formal and informal legal writing and their purposes.
    2. identify critical issues of format and court rules in drafting legal pleadings.
    3. describe persuasive writing and explain its importance to the legal system.
    4. identify the components of various types of informal legal writing and describe the importance of each to the analysis of real-life cases.
    5. draft a well-written and organized, simple legal document/project utilizing the basic principles of legal writing and analysis learned in the course.


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  • CRJ 211 - Police in America

    (3 units)
    Critical analysis of historical development, roles, socialization and problems of police work.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the historical framework of policing.
    2. evaluate important policing techniques such as patrol, problem-solving, and community involvement.
    3. illustrate the different ethical issues involved in modern policing practices including recruitment, investigations, use of force, and adherence to the rule of law.
    4. demonstrate the importance of assessing policing performance.


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  • CRJ 222 - Criminal Law and Procedure

    (3 units)
    Integrated overview of the elements of substantive criminal law and the fundamental concepts of due process and fairness underlying American criminal procedure.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the different sources and types of law and their importance to the criminal justice system.
    2. identify and define the role of criminal law and procedure and the significance of the federal constitution to our legal system and society and identify and explain the limitations of the law and the constitutional reasons why this is so.
    3. identify and define general principles of substantive law involving various categories of crimes and defenses and identify the elements of particular crimes and apply that knowledge to factual scenarios.
    4. identify, define, and apply procedural law involving the many stages of the criminal justice process from investigation, the charging process, the plea hearing, the pretrial and trial processes, to the sentencing hearing and appeals.
    5. describe and explain the different roles of actors in the criminal justice process and the different perspectives they bring to a case or the law.


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  • CRJ 234 - Introduction to the Courts and American Legal System

    (3 units)
    Introduction to the role and organization of the judicial branch of government, its central actors, and processes.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify central issues and ideas about the organization and role of the judicial branch in American government.
    2. demonstrate a basic understanding of trial and appellate court organization and functions in the American legal system and issue of access to justice.
    3. identify and examine their roles and functions in the administration of justice including critical issues in organization, authority, and decision making in regard to the central actors of the judicial branch.
    4. identify and analyze central procedural pretrial and trial issues and their interrelationship with the courtroom actors and the functions of the judicial branch in regard to processes.


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  • CRJ 301 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice

    (3 units) CO14
    Techniques commonly utilized in criminal justice research, emphasis on research design, methods of data collection, measurement of variables, and validity and reliability. Open to criminal justice majors only.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing; CRJ 104  (or CRJ 101 and CRJ 102); Criminal Justice major.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify an appropriate criminal justice issue applying knowledge from prior courses and develop hypotheses that can be tested through a research proposal design project.
    2. apply knowledge on research methodologies and individual research to design a quality research proposal appropriate to test a selected hypothesis.
    3. apply knowledge on research methodology including stages of conduction research and threats to reliability and validity to various class discussions and assignments.
    4. recognize ethical issues in criminal justice research and potential sources of ethical violations when conducting research.
    5. apply an appropriate methodology in a research proposal to sufficiently and ethically answer a research question.


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  • CRJ 311 - Forensic Science

    (3 units)
    Introduction to theory, practical applications, (DNA typing; serology; bloodstain analysis; crime scene investigation; forensic entomology, toxicology, and anthropology) and legal considerations.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe and discuss historical developments and landmarks of forensic science, including how improvements in chemical analysis and instrumentation impact our ability to solve crimes and what current issues exist regarding the validity or reliability of forensic techniques.
    2. describe the main disciplines of forensic science including anthropology, ballistics, DNA fingerprinting, entomology, hairs and fibers, fingerprints, odontology, pathology, questioned documents, toxicology and arson.
    3. analyze and critique case studies and make conclusions based on collected evidence.
    4. explain and apply professional standards and ethics that guide the field of forensic science.
    5. interpret key cases and case law regarding protocols for the collecting, handling, and use of evidence in the preparation for trial.
    6. explain how forensic science can help to eliminate issues related to race, ethnicity, and gender in cases.
    7. discuss the latest trends and likely future developments in the field of forensic science.


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  • CRJ 312 - Administration

    (3 units)
    Theory of management and motivation; bureaucracy; public employment law and relations; financial administration; criminal justice agency administration.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104  (or CRJ 101 and CRJ 102).

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss and demonstrate an understanding of the major theories underlying personnel administration and the rights of protected groups.
    2. explain the nature and functions of an organization, including communications specific to police agencies, courts and corrections.
    3. integrate and synthesize knowledge, ideas, and approaches regarding the special challenges and practices of criminal justice administrators, including discipline, labor relations, and legal liability.
    4. demonstrate and apply knowledge of the history and application of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity laws, focusing on the rights of protected groups.
    5. describe the knowledge and skills required for leadership roles in the administration of the courts, corrections and policing, and related issues and problems.


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  • CRJ 313 - Community Policing and Problem Solving

    (3 units)
    Contemporary police problems and new strategies and practices for addressing crime and neighborhood disorder. Emphasis on the history, definition, evaluation, and models of community policing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. discuss the evolution of policing.
    2. describe the key components of community policing and problem solving.
    3. explain the importance of building community partnerships.
    4. demonstrate problem solving applying the S.A.R.A. (Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment) process.
    5. discuss the role of leadership in the change process.
    6. explain the key components of planning and implementation.
    7. examine similarities in policing practices in the United States and abroad.


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  • CRJ 320 - Courts in Criminal Justice

    (3 units)
    Survey of the history, evolution, and current practices of various U.S. courts emphasizing the impact on civil litigation, social equity and criminal justice.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 222 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of the impact of criminal case processing on the other institutions of the criminal justice system.
    2. summarize the historical and social contexts that have shaped criminal case processing, including policies regarding plea bargaining and sentencing practices.
    3. identify the roles and interests of the main actors of the courtroom workgroup, including judges, prosecutors, and defense attorneys, and explain how their interrelationships impact criminal case processing.
    4. explain the role and impact of discretionary decision-making by the courtroom workgroup during the main stages of criminal case processing.


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  • CRJ 325 - Serial Killers and Sexual Predators

    (3 units)
    Examination of the extent, causes, and social characteristics of serial killers and sexual predators from global and national perspectives, including investigative techniques, victimization and profiling.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the myths and stereotypes commonly associated with serial killers and sexual predators.
    2. identify and discuss sociological, psychological and biological factors associated with serial killers and sexual predators including the important role that fantasy and paraphilia behaviors play in serial killing.
    3. explain the racial, cultural, class, gender, and religious influences and differences associated with male, female, and team killers.
    4. identify the varying methods and motives and the family and criminal histories of different types of offenders.
    5. define and discuss the different categories of stalking and rape.
    6. identify and explain the varying prevalence of serial killing globally.
    7. describe the various methods of profiling used in identifying serial killers and sexual predators.


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  • CRJ 340 - Trial Advocacy: Mock Trial

    (3 units)
    Introduction to trial techniques including oral advocacy and trial preparation.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 9

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 2
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the function of each of the essential components of the trial and demonstrate their understanding of the duties and obligations of the litigant-parties, the attorneys, and witnesses in trial preparation and presentation.
    2. identify relevant facts and applicable law in analyzing case materials/documents.
    3. articulate and apply evidentiary rules that govern the admission of evidence in a mock trial setting including identifying and applying common objections and defenses to those objections.
    4. offer and defend against admissible evidence and argue the rule of law to a judge in the mock trial role of an attorney.
    5. compose accurate and effective responses to questioning in the mock trial role of a witness.


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  • CRJ 341 - Trial Advocacy: Mock Trial Competition

    (1 unit)
    Team participation in intercollegiate mock trial competitions.

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 340 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. reassess relevant facts, case theory, and tactics within applicable case file materials and law.
    2. effectively present evidence by concise direct and cross examination, opening summation, and closing argument.
    3. identify, cite, and explain evidentiary rules in the context of mock trial objections and legal argument to a judge.
    4. effectively develop a witness character portrayal and accurately and effectively reply to questioning by attorneys.


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  • CRJ 380 - Diversity and Multiculturalism in Community Policing

    (3 units) CO10
    Historical and contemporary role of the community policing and problem solving in understanding and working with different ethnic and racial groups to address crime and disorder.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and analyze the applicable theories of human diversity.
    2. evaluate the relationship between police and minority communities.
    3. articulate and analyze the difference between sociological and biological race.
    4. describe the application of American law to racial and ethnic concerns.
    5. differentiate hate crimes from other types of crime and explain why they are different.
    6. explain stereotyping and its impact on society.


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  • CRJ 381 - Diversity and Multiculturalism in Criminal Justice

    (3 units) CO10
    Overview of issues related to diversity and multiculturalism in the criminal justice system.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 ; Criminal Justice Major or Law and Justice Specialization.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. summarize historical contexts that shape treatment of various groups in the criminal justice system.
    2. identify where disparities (e.g., differences in incarceration rates between racial and ethnic groups; differences in treatment in prisons based upon gender; differences in arrest practices based upon sexual orientation) and discrimination occur within the criminal justice system.
    3. explain why disparities and discrimination occur in the criminal justice system.
    4. identify how public policies have shaped disparate treatment of groups.
    5. explain how membership in a specific group can influence employment, education, housing, and other life outcomes.


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  • CRJ 389 - Topics in Law and Justice

    (3 units)
    Survey of law and justice from a multi-disciplinary perspective with special emphasis on comparative justice systems, race, ethnicity and gender.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain how ideas about law and justice have evolved and changed in America from a historical perspective.
    2. explain various ideas about freedom and discuss the rhetoric of freedom which is often grounded in the perceptions of the right to dominate and exploit others in the name of the public good.
    3. distinguish and articulate the roles played by various ideas about race, gender, labor and federalism in shaping contemporary dilemmas of legal and justice theory.
    4. identify issues and develop cogent responses to issues and questions on topics about law and justice.


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  • CRJ 401 - International Perspectives On Policing

    (3 units)
    Survey of policing in developed and undeveloped countries worldwide, focusing on the evolving democratic practices, community policing and crime prevention, including civilian police peacekeeping efforts.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104  or CRJ 101.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring - Odd Years

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. compare and contrast crime control and crime prevention strategies in developed and developing nations.
    2. describe the structure and organization of policing and its ability to address complex cultural, ethnic, religious, economic, and human rights issues.
    3. discuss democratic and human rights policing principles, describe the movement toward more democratic policing principles in implementing crime and prevention strategies, and examine the hurdles to this implementation in various countries around the world.
    4. explain the role that the United Nations “International Police Forces” in peacekeeping and peacemaking worldwide.


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  • CRJ 412 - Leadership and Administration in Problem Solving

    (3 units)
    Personnel, collective bargaining, technology, total quality management, communication, implementation, training, futures, and other contemporary management issues as they bear on community policing and problem solving.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe various definitions and theories of leadership applicable to criminal justice agencies.
    2. identify, define, and discuss current themes in criminal justice leadership, such as problem solving and strategic planning.
    3. compare and contrast various models of leadership and apply them through historical case studies.


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  • CRJ 413 - Dilemmas in Law and Law Enforcement

    (3 units)
    Legal, moral and social implications of issues including police discretion, deadly force, victimless crimes, surveillance, entrapment, plea bargaining, judicial discretion and other controversial issues. Limited to criminal justice majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; Junior or Senior standing; major in Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice (Pre-Law).

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain all of the major ethical systems.
    2. differentiate between the different types of justice and their ethical requirements.
    3. identify the different rationales for the creation and application of laws (i.e., Moralism, Paternalism, etc.).
    4. articulate how ethical principles are relevant to the operation of the criminal justice system (undercover operations, police investigations, use of force, etc.).


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  • CRJ 415 - Controlling, Preventing and Solving Crime Problems

    (3 units)
    Examines the prevalence and persistence of recurring crime problems and how to formulate tailored responses using situational crime and environmental crime prevention techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 . Recommended Preparation: CRJ 313 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the who, what, when, where, and how of criminal action.
    2. discuss the very diverse forms of crime and the different approaches necessary to successfully address them.
    3. describe how the offender’s viewpoint at the time of the crime is vital in understanding the complexities of crime and developing crime suppression and prevention methods.
    4. explain how the SARA (Scanning, Analysis, Response, and Assessment) problem solving process can be used to address different crime types.
    5. describe the roles of crime analysis and crime mapping technologies in identifying crime problems and developing responses.
    6. define, describe, and apply various contemporary crime prevention strategies to case studies.


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  • CRJ 417 - Police in the Cinema

    (3 units)
    Examination of the portrayal of the police in several classic films. Topics include police isolation, social demands, corruption and salvation, and legal ramifications.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the common themes found across police movies such as salvation, personal dilemmas, and temptation.
    2. compare different cinematic styles portrayed in police movies.
    3. differentiate between the cinematic portrayal of police officers as crime-fighters, heroes, or deviants.


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  • CRJ 420 - Jurisprudence

    (3 units) CO13
    Problems of legal theory from the analytical, philosophical and sociological points of view. Particular attention to modern theories of law. (CRJ 420 and PSC 409K are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe legal theory from various perspectives.
    2. utilize a variety of legal theories in analyzing issues of criminal and civil justice in history and contemporary society.
    3. critically review and analyze American law and its English heritage with a focus on issues of diversity/equity, such as race, class/labor, and gender.
    4. integrate and synthesize knowledge of law and legal process with diverse perspectives on law to address issues in contemporary society.


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  • CRJ 425 - The Correctional Institution

    (3 units)
    Analysis of the administration and societies of the prison community.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 106 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. compare and contrast various aspects of punishment and correctional systems in the United States.
    2. assess critical and controversial issues in American corrections.
    3. critically read and analyze research on correctional issues in the United States.


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  • CRJ 427 - Struggle for Justice

    (3 units) CO10, CO13
    Multicultural, multimedia study of the efforts of minorities, women and the disenfranchised to obtain equality. Emphasis on how law is used and misused in the struggle.

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate an understanding of historic and modern issues addressing the struggle for justice and equality of African Americans in the United States.
    2. define and explain cultural inequality in the African American struggle for justice.
    3. identify and analyze the social construction of crime in America and the experiences of African Americans with and in the criminal justice system from different perspectives.
    4. integrate effective communication and the critical use and analysis of information in class discussion and a variety of assignments.


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  • CRJ 430 - Juvenile Justice

    (3 units)
    An in depth analysis of the history of the juvenile justice system; the processing and treatment of juveniles; and issues of disparate treatment and challenges faced by the system.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. summarize the history of the juvenile justice system and evaluate how its historical foundation has shaped the roles and function of the current system.
    2. identify, explain, and assess the juvenile justice system’s shift in recent years to a more punitive model.
    3. identify current disparities in the juvenile justice system (e.g. racial, ethnic, gender) and evaluate reasons for their occurrence.
    4. identify, describe, and analyze current and alternative responses to juvenile contacts with law enforcement, the court system, the correctional system, and the adult criminal justice system.


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  • CRJ 433 - The Prison in Cinema

    (3 units)
    Movies and text from the 1930’s to present are used to examine inmate, guard, and warden personalities, and the era’s history and politics.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. define, and apply to prison movies, the elements used in the evaluation and interpretation of movies.
    2. demonstrate understanding of the cultural, economic, medical, religious, and political changes which resulted in the creation of prisons in western societies.
    3. articulate the impact specific historical eras had on the creation of prisons, and discuss the design elements and operational policies of those institutions.
    4. demonstrate understanding of the evolution of the basic goals of prisons, and will understand the politics which led to the changes in these goals in both Europe and America.
    5. articulate, through both discussions and examinations, the accuracies and inaccuracies in specific prison movies ranging from the 1930’s to the early 2000’s.


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  • CRJ 437 - Theories of Delinquency Prevention and Control

    (3 units)
    Decision-making processes; theories of delinquent behavior; court decisions and problems affecting the administration of justice during childhood and adolescence.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the primary criminal justice theories used to control juvenile behaviors, apply those policies to current social problems.
    2. understand the history of the juvenile justice system, and identify the aspects of the modern juvenile justice system that are the result of past procedures and administrative decisions.
    3. demonstrate an understanding of the flaws, weaknesses, and paradoxes inherent in the current juvenile justice system.
    4. articulate understanding of the complex ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity issues in juvenile justice.
    5. condense and synthesize empirical information taken from multiple academic sources.
    6. name and identify the key elements from the classic court cases dealing with juvenile justice, and identify the impact these cases had on current juvenile justice policies and practices.


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  • CRJ 440 - Computer Applications in Criminal Justice: Crime Mapping

    (3 units)
    Practical examination of methods of crime data analysis, including database creation, coding protocols, data manipulation, and visual display using spatial analysis tools.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. articulate the conceptual and practical framework for the study of crime patterns.
    2. differentiate the different components of a database (data, variables, data definitions, etc.).
    3. explain and complete descriptive data analyses using SPSS and Excel. This will be assessed through in-class exercises.
    4. demonstrate understanding of the architecture of GIS technology software (ArcGIS).
    5. develop and complete a research-based analysis utilizing the SPSS, EXCEL, and ArcGIS programs to describe a local specific crime or social problem.


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  • CRJ 444 - Criminological Theory

    (3 units)
    Comprehensive interdisciplinary examination of theories of criminal etiology from neurological, biochemical, genetic, psychological, psychiatric, social, economic and political perspectives.

    Prerequisite(s): Major in Criminal Justice or Criminal Justice (Pre-Law).

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the primary criminal justice theories used to control adult criminality.
    2. articulate the impact specific historical eras had on the creation of the criminological theories of that same period.
    3. describe the strengths and weakness of each of the theories of criminality presented over the course of the class.
    4. apply each of the main criminological theories to a specific crime problem.
    5. articulate the process by which older theories are displaced by newer theories, how paradigms shift, and the factors which contribute to these shifts.


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  • CRJ 446 - Advanced Topics in Policing

    (3 units)
    An in depth analysis of various contemporary issues in policing with a particular focus on problems and challenges facing modern police agencies and officers and their policy implications.

    Recommended Preparation: CRJ 211 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. evaluate how ideas about policing have evolved and changed in America from a historical perspective.
    2. analyze issues and develop cogent responses to issues and questions on various topics about policing.
    3. identify and evaluate the multiple functions of law enforcement agencies.
    4. critically examine and evaluate contemporary policing practices such as the use of force, community involvement, and crime reduction strategies.


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  • CRJ 447 - Gangs

    (3 units)
    An overview of the genesis, operations, and behaviors of gangs and gang members from North to South America. The course examines youth and adult gangs, both inside and outside of the prison setting.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate specialized knowledge regarding the history of gang formation.
    2. demonstrate specialized knowledge regarding each of the major types of gangs.
    3. critically discuss and write about the process by which gangs develop.
    4. critically analyze the effectiveness and the failure of social efforts to control gangs.
    5. display an understanding of the theories used to predict both gang involvement and desistence.
    6. demonstrate specialized knowledge regarding the challenges inherent in the study of gangs.
    7. articulate specific information regarding the backgrounds of gang members.


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  • CRJ 448 - Obscenity, Pornography and the Sexual Exploitation of Children

    (3 units)
    Laws, investigation, and prosecution of crimes involving obscenity, pornography and the sexual exploitation of children.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. define and explain what are the historically significant developments in the three subject areas of this course, obscenity, pornography, and the sexual exploitation of children, from past to present and how these subjects are intertwined.
    2. identify, discuss, and apply substantive and procedural law, including state, federal and constitutional provisions, involved with crimes addressing the three subjects of this class.
    3. define and explain various techniques and strategies for investigating crimes involving the three subjects and analyze and evaluate cases studies with special reference to steps leading to successful investigation and prosecution.
    4. explain and analyze the effects of the crimes studied in the three subject areas on the child victims and their families and more broadly on the community and nation.
    5. identify the psychological and emotional effects of working on cases involving obscenity, pornography, and the sexual exploitation of children and explain the psychology of coping with such work.


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  • CRJ 450 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

    (3 units) CO12
    Intensive study of the theory, and operation of the entire criminal justice system.

    Prerequisite(s): Major in Criminal Justice or Criminal Justice (Law and Justice Specialization); Senior standing. Co-enrollment in or completion of all required Criminal Justice courses.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and analyze the construction of misconceptions and mythology in our society impacting the criminal justice system and policies in a variety of contexts.
    2. demonstrate an understanding of ethical theories and issues in a variety of contexts relevant to the criminal justice system and employ moral decision-making in confronting ethical dilemmas.
    3. exhibit an understanding of the complexity of diversity issues in criminal justice and their context.


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  • CRJ 451 - Criminal Justice Colloquium

    (3 units) CO12
    Intense examination of contemporary issues facing the criminal justice system.

    Prerequisite(s): Criminal Justice Major or Law and Justice Specialization. Senior standing. Co-enrollment in or completion of all required Criminal Justice courses.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Fall and Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify and analyze the construction of misconceptions and mythology in our society impacting the criminal justice system and policies in a variety of contexts.
    2. demonstrate an understanding of ethical theories and issues in a variety of contexts relevant to the criminal justice system and employ moral decision-making in confronting ethical dilemmas.
    3. exhibit an understanding of the complexity of diversity issues in criminal justice and their context.


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  • CRJ 462 - Community-Based Corrections

    (3 units)
    Explores role and function of the correctional process from a community perspective and analyzes current intermediate sanctions, such as work furlough, restitution, and intensive supervision.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 106 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. explain the historical origins of and contemporary trends in community corrections.
    2. identify and evaluate critical issues in community-based corrections.
    3. synthesize and evaluate research on community corrections topics.


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  • CRJ 463 - Victimology

    (3 units)
    The study of crime victims, victim-offender relationships, treatment of crime victims by the justice system, and social, legislative and psychological impact of victimization.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. describe the major theoretical approaches to explaining victimization, the importance of recognizing that victims make up half the crime equation, and the social factors that have influenced thinking about victims over time.
    2. identify patterns and trends in historical approaches to victims’ rights and roles and assess the political, economic and legal implications of certain strategies and trends related to victimology.
    3. explain research and current trends in the field of victimology and critique policies in terms of their theoretical or applied value.
    4. analyze the behavior and attitudes of family, society, and the criminal justice system toward the victim and how they are affected by personal, group and historical influences.
    5. compare and contrast the needs of special victim populations such as children, people with disabilities, the elderly, and animals.


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  • CRJ 464 - Conformity and Deviance

    (3 units) CO10, CO13
    Systematic analysis of the social factors related to conforming and deviant behavior. Focus on classical and contemporary theories of deviation. (CRJ 464 and SOC 464 are cross-listed; credit may be earned in one of the two.)

    Maximum units a student may earn: 3

    Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; PSY 101 OR SOC 101.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Offered: Every Spring

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. integrate and synthesis knowledge gained from other Core courses, enabling them to analyze open-ended problems and complex issues in the area of social deviance and conformity.
    2. contrast and compare perspectives gained in this class with those from previous Core courses.
    3. critically analyze and demonstrate the impact of social location on the development of theoretical perspectives and suggestions for amelioration of social problems.
    4. analyze a range of topics in social deviance and suggest alternative theoretical approaches to both the understanding of the problem and responses to it from a range of theoretical perspectives.
    5. communicate the impact of race, class, gender and other inequities on the constructions of deviance.
    6. communicate the role of power and powerlessness in the deviance designations and impositions.
    7. apply their knowledge of systemic inequality in the everyday lives of people labeled deviant.


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  • CRJ 465 - Sex, Crime, and the Media

    (3 units)
    The role the media plays in criminal behavior and our perceptions of crime, women and minorities.

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. identify the role of media in depicting criminal behavior.
    2. appraise and question the role of media in influencing perceptions of women and minorities as both victims and offenders.
    3. examine the role of media in influencing crime and justice public policy discourse.
    4. write a critical assessment of popular media sources employing resources from the course.


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  • CRJ 469 - Psychology and the Legal System

    (3 units)
    Examines the relationship between psychology and the law focusing on the major roles in the criminal justice system and their legal, ethical and moral implications.

    Prerequisite(s): CRJ 104 .

    Grading Basis: Graded
    Units of Lecture: 3
    Student Learning Outcomes
    Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
    1. demonstrate sophisticated thinking and writing by approaching legal issues using psychological perspectives.
    2. construct relevant arguments based on assessment and interpretations of legal cases and psychological research.
    3. describe, summarize, and evaluate legal cases and research in a coherent manner.
    4. assess the strengths and weaknesses of research in order to make conclusions and assessments that are useful for the justice system.


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