3 Credits

Students in this course will explore the implications of ethnicity, culture, and diversity within the context of society. Students will be introduced to racial and ethnic relations, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and adaptation and conflict in diverse cultures.

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the constitutional foundations and governing institutions of the federal government. Throughout the course, students address common political themes, such as the nature and scope of governance, democracy, and patterns of political behavior.

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the set of perspectives on human life that allows us to understand how our personal lives are affected by our place in society. It explores ways of looking at the world that allow us to understand how the events and experiences of our lives are part of group dynamics, of social institutions, and of cultural meanings. It allows us to see personal events and meanings as affected by historical forces and to see how historical events may be shaped by personal choices.

3 Credits

This course examines traditions and developments in the visual and performing arts including music, dance, theater, cinema, visual arts, and architecture. Students will be introduced to the elements of each genre, along with an overview of its historical development in Western European tradition.

3 Credits

This course provides students with an introduction to the organization, administration, and functions of American state and local governments. The relationship between state and federal governments is also analyzed.

3 Credits

This course introduces the basic concepts of human nutrition to highlight ways that students can integrate healthy nutrition into their lifestyles. Principles of digestion and absorption, the function of nutrients, lifecycle nutrition practices, disease prevention, diet modifications, and weight management are covered. Practical application of these principles to the students' lives is emphasized.

3 Credits

This course overviews the foundations of psychology as the field applies to everyday life. The physical and mental aspects of psychology are traced through lifespan development with emphasis on psychological health and wellness. Further study focuses on personality; thinking, learning and memory; motivation and emotions; and gender and sexuality. Based in various historical traditions, the course is set in the context of contemporary psychological principles.

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the study of personality. The course examines theoretical explanations for understanding personality development and explores each theory. The course also investigates how personality is assessed. The focus is on approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality and on applications for organizational processes.

3 Credits

This course focuses on a historical view of human development leading to the current life span approach to form an understanding of the developing individual, and it explores influences on human development, ranging from individual models to cross-cultural groups. Emphasis is given to personality, social, intellectual, and physical development, and the major theories used to describe how people change throughout their life span.

3 Credits

This course offers a survey of the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Shinto traditions.

3 Credits

This course provides a survey of the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Judaic, Christian, and Islamic religious traditions.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of mythology and its relationship to ancient and current cultures. The course covers the purposes and types of myths, the development of myths and mythological characters, the common elements of mythological structures, the predominant characteristics of deities and sacred places in myth, contemporary theories of myths and mythology, and how myths and mythic structures shape contemporary culture.

3 Credits

This course is an overview of the principal social, political, economic, and global events which have shaped the American experience since World War II. Understanding modern American history is a necessity in today's ever-changing world. This course aims to supply the tools for understanding current political, social, cultural, and economic problems in the U.S. by applying a historical perspective to analyze contemporary issues.

3 Credits

This course focuses on the issues, challenges, and opportunities presented by U.S. population diversity. Workplace issues related to employee diversity in terms of gender, race or ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and cultural background are emphasized.

3 Credits

This course is an overview of the organization and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement, the judicial system, and corrections agencies involved in the criminal justice system. Special issues affecting the criminal justice system including prevention efforts, recidivism, and evidence-based practices are reviewed.

3 Credits

This course is an introduction to the various components of the corrections system within the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections, including corrections history and the persons, agencies, and organizations that manage convicted offenders. Other topics that are covered include policy and procedure, sentencing, community supervision, and rehabilitations of prisoners.

3 Credits

This course highlights the causes of criminal behavior and the theoretical interpretations of such behavior. Students are introduced to criminological methods of inquiry and review several different classifications of crime. Students also consider the public policy implications of various approaches to criminology.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of correctional populations, and discusses the ethical, legal, and security aspects of the profession, including inmate manipulation and games.

3 Credits

This course provides a unified view of the field of social psychology as it relates to the development of criminogenic factors and criminal behavior. It presents the concepts of social influence and group think as they relate to human thoughts, feelings, and actions.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of ethical standards outlined by human service, criminal justice, and mental health organizations. Students will explore and examine their personal values, beliefs, and biases as they relate to different social involved populations.

3 Credits

This course offers an inclusive, critical, and balanced examination of diverse populations. The emphasis of this course is on implicit and explicit multicultural factors. Students will examine personal beliefs, values, and develop culturally appropriate strategies when working with diverse and special populations.

3 Credits

This course introduces students to the purpose, philosophy, and functions of intake, assessment, and classification within the correctional system. Students survey multiple tools for determining risk and the needs of incarcerated individuals.

3 Credits

This course will prepare students to develop and manage a case plan for individuals in the correctional system, based on specific risk, needs, and resources. Students will examine factors that influence case planning and management.

3 Credits

This course identifies the variety of facilitation skills necessary for promoting positive behavioral change in inmates and offenders. Students explore the distinction between paraprofessional and professional program services.

3 Credits

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to theories and research concerning psychopathology. The course will address such topics the classification of abnormal behaviors into various diagnostic categories; the etiologies (causes) of psychological disorders; and an overview of major models of prevention, intervention, and treatment of mental health issues in the criminal justice system

3 Credits

This course will prepare students to address the challenges of working with juvenile offenders. Students will examine the differences in supervision strategies, classification systems, custodial relationship, and the unique role of the family with juvenile offenders.

3 Credits

This course examines the history of substance abuse and addiction, including the effects of addiction on individuals, families, and communities. Topics include national and international perspectives and strategies regarding addiction, as well as their relationship to the judicial system. The course includes an overview of the major models of prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, and maintenance and relapse prevention.

3 Credits

This course provides an overview of the continuum of programs and interventions in both institutional and community-based settings. It also explores the risk/need assessment process that determines program placement.