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CRW 306 - Fiction Writing: Intermediate
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An intermediate level course in the writing of fiction.
Prerequisite: CRW 206.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 307 - Playwriting: Intermediate
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This intermediate level writing course builds on the basic concepts of playwriting and focuses on less traditional plot structure and more experimental approaches to storytelling, especially in the use of dialogue.
Prerequisite: CRW 207.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CRW 308 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Intermediate
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to familiarize students with nonfiction categories not covered in CRW 208 through analyzing samples of good writing and writing essays and articles of varying lengths in these categories.
Prerequisite: CRW 208.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 313 - Digital Storytelling
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A basic introduction to creating narrative in and for digital platforms.
Prerequisite: Any three (3) credits in ENG or CRW, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRW 330 - Form and Theory of Genres
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An intensive study of a single contemporary genre by examining the history, literary strategies, cultural institutions and society surrounding the genre. Besides critically examining the cultural issues in society, students will create an original work using the aesthetic principles of that genre.
Note: Repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
Prerequisite: Six hours of CRW or ENG courses; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRW 355 - Literary Citizenship
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The course provides opportunities for students to pursue ambitious independent and collaborative projects on campus, in our local communities, and online. These projects support literary groups, organizations and businesses that are part of the writing world. Projects include: organizing readings and book-promotional campaigns, interviewing writers, publishing book reviews, designing writing websites, and preparing a writer’s CV or resume.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRW 395 - Specialized Studies in Creative Writing: Intermediate
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An intermediate course in specialized creative writing topics (e.g. Graphic Memoir: Intermediate, Television Sit-Com: Intermediate).
Note: Course may be offered in more than one section with different content, and may be repeated for credit if content is not the same.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 and any CRW 200 level course.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3; may be repeated for total of 9 credits
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CRW 396 - Creative Writing Pedagogies for Teaching Assistants
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course allows junior and senior Creative Writing majors to become Teaching Assistants in CRW classes under the supervision of a CRW faculty member. The course focuses on knowledge of CRW teaching pedagogies, presentation and public speaking; critical thinking; time management, and agenda setting and course planning.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission required.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRW 399 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A total of only six hours in independent study may be credited to the major in Creative Writing.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Offered: Spring
Credit: 1 to 6
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CRW 401 - Screenwriting: Advanced
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This advanced level writing course builds upon the intermediate skills and techniques of CRW 301. Students will focus on completing a full-length screenplay, polishing it, readying it for production. Particular attention will be given the business of screenwriting.
Prerequisite: CRW 301.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CRW 405 - Poetry Writing: Advanced
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Seminar and workshop in writing a long work of poetry.
Prerequisite: CRW 305.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 406 - Fiction Writing: Advanced
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An advanced course in the writing of fiction, often taking as its focus a specific subgenera.
Prerequisite: CRW 306.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 407 - Playwriting: Advanced
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An advanced playwriting course that focuses on using improvisation and on its feet workshop exploration to move work to next level of development.
Prerequisite: CRW 307.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 408 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Advanced
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Practice in the writing of creative nonfiction on the mature and sophisticated level required for publication. The course will also include an introduction to and reading of contemporary literary nonfiction by professional writers, as well as exploration of publication procedures and career possibilities in writing.
Prerequisite: CRW 308.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CRW 411 - Screenwriting Rewrites
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Students will immerse themselves in the craft of re-writing their own original feature length script of 105-120 pages. Classes will be a mix of workshop, lecture, discussion and a preparation for the real world of screenwriting. This course will examine specific ways that students can improve their scripts. Students will re-write their script in a step-by-step process. A completed first draft of a feature length screenplay is required.
Prerequisite: CRW 301; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An introductory survey of historical, cross cultural, and interdisciplinary contributions to understanding the basic concepts of justice, norms, deviation and control, and civil and criminal justice systems and processes.
Equivalent Course: PBJ 101
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CRJ 205 - History of Policing in America
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will examine the evolution of the police role in America from simple watch organizations in early Boston and New York, to the evolution of complex law enforcement agencies. Concentration will be on the late nineteenth and twentieth century law enforcement. Emphasis will be placed on the unique police models exclusive to the United States.
Equivalent Course: HIS 205, PBJ 205
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 210 - Introduction to Policing
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of policing in the U.S. It will examine the functions and structures of jails and prisons and focus on multiple correctional practices and their effects on individuals and groups. It will explore recent trends in corrections.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 220 - Intro to Courts & Judicial Process
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 230 - Introduction to Corrections
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of corrections in the US criminal justice system. It will examine the functions and structures of jails and prisons and focus on multiple correctional practices and their effects on individuals and groups. It will explore recent trends in corrections.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 300 - Topics in Public Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Courses offered as special topics in Criminal Justice are designed to introduce students to a variety of different issues and topics related to the various areas defined as Public Justice. These issues and topics will vary from time to time, as these are usually the most current and/or developing issues in the field. Each special topics syllabus will contain a detailed description of the particular course’s topic(s).
Prerequisite: Nine hours social science credit and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 312 - The Study of Homicide and Lethal Violence
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an analytic study of homicide in the U.S, with attention paid to different types of murder, offenders, victims, and circumstances. Students also will understand the social impact of homicide, including impacts on victims’ families, as well as theoretical explanations for why they occur.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 313 - The Death Penalty
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides a critical examination of capital punishment, including both the history and contemporary debates surrounding its use. Topics assessed will include, but not be limited to, racial disparities, moral and ethical arguments related to the death penalty, execution of innocent persons, and international perspectives on the topic.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course considers the goal of “equal justice under law” and the impact of differential wealth on the right to due process in criminal court.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 326 - Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the many difficult decisions that criminal justice professionals make in an environment of competing and conflicting interests. The decision- making of criminal justice professionals is often impacted by ethical dilemmas. Emphasis is placed on analyzing moral issues and concerns of our justice process in personal, social, and criminal justice contexts.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 330 - Crime and the Media
The course examines the relationship between the media, the criminal justice system and crime in our society. Students will view video clips from cases pertaining to these issues. Dramatic representations of criminal justice issues will serve as class discussion stimuli.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
Offered: Summer
Credit: 3
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CRJ 333 - Crime Theories and Victimization
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of the causes of crime and crime victimization and an analysis of competing explanations of crime and the impact of crime on crime victims. This course draws on perspectives advanced by a number of diverse fields of inquiry, including biology, psychology, sociology, and the political and economic sciences.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 335 - Latinos and the Criminal Justice System
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the interaction of Latinos within the criminal justice system. Emerging issues such as racial disparities in the arrest, conviction, and incarceration of Latinos, and their confidence in the criminal justice system will be critically analyzed. We will also address social consequences and discuss the impact that current law enforcement practices have on individuals, families, and communities.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and sophomore standing, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 337 - Child Abuse and the Legal System
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will examine the history of society’s reaction to the issue of child maltreatment and the development of the legal systems in response to child abuse and children’s issues. It identifies types of maltreatment; roles of the professionals involved; investigating reports of child abuse and neglect; and services to the families and children. The course will examine the courts involved with children’s issues; the use of expert witnesses; hearsay evidence; and the rights and obligations of children. In addition to readings and classroom discussion, multimedia materials will be used and guest speakers may be invited.
Prerequisite: Minimum sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 340 - The Global Nature of Crime and Justice in Puerto Rico
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This travel course will encompass a broad-cross section of criminal justice issues including human rights, violence, drug trafficking, drug abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, and police training in Puerto Rico. This course will entail Spanish vocabulary terms related to law enforcement as well as historical and cultural awareness issues as they relate to Public Justice. Students will also do research and analyze the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico local laws and regulations and compare those with United States laws.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and SPA 101
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 343 - Community Policing
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course addresses the history, philosophy, and practice of community policing and explores how it differs from traditional policing models. It examines contemporary issues and research while analyzing various community policing models within the context of modern crime problems.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 345 - Criminal Investigation
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to an overview of the criminal investigative process, including the basic principles, techniques and procedures that facilitate an effective, efficient investigation.
Prerequisite: Nine hours social sciences and upper division standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CRJ 347 - Crime and Society
2018-209 Catalog Year:
This course examines the governmental, economic, and cultural institutions that create statuses based on class, race, and gender to assess their influence on the definitions of crime, the criminal, and justice. Topics include research on corporate crime, racial disparities in the criminal justice process, and feminist criminology.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CRJ 351 - Report Writing in Public Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course explores the wide variety of writing styles and techniques utilized in public justice occupations: law, law enforcement, human services, probation, and corrections, among others. Class members will plan field visits to area public justice agencies, hold interviews to ascertain the report writing styles and requirements in these agencies, and practice these styles utilizing hypothetical or published cases.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 355 - Wrongful Convictions
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an overview of the concept of Wrongful Convictions within the US Criminal Justice System. It will examine the causes, effects, and proposed and enacted “solutions” to these problems. The various actors responsible for wrongful convictions and reforms are discussed.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and nine social science credits; or instructor approval.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 360 - Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course discusses and critically analyzes the legal issues involving discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and family status. Special emphasis will be placed on examining current problems and controversies in the field.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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CRJ 361 - Family Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of family law, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: legal definition of the family, marriage and divorce, parental rights and responsibilities, custody and support of children, illegitimacy and paternity, adoption, and “new” reproductive technologies and surrogate parenting.
Prerequisite: CRJ 201 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 363 - Women & the Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the legal rights and limitations of women, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: medical rights; legal right to vote; rights to contract; employment, working conditions and compensation.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and nine hours social science credit; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 365 - Introduction to Criminal Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of basic criminal law principles with special emphasis on the criminal law in New York State. Crime, punishment, mental culpability, and defenses (intoxication, mistake, insanity) will be discussed, using a general procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. Case method.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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CRJ 366 - Organized Crime
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A systematic exploration of theoretical and practical issues pertinent to organized criminal behavior. The organizational structures of traditional and non-traditional groups are studied as well as the historical background beginning in the nineteenth century. The impact of law enforcement is thoroughly reviewed with a special emphasis on illegal drug trafficking. The relationships between drug use and crime is examined from the legal and societal viewpoint. Additionally, the relationship between the political environment and organized crime including the infiltration of legitimate business is studied.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 367 - Women and Crime
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the impact of crime on women and the impact of women on crime, with an emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: sexual and racial discrimination in terms of charges filed, sentencing, status crimes, prison conditions, and capital punishment.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 368 - Violence in the Workplace
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides insights into the problem of violence in the workplace. It will examine the nature of the violence, legal obligations, impacts, risk factors, and policies and procedures needed to prevent and respond to workplace violence.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and sophomore standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 370 - Criminal Procedure
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of criminal procedure law with emphasis on the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments. Search and seizure, interrogation, confessions, identification, plea negotiation, exclusionary rule, and related topics will be discussed within a procedural framework beginning with arrest and culminating in the appellate process. The effect of anti-terrorism laws on criminal procedure will also be addressed.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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CRJ 377 - Choosing to Die: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of suicide, assisted suicide, and euthanasia from a number of disciplinary perspectives. The course examines the conflict between individual freedom and societal interests with respect to end-of-life decision making.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 383 - Terrorism and Homeland Security
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce public justice and other social science students to the study of terrorism. It is designed for students who have little or no understanding of the world of terrorism. The purpose of this course is to provide a basic foundation for further examination of the topic. We will cover definitions and motivations for terrorism; religious, ideological, nationalistic, and ethnic terrorism; domestic and international terrorist movements; technological, cyber, nuclear, biological, and chemical terrorism: terrorist financing; Jihadist networks; the organization and functions of Homeland Security; the protection of constitutional rights and civil liberties; and the effect of the media on terrorism.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 385 - Drugs and Crime
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course addresses a current and controversial issue in the field of criminal justice, the relationship between illicit drugs and crime from a variety of perspectives. Each of these perspectives conceptualizes differently the drugs-crime relationship and the social conflicts which surround it, and consequently implies different ways of addressing the problem.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing and nine hours social science credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 387 - Research Methods for Criminal Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A comprehensive introduction to scientific research methods that are used in Criminal Justice and related disciplines. Topics related to the fundamentals of research will include ethical issues, the differences between quantitative and qualitative research, and different research designs used in each type.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and minimum sophomore standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 388 - Data Analysis
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A comprehensive introduction to scientific research and the analysis of associated data. Topics related to levels of measurement, various analysis techniques, and the understanding and interpretations of related findings will be discussed. Students also will collect and analyze data targeted at their own specific research question.
Prerequisite: CRJ 387
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 400 - Advanced Topics in Public Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An in-depth study of a specialized topic in the area of criminal justice related to advanced students’ backgrounds and interests.Topics vary from year to year.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and Upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 401 - Seminar in Public Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Research and reporting on topics chosen for their value to advanced criminal justice majors.
Prerequisite: Senior standing and C- or better in all other core courses, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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CRJ 415 - Policing Theory and Practice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will provide an overview of the nature and application of law enforcement theory. Students will examine the theoretical foundations of a variety of law enforcement practices with emphasis on evolving trends. This course will discuss bridging the gap between policing theory and policing practice.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 425 - Comparative Justice Systems
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An analysis of major criminal justice systems and issues, including western and non-western approaches, and applications to current criminal justice problems in the U.S.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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CRJ 435 - Police Management
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides students with a conceptual and theoretical foundation upon which to study criminal justice administration and management through critical evaluation and application of the research literature to present-day criminal justice challenges and concerns. We will examine how technology influences planning and allocation of resources, as well as strategies for crime control and public safety. We will also highlight how contemporary challenges to police organizations demand innovative and data driven responses.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and CRJ 210 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 454 - Religion, Crime and Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The course will examine the nexus of religion and crime in several different domains, including the influence of religion in the evolution of law and public policy, the role of religion in correctional environments and the development of correctional alternatives, and the influence of religion as a mechanism of social control and law conformity. A primary focus of the course will be on exploring the phenomena of religion-related crime in the US.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 461 - Children and the Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines basic principles and current controversies in the area of children’s legal rights, with emphasis on statutory and case law of New York State. Issues to be considered include: minors’ rights and responsibilities in tortious and contractual lawsuits; minors’ rights to education and medical care; legal consideration of children in custody matters; illegitimate children’s rights; children’s legal protection from child abuse; minors’ eroding constitutional rights in the juvenile justice system.
Prerequisite: CRJ 201 and upper division standing and twelve hours social sciences credit.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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CRJ 463 - American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is an introduction to Federal-Indian law/policy. Sovereignty, jurisdiction, Federal Indian relationship, federal, state, and tribal policies, laws, and issues will be examined. Analysis of twentieth-century events that have shaped American Indian rights under the United States Constitution and the history of those legal developments will be explored. The course will also cover the detailed assessment of the 1968 Indian Bill of Rights and American Indian efforts toward achieving limited sovereignty and unlimited rights over the past three decades.
Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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CRJ 490 - Practicum in Teaching Criminal Justice
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity for greater involvement with activities, students and faculty in their major. Students assist faculty as teaching assistants, preparing class materials, organizing study groups, taking attendance, and providing tutoring assistance to their assigned class. Students will advise Public Justice majors and minors and assist department personnel with a variety of departmental activities. Students gain first-hand experience in a workplace setting. Through these activities students master communication and organizational skills as well as learn organizational theories.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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DNC 112 - Beginning Modern Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Introduction to dance as a developmental, expressive, and creative art form. Basic rhythms, dance technique, improvisation and beginning choreography. Artistic principles and movement concepts. Pioneers of modern dance.
Note: One credit course may be repeated for total of three credits.
Equivalent Course: DNC 201
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 1
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DNC 116 - Beginning Jazz Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is a beginner level of Jazz dance technique. Emphasis is on body awareness and kinesthetic learning of codified Jazz techniques. Introduces warm-up skills, alignment, principles of dance, movement and vocabulary, isolations, improvisation, progressions and rhythmic combinations. Presentational skills are encouraged.
Note: Note: One credit course that may be repeated for a total of three credits.
Equivalent Course: DNC 204
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 1
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DNC 118 - Beginning Ballet Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to ballet technique, its basic movement principles, concepts, and its historical origin and context. Students are introduced to notions of healthy movement practices to avoid injury, proper use of body alignment with anatomical principles, and overall approach to physical training in relationship to ballet.
Note: One credit course repeatable for a total of three credits.
Equivalent Course: DNC 210
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 1
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DNC 212 - Intermediate Modern Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Study in the modern dance technique of Lester Horton at the advanced beginner to intermediate level. This course allows sequential dance training in an American art form born of rebellious, expressive, creative and critical thinking. Emphasis is on kinesthetic knowledge of the technique.
Note: Two credit course may be repeated for total of four credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 112; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: DNC 202
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 2
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DNC 216 - Intermediate Jazz Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is continuation in Jazz Dance at the intermediate level. Emphasis is on increased level of ability in movement vocabulary, musicality, alignment, principles of dance, isolations, improvisation, progressions and combinations. Use of choreographic elements and presentational skills are part of the course.
Note: Two credit course may be repeated for total of four credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 116; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: DNC 206
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 2
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DNC 218 - Intermediate Ballet Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is a continuation of ballet principles and technique for students with some experience in ballet; it builds on fundamental knowledge, expands the vocabulary, refines the execution and performance of steps, and increases the difficulty of the technique through longer and more complex combination of steps beyond beginning ballet.
Note: Two credit course repeatable for total of four credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 118; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: DNC 214
Credit: 2
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DNC 250 - Dance Around the World
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will look at dance in various cultures and contexts, and how dance influences our understanding of self, community, religion, and the world at large. Students will also learn about the creative choices made in each culture and a few basic movements particular to some world dances.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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DNC 312 - Advanced Modern Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Continued intermediate and advanced level training in the Lester Horton Modern Dance Technique. Class emphasis is on kinesthetic knowledge of the technique and self-discovery.
Note: May be repeated once for a total of six credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 212; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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DNC 316 - Advanced Modern Jazz Dance Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is an intermediate level in Jazz Dance techniques. There is emphasis on specific movements, rhythm and vocabulary, principles of dance, alignment, isolations, improvisation, progressions, extended combinations and choreography. Presentational skills are imperative.
Note: May be repeated once for a total of six credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 216; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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DNC 318 - Advanced Ballet Technique
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is a continuation of ballet principles and technique for students with at least two semesters of experience in ballet. It further builds on knowledge of technique and injury prevention, expanding vocabulary, refining the execution and performance of steps beyond intermediate level, and increases the difficulty of the techniques.
Note: May be repeated once for a total of six credits.
Prerequisite: DNC 218; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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DNC 350 - Dance History
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will look at the history of dance as a performing art since the turn of the nineteenth century until the present. Stylistic trends, multicultural influences, principal choreographers and artists and their works will be viewed and discussed.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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DNC 360 - Anatomy for Dancers
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to basic anatomical concepts of the human body as they relate to dance movement. Major skeletal and muscular systems and their relationship to dance movement will be covered. Basic concepts of exercise efficiency and injury prevention will also be introduced.
Prerequisite: DNC 112 or 116 or 118.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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DNC 380 - Choreography
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course expands student use of the principles and skills of Choreography; the craft of making dances. The emphasis is on prior knowledge and individual creativity to develop a unique voice of expression and communication and the focus is on the creative process.
Prerequisite: DNC 312 or 316 or 318; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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DNC 399 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Individual study in the field of dance under the direct supervision of a department faculty member.
Note: Variable one to four credits may be repeated for a total of 15 credits.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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DNC 499 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
In-depth study of a topic of interest. Library research, choreography and/or studio work.
Note: May be interdisciplinary.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 1 to 4
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ECH 383 - Language Arts, Culture and Media for Young Children
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will build candidates’ knowledge of children’s literature, media, dramatic and visual arts, and music and movement education for young children, Birth-Grade 2. Developmentally appropriate curriculum topics will include: utilizing quality children’s literature to plan integrated thematic units, designing rich daily language and literacy routines that involve shared reading, writing and phonemic awareness activities; incorporating music and movement activities to enhance early language and literacy skills, using anti-bias and culturally inclusive curriculum and teaching methods and materials to promote cultural awareness and appreciation, “process” vs. “product” art activities, the importance of dramatic play, collaboration with families, community agencies and other educators, and the principles of Universal Design for Learning to improve access to the curriculum for diverse learners.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Summer
Credit: 3
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ECO 101 - Principles of Microeconomics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of micro-economic analysis. Topics discussed in this course include: demand and supply analysis, consumer behavior, elasticity, production and cost theory, price and output determination under alternative market models, and resource markets.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 120 - Survey of Economic Issues
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an overview of key economic concepts and an introduction to economic reasoning. The course material will include concepts and models from both microeconomic and macroeconomic theory: scarcity, choice and opportunity cost, supply and demand, the behavior of the consumer and final, inflation, unemployment, the business cycle, money, economic growth, and government policy decisions. This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of economics for nonbusiness/noneconomic majors, or a foundation for further study for undecided majors considering economics.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 200 - Principles of Macroeconomics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to economics and the central topics of macroeconomics: output determination, unemployment and inflation, money and banking, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade, exchange rates and the balance of payments.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 300 - Intermediate Macro Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Aggregate economic analysis of measurement and determinants of the level of economic activity based on both Keynesian and classical assumptions, and growth, fluctuations and control of economic activity.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 301 - Intermediate Micro Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Demand theory, production theory, price and output determination under conditions of perfect and imperfect competition, demand for factors of production, welfare economics and general equilibrium analysis.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ECO 302 - Managerial Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Economics is concerned with the application of economic concepts and principles to managerial decision making problems. The course begins with a review of economic models and the basics of marginal analysis. Then, along with the theory of consumer behavior and the theory of the firm different methods of optimization such as linear programming are discussed. A portion of the course is devoted to the discussion of various forecasting methods.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 305 - Topics in Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to give students exposure to a particular topic or a limited number of topics not otherwise offered in the curriculum. Topics are chosen by the instructor. This course may be repeated for credit if topics differ.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and ECO 200, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 311 - Mathematical Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An introduction to linear and matrix algebra, graphic representation, differential and integral calculus with the corresponding economic applications.
Prerequisite: ECO 101, 200, and MAT 210.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 312 - Introduction to Econometrics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of econometric methods of formulating, estimating, and interpreting single and simultaneous equation economic models.
Prerequisite: ECO 101, 200, and MAT 158.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 320 - Comparative Economic Systems
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An approach to contemporary economic systems that focuses on capitalism, anarchism, and socialism. The basic economic theories of American capitalism, Soviet communism and Yugoslavia socialism will be studied. A final section of the course will cover the economics of transition to a market economy.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 322 - History of Economic Doctrines
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A survey of the development of economic theories. The relationship between economic thought, contemporary philosophy and economic conditions.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200, or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 326 - American Economic History Before 1900
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course considers pre-twentieth century United States history from an economic perspective. In addition to detailing the evolution of the American economy and its political and social relevance, the course provides and economic-based narrative of based episodes in American history, including the American Revolution, slavery, the Civil War, and labor and farmer protest movements. We will employ basic microeconomic and macroeconomic tools, as well as historical sources, in analyzing and seeking explanations of historical events and outcomes.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ECO 327 - Issues in American Economic History Since 1900
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course deals with 20th century United States economic history, in particular the evolution of the economy itself and the competing claims of various economic interest. We will cover a limited set of issues, such as the economic causes and consequences of the Great Depression and major wars, and the responses of American businesses and policymakers to those shocks. We will study these issues from a variety of perspectives: economic, historical, political, and literary. We will also study important economic trends and developments, along with the material progress of key subgroups such as blue-collar workers, women and African-Americans.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 330 - Economic Development
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of theories and processes of economic development in underdeveloped nations using a multidisciplinary approach. Each section of the course will emphasize the economic development problems of a specific geographic region to be determined by the instructor. The regions include: Northern Africa and the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southern and Southeast Asia, and Central and South America. Methods of analysis drawing from economics, political science, history, demography, and economic geography are employed.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 340 - Money and Banking
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces some basic concepts, theories, and issues in the field of money and banking. It provides a general framework for studying financial intermediaries and financial markets. It deals with the structure and management of the commercial banking industry and with the workings of central banking and monetary management in the U.S. It discusses the international monetary relations and analyzes monetary theory and policy.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ECO 341 - The Political Economy of Financial Crises
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course deals with financial crises, particularly those affecting the United States and with special emphasis on the most recent crisis. We will study their causes, policy responses, and consequences, from the perspectives of economists, political scientists, and historians, as well as journalists, finance professionals, and others.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 or 115 or 120 or 151 or 200, or instructor permission.
Advisement recommendation: Completion of all General Education Basic Skills and Knowledge Foundations courses.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 343 - International Finance
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
International finance, or international macroeconomics, is the study of international exchange of financial assets. It is primarily concerned with the financial aspects of economic relationships among nations. In addition to the balance of payments, exchange rates, and exchange rate systems, issues concerning international banking and international debts are among the topics addressed in this course. Also discussed in the course are the macroeconomic implications of international economic relations, the evolution of international monetary system, and the roles of international monetary and financial organizations (e.g., the International Monetary Fund) in the world’s economy.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 344 - International Trade
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The theory of international trade (comparative advantage and the gains from trade in the classical and neoclassical models; distributional consequences of trade); alternative explanations for trade (resource endowments, technological gaps, economies of scale, product differentiation, location); analysis of commercial policy (tariffs, quotas, and other forms of intervention); preferential trading arrangements (free trade areas, customs unions, economic unions).
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ECO 345 - International Monetary and Financial Management
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The study of the international monetary and financial structure, covering topics such as the balance of payments, foreign exchange, alternative international monetary systems, and multinational enterprises.
Prerequisite: ECO 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 349 - Economics of Education
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will focus on utilizing economics tools and statistical inference in analyzing various aspects of the economics of education, as well as develop skills to interpret and critically assess educational processes and policies from the standpoint of an economist.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and ECO 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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ECO 350 - Introduction to Labor Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of modern labor economics. Topics discussed in this course include: the determinants of labor demand under alternative market structures, the determinants of labor supply, wage determination under alternative market models, the economic effects of labor unions and minimum wage laws, compensating wage differentials, the economics education, and the economics of discrimination.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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ECO 355 - Labor Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course traces the evolutionary development of law as it pertains to labor relations, primarily at the national level, from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the present.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 370 - Public Finance
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of government fiscal participation in a market economy. Theoretical and empirical results on government expenditures and taxation policies are examined with specific consideration given to the efficiency and equity consequences of these policies.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and ECO 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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ECO 378 - Health Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Economics issues involving the delivery of health care, and the organization of health-care markets. Topics include the demand for, and supply of health-care and health insurance, alternative delivery systems, reimbursement, government regulation, and government sponsored health care programs.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 380 - Industrial Organization
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Analytic discussion of the structural and behavioral variables of industrial firms in a market economy. The evaluation of resource allocation efficiency, technological change and distributive equity under conditions of competition, oligopoly, and monopoly.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ECO 390 - Environmental Economics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Economic issues in the control of pollutants, conservation, land use, energy production and other current environmental problems. Emphasis ill be placed on the application of economic theory to the evaluation of various policy alternatives.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 and 200.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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