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Courses

 

Computer Science
  

  • CSC 466 - Artificial Intelligence and Heuristic Programming

    Heuristic versus algorithmic methods using examples such as game playing programs. A discussion of a list processing language. A survey of the accomplishments in the areas of game playing, theorem proving, pattern recognition, question answering, adaptive systems, music composition and machine translations of language.

    Prerequisite: CSC 416 or permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 470 - Computer Graphics

    An introduction to the algorithms and data structures needed to represent two and three dimensional static images, emphasizing international standards for representing and manipulating images.

    Prerequisite: CSC 241 or COG 241, and MAT 230.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 472 - Computational Engineering

    In this course students will learn to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of numerical techniques in the current engineering environment and apply computational tools in solving, designing and modeling electromagnetic/wireless systems and components.

    Prerequisite: MAT 210 and MAT 220; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 473 - Internet of Things (IOT)/Sensors

    This course introduces state-of-the-art technologies for Internet of Things (IoT). Students will learn principles of various sensors used in the IoT, and design and develop IoT devices and systems.

    Prerequisite: CSC 380
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 474 - Image Processing

    CSC474 is a course on Image Processing, that presents the fundamentals of image processing (digital signal processing) with particular emphasis on problems in remote sensing and biomedical imaging. It covers principles and algorithms for processing both deterministic and random signals. Topics include data acquisition, imaging, filtering, coding, feature extraction, and modeling.

     

    Prerequisite: CSC 241 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 480 - Software Design

    Software design and development process management techniques applicable to development projects involving multiple teams. Topics and activities are structured around a class-wide semester project. The course includes some lecture-based instruction, but most meetings are dedicated to planning, problem decomposition, team role and task assignment, development, progress reporting, progress analysis, quality assurance, and work product acceptance.

    Prerequisite: CSC 380.
    Offered: Spring.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 482 - Software Deployment

    An introduction to concepts and tools for deploying a large scale software system in the cloud using deployment strategies commonly known as Development Operations or DevOps.

    Prerequisite: CSC 380
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 490 - Selected Topics

    Selected topics in Computer Science.

    Note: Repeatable for a total of 9 credits.
    Prerequisite: This is a topics course and prerequisites are on the section notes found by using the link on the section when registering.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 495 - Software Engineering Project Seminar I

    Conception, specification, design, implementation, evaluation, and presentation of a software application or component; along with topics in support of selected projects.

    Note: With approval, the project may be a prototype or component to be extended and completed in CSC 496, and may involve multiple students, each with a well-defined role.
    Prerequisite: CSC 385 and CSC 480.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 496 - Software Engineering Project Seminar II

    Development of a software project, typically an extension or follow-up of a CSC 495 project. This course meets as a seminar along with CSC 495 students. Course structure and requirements are otherwise identical to CSC 495.

    Prerequisite: CSC 495.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CSC 499 - Independent Study

    Individual study and research under the direction of the computer science staff on computer applications in the sciences, social sciences, humanities or business.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 1 to 6

Counseling and Psychological Services
  

  • CPS 308 - Issues and Careers in Human Services

    This course is designed for the student considering a career in human services. A variety of human service agencies/ opportunities will be examined, with emphasis on philosophy, current issues, and anticipated directions. In addition, an overview of the human services field, including history, legal and societal bases, and future trends will be addressed.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 310 - Introduction to Counseling

    An analysis of theoretical approaches to counseling with particular emphasis upon the dimensions of the counseling process, the counselor’s understanding of human behavior, the counselor’s perceptions of self, the client and the counseling relationship for various theoretical systems. A laboratory for practicing basic counseling skills is part of this courses training.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 391 - Introduction to Family Systems

    The course will deal with the following issues: structural analysis, family rules and roles and their impact on individual development, dysfunctional family patterns, communication, and issues related to step family functioning.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 392 - Introduction to Play Therapy

    This course is intended to provide students with an overview of therapeutic play. It is intended that students will acquire a theoretical and applied understanding of the therapeutic properties of play and the philosophy and skills necessary to include therapeutic play as a part of professional helping.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 393 - Introduction to Expressive Arts Therapy

    In this introductory course students will develop an understanding of how various art forms can be used and combined in counseling to facilitate connection with the self and others, identify and express feelings, support client’s strengths, develop resiliency and facilitate change with various client populations and with groups. This course is largely experiential and students will explore using a variety of modalities such as art, music, drama, movement, writing, sound, and imagery to experience the Expressive Arts Therapy process, The history, practice and theories of Expressive Arts Therapy will be explored.

    Prerequisite: CPS 310.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 394 - Expressive Arts Therapy: Theory in Process

    This course is intended to give students an understanding of the applied theories of Expressive Arts Therapy. This class will be largely experiential, and students will acquire a theoretical and applied understanding of the therapeutic properties of Expressive Arts Therapy This course will explore working with various client groups using art, music, psychodrama, movement, writing, sound, and imagery as ways to promote health and healing.

    Prerequisite: CPS 310 and 393.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CPS 395 - Current Topics in CPS

    Variable topics in Counseling and Psychological Services.

    Note: Repeatable for a total of 12 credits.
    Offered: Fall, Spring.
    Credit: 3

Creative Writing
  

  • CRW 198 - First Year Signature Course

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 201 - Introductory Screenwriting

    This writing course explores the screenwriting genre through practical application of various writing techniques, exercises, and organizational concepts, and through critical analysis of professional screenplays, film clips, and student work.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 205 - Poetry Writing: Introductory

    An introductory course in the reading and writing of poetry. A premise of this course is that reading and writing are reciprocal activities. A goal of this course is to make that reciprocity legible. To that end, students will learn to read poetry (their own, their classmates, and those of published writers) rhetorically, acquiring two vocabularies, two languages almost; that of poetic practice and prosody, and that of critique.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 206 - Fiction Writing: Introductory

    A basic introduction to the forms and fundamental concepts of fiction.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 207 - Playwriting: Introductory

    This writing course explores the playwriting genre through practical application of various writing techniques, exercises, and organizational concepts, and through critical analysis of theatrical literature and student work.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 208 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Introductory

    This course introduces students to various modes of nonfiction writing, helps them analyze and evaluate literature in the genre, and provides an environment in which they develop writing in nonfiction modes.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 210 - Graphic Storytelling: Introductory

    An examination of the elements of graphic storytelling and how to apply them as techniques in the creation of graphic stories and novels. Students will develop storylines and over the semester will work toward creating their own long form graphic stories and novels.

    Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission of instructor.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 250 - Writing into Culture

    A study of a non-Western civilization by intensively examining the history, institutions, economy, and society surrounding a popular genre created by that culture. Besides critically examining the cultural issues of that society, students will create an original work using the aesthetic principles of that popular genre.

    Prerequisite: ENG 102
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 295 - Specialized Studies in Creative Writing: Introduction

    An introductory course in specialized creative writing topics (e.g. Intro to Graphic Memoir, Intro to Writing for Television Sit-Coms). 

    Note: Course may be offered in more than one section with different content, and may be repeated for total of 9 credits if content is not the same.
    Prerequisite: Any three (3) credits in English or Creative Writing
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 300 - Living Writers Series

    This course invites students to explore the writing process–from creation to publication or performance–with publishing writers immersed in their chosen genre. We will also examine the literary, cultural, and political underpinnings necessary to the development of an aesthetic within those genres.

    Prerequisite: ENG 101 or 102 or Compentency Waiver, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 301 - Screenwriting: Intermediate

    This intermediate level writing course builds upon the basic concepts of screenwriting and focuses on completing the first half of a full-length screenplay. Films and screenplays with less traditional plot structure and more experimental approaches to storytelling, especially in the use of visuals, will receive more attention.

    Prerequisite: CRW 201.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 305 - Poetry Writing: Intermediate

    Intermediate workshop and seminar in the writing of poetry.

    Prerequisite: CRW 205.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 306 - Fiction Writing: Intermediate

    An intermediate level course in the writing of fiction.

    Prerequisite: CRW 206.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 307 - Playwriting: Intermediate

    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: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 308 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Intermediate

    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
  

  • CRW 313 - Digital Storytelling

    A basic introduction to creating narrative in and for digital platforms.

    Prerequisite: Any three (3) credits in ENG or CRW or HON 204, or instructor permission
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 330 - Form and Theory of Genres

    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.

    Prerequisite: Six hours of CRW or ENG courses (includes HON 204); or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 355 - Literary Citizenship

    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
  

  • CRW 395 - Specialized Studies in Creative Writing: Intermediate

    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: Spring
    Credit: 3; may be repeated for total of 9 credits
  

  • CRW 396 - Creative Writing Pedagogies for Teaching Assistants

    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
  

  • CRW 399 - Independent Study

    A total of only six hours in independent study may be credited to the major in Creative Writing.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 1 to 6
  

  • CRW 401 - Screenwriting: Advanced

    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: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 405 - Poetry Writing: Advanced

    Seminar and workshop in writing a long work of poetry.

    Prerequisite: CRW 305.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 406 - Fiction Writing: Advanced

    An advanced course in the writing of fiction, often taking as its focus a specific subgenera.

    Prerequisite: CRW 306.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 407 - Playwriting: Advanced

    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: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRW 408 - Creative Nonfiction Writing: Advanced

    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
  

  • CRW 411 - Screenwriting Rewrites

    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

Criminal Justice
  

  • CRJ 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

    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
  

  • CRJ 198 - First Year Signature Course

    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 210 - Introduction to Policing

    This course provides an introduction to the theory and practice of policing in the U.S. The origins and evolution of American policing will be discussed. This course will examine law enforcement agencies, their organization, and functions. Core police functions, discretion, and civil liability will be addressed. Recent trends and issues in law enforcement will also be covered.

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 220 - Intro to Courts & Judicial Process

    This course provides an introduction to the philosophy and process of American criminal courts. It will examine the functions, structures, and processes of the trial and appellate courts and examine the role and influence of the U.S. Supreme Court on the administration of justice. It will explain the legal actors involved and the different perspectives each brings to the court process

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 230 - Introduction to Corrections

    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: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 300 - Topics in Criminal Justice

    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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 305 - History of Policing in America

    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.

     

     

    Prerequisite: CRJ 210 or instructor permission.
    Equivalent Course: HIS 205, PBJ 205, CRJ 205
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 312 - The Study of Homicide and Lethal Violence

    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
  

  • CRJ 313 - The Death Penalty

    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
  

  • CRJ 325 - The Poor and the Courts

    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
  

  • CRJ 326 - Professional and Ethical Dilemmas in Criminal Justice

    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: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • 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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 333 - Crime Theories and Victimization

    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: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 335 - Latinos and the Criminal Justice System

    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
  

  • CRJ 337 - Child Abuse and the Legal System

    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
  

  • CRJ 340 - The Global Nature of Crime and Justice in Puerto Rico

    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
  

  • CRJ 343 - Community Policing

    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
  

  • CRJ 345 - Criminal Investigation

    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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 347 - Crime and Society

    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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 348 - Criminal Evidence

    This course provides instruction in the basic principles of the law of evidence as it is applicable in criminal proceedings (trials and hearings), with special emphasis on the law of New York State.

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 351 - Report Writing in Criminal Justice

    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: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 355 - Wrongful Convictions

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 360 - Discrimination in the Workplace: A Legal Perspective

    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: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 361 - Family Law

    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 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 363 - Women & the Law

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 365 - Introduction to Criminal Law

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 366 - Organized Crime

    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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 367 - Women and Crime

    This course examines the impact of crime on women and of women on crime, with an emphasis on women as perpetrators and survivors of violence, and women working within the criminal justice system. Issues to be considered include: disparities across sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and racial groups.

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 368 - Violence in the Workplace

    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
  

  • CRJ 370 - Criminal Procedure

    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
  

  • CRJ 377 - Choosing to Die: Suicide, Assisted Suicide, and Euthanasia

    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
  

  • CRJ 383 - Terrorism and Homeland Security

    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: CRJ 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 385 - Drugs and Crime

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 387 - Research Methods for Criminal Justice

    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: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 388 - Data Analysis

    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 101 and and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 399 - Ind Readings

    Individual study and research.

    Note: Variable credit zero to 15, may be repeated seven times for a total of 15 credits.

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 0 to 15
  

  • CRJ 400 - Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 401 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

    Research and reporting on topics chosen for their value to advanced criminal justice majors.

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101, 210, 220, 230, 333, 387 (CRJ 387 may be taken concurrently with CRJ 401) and upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 412 - Mass Shootings in Society

    This course will explore the impact of mass shootings on both the criminal justice system and society as a whole. Topics will include (but not be limited to) shifting law enforcement practices, the impact of mass shootings on safety perceptions, security protocols, and how they are framed by the media.

    Prerequisite: CRJ 101 and sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 415 - Policing Theory and Practice

    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
  

  • CRJ 425 - Comparative Justice Systems

    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 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 435 - Police Management

    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 101and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 454 - Religion, Crime and Justice

    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
  

  • CRJ 461 - Children and the Law

    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 101 and minimum sophomore standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • CRJ 463 - American Indian Law & Federal Indian Policy

    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
  

  • CRJ 490 - Practicum in Teaching Criminal Justice

    This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity for greater involvement with students and faculty in their major. Students assist faculty as teaching assistants, organizing study groups, taking attendance, providing tutoring assistance, and advising Criminal Justice majors and minors.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3

Dance
  

  • DNC 112 - Beginning Modern Dance Technique

    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: Fall
    Credit: 1
  

  • DNC 116 - Beginning Jazz Dance Technique

    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
  

  • DNC 118 - Beginning Ballet Technique

    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
  

  • DNC 212 - Intermediate Modern Dance Technique

    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
  

  • DNC 216 - Intermediate Jazz Dance Technique

    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
  

  • DNC 218 - Intermediate Ballet Technique

    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
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 2
  

  • DNC 250 - Dance Around the World

    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
  

  • DNC 312 - Advanced Modern Dance Technique

    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
  

  • DNC 316 - Advanced Modern Jazz Dance Technique

    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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