DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
MISSION STATEMENT
The Mission of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences is to provide high quality programs that help students of Arkansas Baptist College develop life-long competencies in critical thinking, oral and written communication, quantitative reasoning, and problem solving that prepare them to enter the work force or to further their education through graduate or professional studies.
GOALS
The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences has the following goals:
- To teach students concepts, theories and methods of the social and behavioral sciences.
- To prepare students for advanced graduate and professional study.
- To train students for employment in the service professions and for teaching positions in the criminal justice and human services fields.
- To prepare students to become more complete, flexible human beings who understand the complexity of a changing world and who are prepared to function effectively in the global community.
DEGREE PROGRAMS
Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Arts in Human Services
DEPARTMENT GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice or Human Services, students must complete 123 semester credit hours. Coursework for the degree is divided as follows: 51 credit hours of general education courses, 30 credit hours of core requirements, and 42 credit hours of major requirements which includes between 9 and 12 hours of electives depending upon the major. In addition, students must satisfactorily complete departmental requirements which include the following:
1. Satisfactory completion of the curriculum requirements on the model plan of study.
2. Completion in residence not less than ½ of the credit hours which fulfills core and major requirements.
3. Completion in residence, unless permission is granted otherwise, the final semester’s course work.
4. Completion of all examinations required by the department (such as the Major Field Test in Criminal Justice or Sociology).
5. Completion of an Application for Graduation.
6. Completion all exit surveys and questionnaires.
7. Earn a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 in all courses taken at the College.
8. Earn a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 in all courses taken in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
9. Earn a cumulative grade point average of not less than 2.0 in all courses taken in the major field.
TRANSFER CREDIT HOURS
The College transfer policies will be observed within the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences (please review the appropriate pages of the catalog.). The Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences does not accept for credit:
1. Remedial or developmental courses.
2. Course in which the grades earned are less than “C” (2.0).
3. Courses from community/junior colleges to transfer as junior or senior level courses.
4. Courses taken at institutions not accredited by a nationally recognized, regional accrediting agency such as the Higher Learning Commission – North Central Association for Colleges and Schools (HLC-NCA).
OTHER DEPARTMENTAL POLICIES
Course Load – In order to ensure that students will have a maximum chance of successfully pursuing their studies, the maximum permissible course load for all majors will depend on
current cumulative grade point average and the discretion of the department chairperson or dean. The following course load limitation will apply.
Cumulative GPA Maximum Hours
Below 2.00 12
2.00 – 2.49 15
2.50 – 2.99 18
3.00 – 4.00 21 (Approval from the Vice-President for Academic
Affairs is required)
Students desiring to major or minor in the department must have a program evaluation by the department chairperson. Prospective majors must meet minimum departmental admission requirements in order to receive a plan of study. Transfer students interesting in earning degrees in the department must satisfy residency requirements in addition to meeting the requirements specified for both the core and major. The Transfer Student Policy stated in this catalog should be reviewed for additional clarification.
For outstanding students at Arkansas Baptist College interested in Public Health, there is a joint BA/MPH program which will serve as a route of admission to the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program. Students who meet the criteria for admission to the MPH program will be admitted to UAMS while concurrently completing their bachelor’s degrees.
ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
MODEL PLAN OF STUDY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE – 124 CREDIT HOURS
| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 16 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | ENG 131 English Composition I | 3 | _____ | ENG 132 English Composition II | 3 | |
| _____ | Natural Sciences elective | 4 | _____ | Natural Sciences elective | 4 | |
| _____ | Physical education elective | 3 | _____ | REL 106 Intro to the Bible** | 3 | |
| _____ | FYE 101 or HSH 101 Life Skills I** | 2 | _____ | PSY 152 General Psychology | 3 | |
| _____ | MIS 110 Intro to Computers | 3 | _____ | FYE102 Life Skills II** | 2 | |
| _____ | Institutional elective | 1 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | |||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | CRJ 250 Intro to Criminal Justice | 3 | _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | |
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | SPC 239 Oral Communication | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 250 Introduction to Sociology | 3 | _____ | CRJ 257 Probation and Parole | 3 | |
| _____ | MAT 142 College Algebra | 3 | _____ | HSH 253 Human Growth & Develop. | 3 | |
| _____ | POL 257 U.S. Government* | 3 | _____ | HSH 255 Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| JUNIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | CRJ 350 Research Methods | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 350 Race, Religion, & Culture | 3 | _____ | CRJ 353 Police Admin & Mgmt | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 352 Social Problems | 3 | _____ | HSH 359 Social Organ & Disorg. | 3 | |
| _____ | CRJ 351 Juvenile Delinquency | 3 | _____ | HSH 451 Substance Use & Abuse | 3 | |
| _____ | CRJ 352 Intro to Corrections | 3 | _____ | Criminal Justice elective | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| SENIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 18 hours | |||||
| _____ | HSH 454 Global Economy, Culture & Community | 3 | _____ | CRJ 454 Criminal Law | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 459 Social Psychology | 3 | _____ | CRJ 460 Senior Seminar II | 6 | |
| _____ | CRJ 451 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice | 3 | _____ | Criminal Justice elective | 3 | |
| _____ | CRJ 452 Crime and Delinquency | 3 | _____ | Criminal Justice elective | 3 | |
| _____ | CRJ 458 Senior Seminar I | 3 | _____ | Criminal Justice elective | 3 | |
| 15 | 18 | |||||
ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
MODEL PLAN OF STUDY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HUMAN SERVICES – 124 CREDIT HOURS
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FRESHMAN YEAR |
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| Fall Semester – 16 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | ENG 131 English Composition I | 3 | _____ | ENG 132 English Composition II | 3 | |
| _____ | BIO144 Principles of Biology/Lab | 4 | _____ | Natural Sciences elective | 4 | |
| _____ | Physical Education elective | 3 | _____ | REL 106 Intro to the Bible** | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH or FYE 101Life Skills** | 2 | _____ | PSY 152 General Psychology | 3 | |
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | FYE 102 Life Skills** | 2 | |
| _____ | AAL 111 Financial Literacy | 1 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | |||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | HSH 256 Health Care and Aging | 3 | |
| _____ | MIS 110 Intro to Computers | 3 | _____ | SPC 239 Oral Communication | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 250 Introduction to Sociology | 3 | _____ | HSH 252 Intro to Human Services | 3 | |
| _____ | MAT 142 College Algebra | 3 | _____ | HSH 253 Human Growth & Develop. | 3 | |
| _____ | POL 257 U.S. Government* | 3 | _____ | HSH 255 Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| JUNIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | HSH 351 Research Methods | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 350 Race, Religion, & Culture | 3 | _____ | HSH 359 Social Org. & Disorganization | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 352 Social Problems | 3 | _____ | HSH 451 Substance Use & Abuse | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 353 Marriage & the Family | 3 | _____ | HSH 452 Crime & Delinquency | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 354 Child Welfare | 3 | _____ | PAD 114/354 Public Admin. | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| SENIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 18 hours | |||||
| _____ | HSH 450 Cultural Anthropology | 3 | _____ | HSH 457 Legal Issues & Ethics | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 454 Global Economy, Culture & Community | 3 | _____ | HSH 459 Social Psychology | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 458 Senior Seminar I | 3 | _____ | HSH 460 Senior Seminar II | 6 | |
| _____ | Social Science elective | 3 | _____ | Human Services elective | 3 | |
| _____ | Human Services elective | 3 | _____ | Human Services elective | 3 | |
| 15 | 18
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ARKANSAS BAPTIST COLLEGE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
MODEL PLAN OF STUDY
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HUMAN SERVICES/MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC HEALTH – 124 CREDIT HOURS
| FRESHMAN YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 16 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | ENG 131 English Composition I | 3 | _____ | ENG 132 English Composition II | 3 | |
| _____ | BIO 144 Principles of Biology/Lab | 4 | _____ | Natural Sciences elective | 4 | |
| _____ | Physical Education elective | 3 | _____ | REL 106 Intro to the Bible** | 3 | |
| _____ | FYE 101 or HSH 101 Life Skills** | 2 | _____ | PSY 152 General Psychology | 3 | |
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | FYE 102 Life Skills** | 2 | |
| _____ | AAL 111 Financial Literacy | 1 | ||||
| 16 | 15 | |||||
| SOPHOMORE YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | _____ | HSH 256 Health Care and Aging | 3 | |
| _____ | MIS 110 Intro to Computers | 3 | _____ | SPC 239 Oral Communication | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 250 Introduction to Sociology | 3 | _____ | HSH 252 Intro to Human Services | 3 | |
| _____ | MAT 142 College Algebra | 3 | _____ | HSH 253 Human Growth & Develop. | 3 | |
| _____ | POL 257 U.S. Government* | 3 | _____ | HSH 255 Writing for the Social Sciences | 3 | |
| 15 | 15 | |||||
| JUNIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 18 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | PBHL 5003 Intro to Public Health | 3 | _____ | PBHL 5013 Biostatistics | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 350 Race, Religion, & Culture | 3 | _____ | HSH 359 Social Org. & Disorg. | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 352 Social Problems | 3 | _____ | HSH 451 Substance Use & Abuse | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 353 Marriage & the Family | 3 | _____ | HSH 452 Crime & Delinquency | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 354 Child Welfare | 3 | _____ | PBHL 5133 Intro to Health Behavior & Health Education | 3 | |
| _____ | Humanities elective | 3 | ||||
| 18 | 15 | |||||
| SENIOR YEAR | ||||||
| Fall Semester – 15 hours | Spring Semester – 15 hours | |||||
| _____ | HSH 450 Cultural Anthropology | 3 | _____ | HSH 457 Legal Issues & Ethics | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 454 Global Economy, Culture & Community | 3 | _____ | HSH 459 Social Psychology | 3 | |
| _____ | HSH 458 Senior Seminar I | 3 | _____ | HSH 460 Senior Seminar II | 6 | |
| _____ | PBHL 5107 Epidemiology I | 3 | _____ | PBHL 5123 The Health Care System | 3 | |
| _____ | PBHL 5113 Environmental & Occ. Health | 3 | ||||
| 15 |
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15 | ||||
HUMAN SERVICES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HSH 250 Introduction to Sociology
The course is designed to familiarize students with the nature of human society and its development. Special emphasis is placed on the dynamics of group life; the principal concepts and methods of sociology; group behavior, social institutions, social origins, and interactions. Three credit hours
HSH 251 African-American History
Within an historical context, this course examines the impact that the African-American experience has had on social change movements in the United States. Beginning with early slave revolts and ending with more recent political activism, particular emphasis will be placed on the interplay between African-American social change theory and the promise of “The American Dream.” ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 252 Introduction to Human Services
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the human service field with a connection between theory and practice. Focus is placed on “real” life experiences encountered by human services professionals and emphasizes the social context for understanding helping behavior in human services professions. Three credit hours
HSH 253 Human Growth and Development
Prerequisite: PSY 152 This course focuses on how to deal successfully with life changes/transitions as well as the associated stress and anxiety by understanding the stages of transition and their implications; analyzing established patterns of coping with change; and developing personal strategies for dealing with future transitions. Students will be provided with a learning experience that enables them to enhance their personal growth and development as well as begin the process of making positive life changes. Three credit hours
HSH 254 Public Policy Administration
Cross-listed with PAD 354. This course introduces the dynamics of public policy. The course looks at the structure and function of state and city governance, the legislative process and methods for influencing it, the relationship between the executive and legislative branches of state government and current issues facing state and national legislatures. Three credit hours
HSH 255 Writing in the Social Sciences
Prerequisite: HSH 252, Human Services or Criminal Justice major. This course emphasizes translating social sciences jargon and research findings into clear an appropriate language for a variety of common consumers of social science results including professional, practitioner, and lay audiences. Topics also include APA style, conducting literature review and evaluating sources, balances and complete presentation, and professional authorial voice. Common forms of social science writing such as research proposal, data summaries, and research reports are introduced. Three credit hours
HSH 256 Health Care and Aging
Prerequisite: HSH 252. This course reviews the physiological etiology of aging, the interrelationship between physiological change and mental health, self-assessment, needs assessment, status issues and work in family and institutional settings. This course also focuses on aging in an industrial society, especially on the class, racial, cultural and sexual differences of growing old. It also covers the right to work, social security, housing and health care. Three credit hours
HSH 350 Race, Religion, and Culture
Prerequisite: HSH 250. This course investigates the interplay between race, religion and culture within societies and organizations attempting to move towards equality and democracy. A range of thinkers is examined. Three credit hours
HSH 351 Research Methods
Prerequisite: HSH 252 and HSH 255. This course introduces the theories and methodology of action research, descriptive statistics, and the use of primary and secondary resource materials. Students will learn to utilize the various research methods and complete a research proposal. Three credit hours
HSH 352 Social Problems
Prerequisite: HSH 250. This course examines some of the important social problems, issues of deviance, and instances of social disorganization found in our society today. Students will gain an understanding of the causes of various social problems, the effects of these problems on society and possible remedies or policies applicable in addressing these issues. Three credit hours
HSH 353 Marriage and the Family
Prerequisite: HSH 250 and HSH 252. This course is an overview of the historical and cross-cultural analysis of family systems. Emphasis is placed on problems associated with courtship, marriage, and parenthood. Three credit hours
HSH 354 Child Welfare
Prerequisite: HSH 250 and HSH 252 This course is an examination of child welfare as a specific component of social welfare services, and a comprehensive overview of the legislative provisions, programs, and services, which comprise the child welfare system in the United States. The focus is on social work practice, although students entering all helping professions which serve children (i.e. ministry, social work, teaching, child psychology) will benefit from taking the course. Three credit hours
HSH 355 Interviewing and Counseling
Prerequisite: HSH 252 and prior approval from the instructor. This course introduces students to the fundamentals of interviewing and counseling through a combination of reading, experiential exercises, presentations, and lecture. Students will learn basic counseling skills, while obtaining a conceptual framework for understanding the process of counseling. The emphasis is on building basic skills (i.e., fundamentals of interviewing, communication and relationship building) while exploring helping theory and its application to special populations. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 356 Introduction to Community Development
Prerequisite: HSH 252 Working together in groups of two to five members, this course allows students to identify a problem in a given community and design an action research plan to address it. Learners’ responsibilities include needs assessment and analysis, history of the issue and of the community, group development, problem framing and solving, formative and summative evaluation, and the practice skills needed to implement the project. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 357 Introduction to Interpersonal Violence
Prerequisite: HSH 250. This course is designed to introduce students to current research and theories of interpersonal violence. Students acquire knowledge about developmental approaches as well as psychological and sociological theories as they relate to the effects of interpersonal violence on individuals and society. A systems perspective is used to examine both victim and perpetrator profiles in the areas of child abuse and neglect, attachment abuse, elder abuse, partner abuse, hate crimes and youth violence. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 358 Interventions in Interpersonal Violence
Prerequisite: HSH 357. This course is designed as an extension of HSH 357 and will explore the continuum of prevention, intervention and treatment in interpersonal violence. Students will learn about treatment and intervention models as well as current research describing advocacy, psychological, sociological and systems approaches. The specific strategies suggested by each are reviewed toward providing students with skills for appropriate interventions. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 359 Social Organization and Disorganization
Prerequisite: HSH 250. This course investigates the role that power plays in the development of social organizations. Students will gain an understanding of the various agents of social control and the methods used to direct the behavior of others. Focus is placed on the reality of conflict within organizations (disorganization). Three credit hours
HSH 450 Cultural Anthropology
Prerequisite: Senior standing and prior approval from the instructor. This course is a study of the origins and development of races and mankind. Emphasis is placed on basic and applied research through an overview of adaptive and racial differentiation in human populations and the examination cultural relativity, cultural universals, continuity, and cultural change. Three credit hours
HSH 451 Substance Use and Abuse: Prevention and Treatment
Prerequisite: HSH 250; cross-listed with CRJ 451. This course examines substance use and abuse. Its goals are to build a pharmacological knowledge of substances; to explore how society causes an increased use of substances; and to analyze systems designed to offer prevention and treatment. Special emphasis is placed on various theoretical models and concepts of addictions and counseling techniques currently used in substance abuse/addictions treatment. Three credit hours
HSH 452 Crime and Delinquency
Prerequisite: Senior standing and prior approval from the instructor; cross-listed with CRJ 452. This course is a survey of the patterns and trends in adult criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency analyzed in terms of various theories of such behavior. Students will also examine types of crime and the administration of justice. Three credit hours
HSH 453 Race and Justice
Prerequisite: HSH 250 and senior standing; corss-listed with CRJ 453. This course examines how race, ethnicity, gender and class play a role in the treatment an individual receives while “participating” in the U.S. society and the justice system. Students are introduced to Critical Race Theory (CRT), a theory which challenges the ways in which race and racial power are constructed in U.S. society. Issues including affirmative action, property rights, and the social construction of race are discussed. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 454 Global Economy, Culture, and Community
Prerequisite: HSH 250, senior standing or division chairperson permission. The American economic system is looked at from a personal and theoretical level. In addition to understanding key economic concepts, students look at the role of the global economy from both an American and international perspective and the impact of the economy on human service workers and delivery systems, and they envision alternative approaches to the economy in its relationship to society. Three credit hours
HSH 455 Case Management
Prerequisite: HSH 457 or concurrent registration in HSH 457. The focus of this course is the process of case management. Students develop a basic understanding of the chief concepts of case management including the goals and principals. Particular attention is paid to the three-step case management process. They learn to view clients through the lens of the ecosystems theory and strengths perspective and to complete a 10 domain assessment; develop goal focused plans using the SMART format; and identify a range of possible interventions. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 456 Community Development
Prerequisite: HSH 252 and HSH 356. This course is a continuation of HSH 356. Working together in groups of two to five members, learners identify a problem in a given community and design an action research plan to address it. Learners’ responsibilities include needs assessment and analysis, history of the issue and of the community, group development, problem framing and solving, formative and summative evaluation, and the practice skills needed to implement the project. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
HSH 457 Legal Issues and Ethics in Human Services
Prerequisite: HSH 252 and senior standing. This course focuses on decision-making theory, options and implications as it relates to the work of human service professionals. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence and role of critical reflection and values in the context of the National Organization of Human Service ethical standards, guidelines, and professional/legal responsibilities. Case study methodology will be used. Three credit hours
HSH 458 Senior Seminar I
Prerequisite: Senior standing and prior approval from the division chairperson. This course prepares students for the internship experience through the exploration of contemporary sociological and criminological concepts. Student will prepare a written proposal and select an internship site. Three credit hours
HSH 459 Social Psychology
Prerequisite: PSY 152 General Psychology. This course investigates the mental processes, situational factors, individual differences, and group phenomena that influence the way people interact with other people. Three credit hours
HSH 460 Human Services Senior Seminar II Internship
Prerequisite: HSH 458. The internship is a course of practical study through placement in a work experience in a community service agency. Acceptable internship settings provide the student with an opportunity to develop new skills or work with a new problem or population. Under close supervision, students acquire experience in providing direct service to consumers and learn how agencies function. Six credit hours
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
CRJ 250 Introduction to Criminal Justice
This course provides an introduction to the legal and ethical foundations of criminal justice and the major components of the criminal justice system. Students will be introduced to the basics. Three credit hours
CRJ 252 Criminal Justice Ethics
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 This course is an examination of the ethical considerations facing the criminal justice practitioner. Corruption, perjury, false reports, wrongful actions and the code of silence will be discussed. Ethical behavior and the challenge of honesty and integrity will be examined within the content of its philosophical origins. Three credit hours
CRJ 254 Victimology
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course will serve as an introduction to the study of victimology. Crime victims and their interactions with the criminal justice system, society and the media will be examined. The concept of victim precipitation will also be addressed. Special needs victims (i.e., victims of date rape, and domestic violence), restitution, civil remedies available to victims, and vigilantism will also be covered. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 255 Criminal Investigation
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course will explore various techniques, principles, theories and problems of investigation, both at the crime scene and elsewhere. Topics include crime scene search procedures, handling physical evidence, interviewing and interrogation and rules of evidence. Specific information relative to individual crimes will also be covered. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 256 Crime and Justice Policy
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course is an introduction to criminal justice systems and policy and the efforts to control crime through public policy. Topics include: the ways in which social problems become defined as legal issues and the forces which shape the initiation and ultimate formulation of legislative acts designed to affect public policy. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 257 Probation and Parole
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 or instructor consent. Students are taught the history and development of probation and parole and will examine issues in rehabilitation, legal aspects of parole and probation, supervision theory and techniques, and the relationship of probation and parole to other parts of the criminal justice system. Three credit hours
CRJ 350 Research Methods
Prerequisite: HSH 255. This course introduces the theories and methodology of action research, descriptive statistics, and the use of primary and secondary resource materials. Students will learn to utilize the various research methods and complete a research proposal. Three credit hours
CRJ 351 Juvenile Delinquency
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course provides a foundation for understanding the historical development of the juvenile delinquent and the juvenile justice system. The components focused upon are the concept of delinquency, theories of delinquency, environmental influences on delinquency, juvenile justice advocacy, controlling juvenile offenders, and juvenile corrections. Three credit hours
CRJ 352 Introduction to Corrections
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course explores the operation of the correctional system within the context of society and within the criminal justice system, the integration of criminology, the courts and corrections, the relationship the correctional system has to society, its interaction with the other components within the criminal justice system and its historical foundations. Three credit hours
CRJ 353 Police Administration and Management
Prerequisite: CRJ 250. This course provides a basic understanding of the role police play in society. This course analyzes the relationship police have to society, their interaction with other components within the criminal justice system and their historical foundations. Three credit hours
CRJ 354 Introduction to Community Development
Prerequisite: CRJ 351. The group project is a two semester course. Working together in groups, in this course students will identify a problem in the community related to juvenile delinquency and design an action research plan to address the issue. The group project provides students with an opportunity to become directly involved with the community to impact social change and practice the skills learned in CRJ 350. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 355 Cyber Crime
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 and six additional credit hours in CRJ. This course is designed to explore computer forensics and cyber crime. Specific areas to be covered include computer terminology and history, specific crimes perpetrated with computers, legal issues relating to computer crime, computer forensics, and investigations. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 356 Law and Society
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 or consent from the instructor. This course is an examination of the origins and history of law in society, including the evolving roles of judges, juries, defense attorneys, and prosecutors. It examines the evolution of civil and criminal law, the adversary system, and the concept of justice. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 450 Critical Issues in Criminal Justice
Prerequisite: CRJ 350 and senior standing. In order to prepare students for the challenges of working in criminal justice system, the course will explore the significant minor and major changes that have occurred in the criminal justice field. Changes in the trends of violent crime will be analyzed in-depth. Three credit hours
CRJ 451 Substance Use and Abuse: Prevention and Treatment
Prerequisite: CRJ 250; cross-listed with HSH 451. This course examines substance use and abuse. Its goals are to build a pharmacological knowledge of substances; to explore how society causes an increased use of substances; and to analyze systems designed to offer prevention and treatment. Special emphasis is placed on various theoretical models and concepts of addictions and counseling techniques currently used in substance abuse/addictions treatment. Three credit hours
CRJ 452 Crime and Delinquency
Prerequisite: Senior standing and prior approval from the instructor. This course is a survey of the patterns and trends in adult criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency analyzed in terms of various theories of such behavior. Students will also examine types of crime and the administration of justice. Three credit hours
CRJ 453 Race and Justice
Prerequisite: HSH 250; cross-listed with HSH 453. This course examines how race, ethnicity, gender and class play a role in the treatment an individual receives while “participating” in the U.S. society and the justice system. Students are introduced to Critical Race Theory (CRT), a theory which challenges the ways in which race and racial power are constructed in U.S. society. Issues including affirmative action, property rights, and the social construction of race are discussed. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 454 Criminal Law
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 and senior standing. This course will explore the criminal law from a variety of perspectives. Topics include reasons for punishing convicted criminals, as well as the elements of crimes and the defenses that the accused might raise. Tensions between various state statutes, the common law, and the Model Penal Code will also be examined. Three credit hours
CRJ 455 Criminal Procedure
Prerequisite: CRJ 454 and senior standing. This course is designed to explore the procedural component of the criminal law. Improper actions of criminal justice officials during the investigation of a violation of the substantive law may result in the case being lost due to procedural errors. Areas to be discussed include the court system, probable cause, the exclusionary rule, frisks, arrest, search and seizure, interrogation, as well as the consequences of improper police conduct. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 456 Murder in America: Causes and Consequences
Prerequisite: CRJ 250 and senior standing. This course is an investigation of homicide in the United States. Focuses on the level and nature of homicides as well as domestic homicides; serial and mass murder; race, ethnicity, and gender; drugs and alcohol; school and workplace homicides; investigation; profiling and the death penalty; and homicide prevention and intervention programs. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 457 Introduction to Criminalistics course will examine the broad range of physical evidence developed through the investigative process, and methods of identifying and establishing validity and relevance through forensic laboratory techniques. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 458 Criminal Justice Senior Seminar I
Prerequisite: Senior standing and prior approval from the division chairperson. This course prepares students for the internship experience through the exploration of contemporary sociological and criminological concepts. Student will prepare a written proposal and select an internship site. Three credit hours
CRJ 459 Community Development
Prerequisite: CRJ 351 and CRJ 354. This community development project is a continuation of CRJ 354. Working together in groups, students will identify a problem in the community related to juvenile delinquency and design an action research plan to address the issue. ELECTIVE Three credit hours
CRJ 460 Criminal Justice Senior Seminar II Internship
Prerequisites: CRJ 458. The internship offers practical study through a supervised work experience in a community service agency. Students will acquire experience through direct service and learn how various criminal justice agencies operate. Six credit hours
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH
PBHL 5003 Introduction to Public Health
An introduction to basic and contemporary issues of public health, including tools of community-based heath assessment, surveillance, health promotion, disease prevention, policy and ethics will be presented. This course provides an overview in the diverse areas of public health practice. Three credit hours
PBHL 5107 Epidemiology I
An introduction to epidemiology and the basic principles and methods of epidemiological research and practice. Overview of the history and the theoretical basis of epidemiology; measures of morbidity, mortality, disease transmission and risk; major study designs, measures of association, bias, confounding and interaction; evaluation of screening tests; inference; casualty. Three credit hours
PBHL 5013 Biostatistics
Introductory topics in descriptive biostatistics and epidemiology, database principles, basic probability, diagnostic test statistics, tests of hypotheses, sample-size estimation, power of tests, frequency cross-tabulations, correlation, nonparametric tests, regression, randomization, multiple comparisons of means and analysis of variance for one- and two- factor experiments. Three credit hours
PBHL 5113 Environmental and Occupational Health
This course is intended to provide a detailed overview of the fields of environmental and occupational health with an emphasis on the practical aspects of the recognition, evaluation and control of chemical, physical and biological hazards, including basic quantitative assessments of these hazards. Additional topics include significant legal and historical influences as well as currently important issues in the fields. Three credit hours
PBHL 5123 The Health Care System
Analysis of system-wide issues related to the delivery of health in the United States, including organizational arrangements, financing, health status issues, health insurance, health manpower, cost of health care, quality of health care, access and regulatory issues. Three credit hours
PBHL 5133 Introduction to Health Behavior and Health Education
Introduction to health behavior, health education, theory, and practice; defines key terms and concepts; theories of individual health behavior; variables influencing health behavior, basic planning models; and includes discussion of ethical principles and application of theory in culturally distinct and/or other unique populations. Three credit hours