Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

CORE 103. Written and Oral
Communication-Honors. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors Academy.
Development of students’ writing and speaking
skills with emphasis on logic and information literacy.
Students will form and support claims, attending
to the assumptions underlying arguments.
The course will introduce students to elements
of logic, including fallacies and inductive reasoning,
and their use in persuasive written and
oral communication. This course has been approved
for Core Curriculum credit in University
Core A.
CORE 201. Topics in Critical Inquiry. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: CORE 102 or CORE 103.
Further development of students’ skills in critical
thinking, including a rigorous introduction
to informal fallacies, deductive logic and inductive
reasoning. Students will also learn how to
recognize, analyze, and evaluate arguments in
written and oral communication. Students will
continue to develop competency in information
literacy as they read and critique persuasive
writing and communication and create their own
arguments. This course has been approved for
Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
CORE 202. Topics in Ethical Inquiry. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisite: CORE 201.
Further development in students’ skills in technology,
reading, writing, oral communication,
research, and critical thinking. This course includes
a broad introduction to ethical theories
and methods of ethical reasoning. Students will
strengthen their skills in the recognition, analysis,
and evaluation of written and oral arguments.
Students will critique texts and create their own
sustained line of reasoning regarding an ethical
topic. This course has been approved for Core
Curriculum credit in University Core A.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
CRJU 100. Introduction to Criminal
Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Survey of the American criminal justice system
and processes. Crime, criminal law, law enforcement,
prosecution, adjudication, corrections and
juvenile justice.
CRJU 150. Crime, Law and Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Declared major or minor in criminal
justice.
Introduces students to key concepts in the study
of criminal justice. Topics will include crime
and social control, the role of criminal law, the
nature of justice, and a survey of the criminal
justice process. In addition, special attention
will be devoted to the conduct of basic criminal
justice research.
CRJU 210. Juvenile Justice. (3)
Three hours lecture.
Covers the study and function of the juvenile
justice system, the process within the system,
and the youth who become involved
CRJU 233. Courts and the Criminal
Process. (3)
Three hours lecture.
An examination of the steps in the process followed
in most criminal courts and the legal rules
relating to each step. The manner in which judges
are selected in the American legal system and
the organization of state and federal courts will
also be examined.
CRJU 235. Police and Society. (3)
Three hours lecture.
This course is designed to examine the psychological,
sociological, and philosophical role of
the police as it relates to such topics as social
conflict, criminal behavior, police brutality, police
corruption, and stress.
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