2008-2009 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

SOCIOLOGY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE165Chart continued from previous page15 semester hours from the following:*From the Social Sciences:HHS 384Drugs of AbuseHHS 385Substance Abuse and Chemical DependencyMBE 203Accounting IMBE 294Accounting IIMBE 306Business LawPE 116Body Conditioning and Weight TrainingPE 120AerobicsPOLS 371Constitutional Law IPOLS 372Constitutional Law IIPSY 350Psychology and the LawPSY 466Abnormal PsychologySOC/PSY 327 15Social PsychologySOC 335Deviant Behavior and Social ControlSOC 353Applied SociologyFrom the Humanities:ART 225Introduction to PhotographyCOMM 222SpeechENG 240Advanced CompositionENG 242Writing for Business and OrganizationsPHIL 212Types of Ethical TheorySPAN 305Advanced Conversation & Composition IFrom Natural Sciences/Mathematics:BIO 115Human GeneticsBIO 221Anatomy and PhysiologyCHEM 345Forensic Science MethodsMATH 106StatisticsTOTAL HOURS WITHOUT INTERNSHIP 39TOTAL HOURS WITH INTERNSHIP 48(CJ 484)*This list is merely suggestive and is updated regularly.Students should consult their adviser and choose theirallied courses based on their individual academic andcareer interests.Minor RequirementsCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLE(See p. 31 for general minor requirements)CJ 200CriminologyCJ 205Issues in Criminal JusticeCJ 348Delinquency & Juvenile JusticeCJ 387Criminal LawCJ 385Applied CriminologySEM.HRS.Additional CJ electives 315TOTAL 18Students should be aware of any prerequisites for coursework from other departments. Please see the coordinatorregarding course selection for the minor and other rulesand regulations.CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES (CJ)200 Criminology (3)A sociological view of crime and criminality. Socioeconomic,cultural, and biosocial processes are considered,as well as the criminal products of society. Topics include:theories about the causation of crime, crime typologies, andpatterns of crime and social injury. Offered each semester.205 Issues in Criminal Justice (3)Encourages students to develop a critical analysis of thecriminal justice system in America. Emphasis is placed onan investigation of social order and the notion of ’justice’ asexamined by the various forms of social institutions. Thesignificance of law, state and property relations, and theadministration of justice is explored. An overview of police,the courts, and corrections is also examined. Offered eachspring.210 Corrections (3)Provides an appreciation of the processes and structuresof corrections within an American and internationalframework. Specifically, we examine historical, legal,economic and sociological issues in maintaining controland order over those defined as criminal. The courseprovides a critical examination of the concepts ofpunishment, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Prerequisite:CJ 200 or 205. Offered fall of odd-numbered years.