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2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]
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BIOL 1800 - Principles of Ecology and Evolution
Goals: This course is designed for potential biology majors and others needing majors-level biology. To introduce ecological and evolutionary principles, and how these relate to understanding the origins and diversity of life on earth. To gain experience in the practice of science by posing research questions, designing and conducting experiments or observations to answer these questions, and presenting the results publicly. To develop skills in oral communication, use of the computer as a scientific tool, and ability to function as a member of a goal-oriented team. To foster a sense of wonder and curiosity about biological diversity.
Content: An exploration of ecology and evolution. Topics will include interactions among organisms with their environment, transmission genetics, micro and macroevolutionary processes, and the origin and diversity of life. Throughout the course, we will discuss examples of how ecological and evolutionary principles can enhance our understanding of environmental and medical issues. The course will introduce skills needed for conducting biological research, with emphasis on development of research questions and experimental design.
Taught: Fall term
Prerequisites: None; concurrent registration in CHEM 1130 is recommended
Note: This course is open to first-year students only. Exceptions are made by permission of the instructor. Non-science majors seeking the Hamline Plan “N” through Biology should take a course in the BIOL 1100 series rather than taking BIOL 1800.
Credits: 4
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BIOL 1820 - LAB: Principles of Plant and Animal Physiology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 1820 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 1820 - Principles of Plant and Animal Physiology
Goals: To introduce the basic principles of plant and animal physiology emphasizing structure-function relationships, mechanisms of integration of cellular, tissue and organ functions, and the concept of homeostatic balance. To gain experience in the practice of science by posing scientific questions, designing experiments or observations to answer these questions, and presenting the results of these studies in a public forum. To increase skills in the following areas: oral and written communication, use of the computer as a scientific tool, functioning as a member of a goal-directed team.
Content: Physiological mechanisms for the regulation of water balance, gas exchange, and energy balance in both plants and animals will be covered. The role of cells, tissues, and organs in physiological process; function and regulation of the endocrine, digestive, respiratory, vascular, and nervous systems in animals.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisite: None
Note: This course is open to first-year students only. Exceptions are made by permission of the instructor. Non-science majors seeking the Hamline Plan “N” through Biology should take a course in the BIOL 1100 series rather than taking BIOL 1820.
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3050 - LAB: Principles of Genetics
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3050 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3050 - Principles of Genetics
Goals: To acquire an understanding of the basic principles of transmission genetics, molecular genetics, and population genetics. Students will be able to explain these principles and discuss projects and problems in which these principles are relevant. To gain experience in the practice of science by posing scientific questions, designing experiments or observations to answer these questions, and presenting the results of these studies in a public forum. To increase skills in the following areas: oral and written communication, use of the computer as a scientific tool, functioning as a member of a goal-directed team.
Content: Mendelian genetics, genetic mapping, cytogenetics and chromosome abnormalities, genetic engineering methods and applications, genomics, gene regulation and developmental genetics, the genetics of cancer, population genetics, and microevolution.
Taught: Fall term
Prerequisites: CHEM 1130 or CHEM 1500 (grade of C- or better) or concurrent registration
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3060 - LAB: Principles of Cell Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3060 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3060 - Principles of Cell Biology
Goals: To introduce students to the structure and function of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, and to the dynamic nature of cellular function. To introduce investigative skills such as information searching, research design and analysis, and scientific writing.
Content: The chemical basis of cellular function; macromolecules; organelles; membranes and membrane transport; enzymes and the catalysts of cellular reactions; information storage and information flow within and between cells; cell division and its regulation; cellular metabolism including cellular respiration.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 or CHEM 1500 (grade of C- or better) or concurrent registration in CHEM 1140; BIOL 3050 (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3200 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Goals: Human Anatomy and Physiology I is part of two-course series. This course series satisfies the requirement in Anatomy and Physiology for most professional schools. Students taking this course will appreciate the complexity of human body, examine the principles and mechanisms underlying human body function from organ systems down to the molecular level, and further develop their critical thinking and written and oral communication skills. During laboratory exercises, students will conduct hands-on experiments investigating the principles of human body function in response to various conditions.
Students are allowed to count only one of the two courses of this series toward their Biology major.
Content: Anatomy and Physiology I will complement Anatomy and Physiology II and will cover the general organization of the human body, tissues, and the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal and muscular systems, skin, and nervous system.
Taught: Fall
Prerequisites: BIOL 1820
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3200 - LAB: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3200 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3250 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Goals: Human Anatomy and Physiology II is a part of two-course series. This course series satisfies the requirement in Anatomy and Physiology for most professional schools. Students are allowed to count only one of two courses of this series toward their Biology major. Students taking this course will appreciate the complexity of human body, examine the principles and mechanisms underlying human body function from organ system down to the molecular level, and further develop their critical thinking and written and oral communication skills. During laboratory exercises, students will conduct hands-on experiments investigating the principles of human body function in response to various conditions.
Content: Anatomy and Physiology II will complement Anatomy and Physiology I and will cover the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory, digestive, urinary, circulatory, endocrine, and reproductive systems, and early development.
Taught: Spring
Prerequisites: BIOL 1820; BIOL 3200 is recommended.
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3250 - LAB: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3250 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3400 - Comparative Vertebrate Evolution and Anatomy
Goals: To investigate the form and function of anatomical features of a variety of animals, using the comparative method to assess the relative importance of evolutionary history and differing environments on morphology. Dissection with be emphasized.
Content: The evolution and integration of morphology, with emphasis on the roles of homology, ontogeny, and adaptation to diverse environments as influences on form and function.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3400 - LAB: Comparative Vertebrate Evolution and Anatomy
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3400 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3500 - LAB: Plant Adaptation and Diversity
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3500 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3500 - Plant Adaptation and Diversity
Goals: To learn the concepts of classification; to learn representative species of the seed plants, with emphasis on those found in this area; to examine examples of ways in which plants show responses to selection that are integrated across molecular, physiological, morphological, and ecological levels.
Content: Fundamentals of systematics and classification; characteristics and human uses of representative plant families; case studies of plant adaptations to different environments (such as bogs and deserts); field identification of woody and herbaceous plants common in Minnesota.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3650 - Invertebrate Biology
Goals: To examine the form, function, reproduction, ecology, and phylogeny of invertebrate animals. To recognize characteristics unique to particular taxa, and homologies that reveal relatedness among taxa.
Content: Principles of phylogenetic analyses; characteristics of major invertebrate taxa; investigation of the ecological relevance of invertebrates through reading and discussion of primary literature. Laboratories will include behavioral and physiological experiments, field trips to study invertebrates in their natural habitats, and surveys of invertebrate phyla.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3650 - LAB: Invertebrate Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3650 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3770 - LAB: Population Genetics and Evolution
This lab must be taken concurrently with BIOL 3770 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 3770 - Population Genetics and Evolution
Goals: To understand the basis of microevolution through population genetics; to demonstrate the uses of molecular genetic data in evolutionary biology; to explore the mechanisms of evolutionary change; and to show how these mechanisms have led to the evolutionary history seen in the fossil record.
Content: The nature of biological variation, genetic structure of populations, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, quantitative genetics, principles of evolutionary phylogenetics, evolutionary processes, and the evolutionary history of major taxa.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3830 - Applied Biotechnology
Goals: This course is a survey of the underlying molecular approaches upon which biotechnological innovations are based.
Content: Topics covered include general strategies for gene cloning, gene transfer, genetic modification of organisms, and large scale production of protein products. The course will examine examples of biotechnological applications in biomedical, pharmaceutical, industrial, forensic, and agricultural industries, and will review the history of public discourse and policy development regarding the regulation of biotechnology in the U.S. and around the world.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 or 1500, BIOL 3050, and BIOL 3060
Credits: 4
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BIOL 3830 - LAB: Applied Biotechnology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 3830 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5450 - Current Problems in Biology
Goals: To examine recent scientific literature in the field.
Content: Seminar structure includes class discussions of primary literature and individual investigation of an aspect of the course topic theme. Topics for this course change each time it is taught, however, student may only count this course one time as a Biology Major elective course.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800, BIOL 1820, BIOL 3050, and BIOL 3060, or instructor approval
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5540 - Aquatic Biology
Goals: To understand the differences and similarities among the various freshwater aquatic ecosystems (lakes, streams, wetlands), and to understand the ecological principles and interactions that govern the distribution and abundance of aquatic organisms. To develop computer skills and writing skills.
Content: Lake origins; glacial history of Minnesota; water chemistry; aquatic ecosystem structure; food web interactions; survey of important aquatic organisms; linkages among terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; human impacts on aquatic environments (e.g., eutrophication, acidification). Laboratories will include field studies of aquatic environments, case studies, and controlled laboratory experiments.
Taught: Alternate years, fall term
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5540 - LAB: Aquatic Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5540 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5550 - LAB: Microbiology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5550 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5550 - Microbiology
Goals: Introduction to the biology of microorganisms and the aseptic techniques used to grow and maintain microbial cultures. Practice molecular biology procedures and apply them to the study of microbial function and metabolism. Read and discuss current research in microbiology and related fields.
Content: Microorganisms: their structure, classification and physiological characteristics. Study of the basic principles of bacterial biochemistry and metabolism, genetics and pathogenicity. Introduction to common methods used to control microbial growth, including antibiotics and their mode of action. Overview of viruses, fungi and their role in common diseases. Study the relevance of microorganisms in industrial and environmental processes.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060, or consent of the instructor
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5590 - Ecology
Goals: To demonstrate empirical and theoretical understanding of the relationships between organisms and their biological and physical environment; to examine the distribution and abundance of organisms; to apply quantitative analysis to field-collected ecological data.
Content: Energy flow, ecosystem organization, community structure, organismal interactions, population dynamics, physiological ecology, and biome structure.
Taught: Alternate years, fall term
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5590 - LAB: Ecology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5590 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5600 - Developmental Biology
Goals: To survey developmental processes in a variety of protists, plants and animals. To design and perform experiments that address topics chosen by students, using developmental systems. To practice writing skills.
Content: The genetic basis of development, sexual reproduction, morphogenesis, and embryonic development in animals, plant development, pattern formation, regeneration, metamorphosis, and aspects of cancer and aging.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5600 - LAB: Developmental Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5600 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5650 - Animal Behavior
Goals: To investigate how and why animals have developed their particular solutions to problems of life such as finding food, shelter, and mates, avoiding predators and disease, and producing offspring; to develop skills in observation, experimental design and analysis; to enhance oral and written communication skills; and to develop an appreciation for the alien nature of animal experiences.
Content: Evolutionary theory, behavioral genetics, and behavioral ecology will be used to develop methods for exploring the immediate causes, development, adaptive value, and evolutionary history of behavioral traits. We will discuss and critique various ethological models and current controversies in the field. Laboratory sessions will stress appropriate experimental design and statistical analysis. Students will gain further skills in experimental design and analysis while conducting independent research in the field or in the laboratory on a topic of their choice.
Taught: Alternate years, spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 1800 and BIOL 1820 or permission of the instructor; BIOL 3050 and 3060 strongly recommended
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5650 - LAB: Animal Behavior
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5650 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5700 - Research in Biology
Goals: Introduction to research methodologies and the ways that graduate school research groups operate. The intent is to foster close student/faculty interaction as these parties join together in a research venture.
Content: Introduction to research methods including survey of relevant literature, experimental design, conducting a series of experiments, and analysis and presentation of data. Students enrolled in the course will work independently and with the instructor, and also attend biweekly laboratory group meetings. Students will learn research techniques and conduct investigations in a focused area of biology to be decided by the instructor.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5760 - Immunology
Goals: To learn about immune system development, function ,and disorders; to become familiar with the theory and application of current methods in immunological research; to gain experience in reading primary scientific literature.
Content: History and theories of immunology with an emphasis on the experiments that defined the major advances in the field; innate and adaptive immunity; humoral and cellular immune responses; antibody genes, protein structure and function; self/nonself recognition by the immune system; T cell development, activation, and function; the immune system in autoimmunity, cancer, HIV, and transplantation.
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5760 - LAB: Immunology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5760 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5870 - Genomics and Bioinformatics
Goals: This course was developed to familiarize students majoring in biology with the methods of genomic research, to encourage students to think on genomic scale, to help students become proficient with computer tools to “do” genomics, to promote student understanding the relationships between science and newspaper headlines.
Content: This course examines major ideas of the current genomics research. It also introduces students to biology resources available online. Through the series of exercises and case studies, students will practice conducting DNA and protein sequence analysis, primary literature analysis, interpreting results of gene expression studies and more. We will talk about ethical and scientific aspects of genomic research including human genome project and DNA testing.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050 and BIOL 3060, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5900 - LAB: Molecular Cell Biology
This lab must be taken concurrently with the BIOL 5900 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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BIOL 5900 - Molecular Cell Biology
Goals: To gain an understanding of cellular structure and function at the molecular level. To become familiar with cytological and molecular approaches as applied to contemporary issues in cell biology. To read and discuss contemporary research in molecular cell biology.
Content: Cell compartmentalization, cell structure and function, organelle function and biogenesis, cell motility, cell communication and membrane transport, signal transduction and regulation of cell growth, chromosome structure, cell cycle regulation, molecular mechanisms of aging and cancer. Laboratory will emphasize recombinant DNA and molecular techniques.
Taught: Spring term
Prerequisites: BIOL 3050, BIOL 3060, BIOC 3820 (or concurrent registration in BIOC 3820), and CHEM 3460
Credits: 4
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BIOL 5950 - Biology Seminar
Content: The seminar program includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and students. All biology majors must present the results of a research or library project as part of the degree requirements for the major.
Taught: Each semester
Note: Three semesters are required for biology majors. Required each term for Kenyon scholars.
Credits: 0.5
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BIOL 5951 - Biology Seminar Presentation
Content: All biology majors must present the results of a research or library project as part of the degree requirements for the major. Seniors in their last semester of the Biology Major should register for this course and present a research seminar to the department.
Taught: Each semester. Taken in final semester, senior year. Required for biology majors. Required for Biology scholars.
Prerequisite: BIOL 5950 (3 semesters)
Credits: 0.5
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CFST 1100 - Introduction to Conflict Studies
Goals: This multi-disciplinary course introduces students to the major approaches to understanding conflict at the interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels.
Content: Students study how conflict is understood from a range of disciplinary perspectives and in a wide variety of settings so as to develop broad perspectives on the ways in which conflict can be analyzed.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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CFST 3100 - Approaches to Conflict Response
Goals: To develop an understanding and appreciation for the range and implications of various forms of conflict response and intervention.
Content: Students will study a range of response strategies to conflict, including conflict escalation and de-escalation, coercion, persuasion, cooperation and reward, and will experiment with a variety of specific intervention techniques.
Prerequisite: CFST 1100 or permission of the instructor
Credits: 4
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CFST 3300 - The Role of Conflict in Social Change
Goals: To introduce students to basic concepts shared between conflict studies and social justice studies; to examine connections between social conflict and people’s movements for social change; and to study particular movements through these conceptual lenses.
Content: Students will learn to distinguish among interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels of conflict; be introduced to relevant social science frameworks; study the role of conflict in particular movements; and develop analyses of an aspect of that movement in which they are especially interested.
Taught: Annually
Credits: 4
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CFST 3500 - Intergroup Dialogue
Goals: To learn about social identity, difference, and intersectionality, and how they are linked to social inequality, privilege, and power; to explore sources of conflict in social interaction within and across identity groups; and to examine how individual experience is connected to intergroup relations, institutional structures, and broader social context.
Content: Intergroup dialogue courses emphasize awareness and knowledge of particular social identities (such as race or dis/ability) and development of group interaction skills. Content includes what distinguishes dialogue as a form of social interaction; processes through which individuals form social identities; how identities shape interdependence, conflict, power, privilege, and solidarity among and within groups; historical and contemporary perspectives on intergroup relations; and how identities and group membership inform possibilities for social change. Students will practice critical analysis skills with a focus on their own experiences and on group dynamics using key concepts in identity development and intergroup relations.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor based on interview
Note: Offered with focus on race or dis/ability. Students may enroll in more than one intergroup dialogue course if topics differ.
Credits: 4
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CHEM 1100 - Chemistry and Society
Goals: To introduce and develop some basic principles of chemistry and demonstrate how they affect humankind and the environment.
Content: Basic principles of chemistry are introduced using a case study method. Topics include the ozone layer, global warming, acid rain, nuclear fission and fusion, nutrition, water as a natural resource, fossil and solar energy, and others. Special attention is paid to the social, economic and political contexts in which society deals with these issues. Models of chemical structure and bonding are developed as well as the basic concepts of thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base relationships.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: None, high school chemistry is not required
Note: You may not take CHEM 1100 if you have already completed CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry I.
Credits: 4
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CHEM 1100 - LAB: Chemistry and Society
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1100 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry I
Goals: To introduce and develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. To provide instruction in fundamental laboratory techniques and to encourage the development of interpretive and problem-solving skills.
Content: Scientific measurement, stoichiometry, energy changes, physical behavior of gases, electronic structure of atoms, periodicity, bonding models including valence bond, molecular orbital and hybridization, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, properties of solutions, liquids and solids, nomenclature, and chemistry of familiar elements. Gravimetric, volumetric and calorimetric measurements; graphical data analysis.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: Higher algebra; high school chemistry is highly recommended
Credits: 4
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CHEM 1130 - LAB: General Chemistry I
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1130 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 1140 - General Chemistry II
Goals: To further develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry. Emphasis on the development of problem-solving techniques. The laboratory focuses on inorganic qualitative analysis.
Content: Spontaneity and rates of chemical reactions; equilibrium involving gases, acids, bases and salts; acid-base theories; titration theory and practice, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, the chemical and physical properties of metals, nonmetals, and coordination compounds.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CHEM 1130 (grade C- or better)
Credits: 4
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CHEM 1140 - LAB: General Chemistry II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1140 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 1500 - Advanced General Chemistry
Goals: This course combines topics from both CHEM 1130 and CHEM 1140 and is meant to be an accelerated one-semester version of General Chemistry.
Content: The course includes a rigorous treatment of atomic and molecular structure, explores chemical bonding, chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, equilibrium, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, and electrochemistry.
Taught: Fall semester
Prerequisite: Advanced high school chemistry (AP, Honors, IB, etc), ACT math score of 28 or greater or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CHEM 1500 - LAB: Advanced General Chemistry
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 1500 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3240 - Analytical Chemistry
Goals: To introduce and develop the theoretical concepts and laboratory practices of quantitative chemical analysis.
Content: Theory and practice in classical analytical methods and instrumentation; emphasis on ionic equilibria and electrochemistry and their relevance to chemical analysis; application of various software and statistics to analytical problems.
Taught: Annually, spring
Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 (grade of C- or better)
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3240 - LAB: Analytical Chemistry
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3240 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3330 - Instrumental Methods
Goals: To develop in depth the theory, scope, and limitations of the most commonly applied instrumental techniques of chemical analysis.
Content: Theory and techniques of infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, potentiometry, and other spectral and electrical methods of analysis, emphasizing relations among such factors as noise, resolution, sensitivity, error, and economics; applications of computers to analytical systems.
Taught: Annually, fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 3240 (grade of C- or better), CHEM 3450, and co-registration with CHEM 3940; MATH 1180 and PHYS 1240 recommended
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3450 - LAB: Organic Chemistry I
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3450 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3450 - Organic Chemistry I
Goals: To develop a broad understanding of practical and theoretical concepts of organic chemistry. Molecular orbital theory and valence bond resonance theory are invoked to describe and explain the reaction of organic molecules. Thermodynamic considerations of 3-dimensional molecular shape are discussed. Instrumental techniques for the assignment of molecular structure are a focus. Modern mechanistic theory of organic chemical reactions is developed in detail.
Content: Introduction to nomenclature, acid/base chemistry in context of organic chemistry, stereochemistry, and an overview of reaction types including substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement. Some spectroscopy (IR, MS) is also covered.
Taught: Annually, fall
Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 or CHEM 1500 (grades of C- or better) or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3460 - LAB: Organic Chemistry II
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3460 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3460 - Organic Chemistry II
Goals: To further develop the theoretical concepts of organic chemistry and develop plausible synthetic and mechanistic pathways.
Content: Additional coverage of organic reactions including mechanisms associated with elimination, electrophilic substitution, electrophilic addition, free radical reactions, and pericyclic reactions. Chemistries of alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, pericyclic compounds, polymers, proteins and carbohydrates including reactions of intermediary metabolism. Spectroscopy (NMR) is emphasized.
Taught: Annually, spring
Prerequisite: CHEM 3450 (grade C- or better)
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3550 - Physical Chemistry I
Goals: To introduce and develop fundamental concepts of thermodynamics and quantum mechanics and to further develop problem-solving techniques using advanced mathematical tools.
Content: The thermodynamics section introduces students to the study of the properties of gases, partition functions, a statistical foundation of thermodynamics, and the three laws of thermodynamics. The quantum mechanics section introduces the wave equation, probability, particle-in-a-box, basic rigid rotator and harmonic oscillator models for spectroscopy, and the hydrogen atom.
Taught: Annually, fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 or 1500 (grade of C- or better), MATH 1180 (grade of C- or better), and PHYS 1240 (grade of C- or better) or co-registration; MATH 3320 is highly recommended
Credits: 4 credits
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CHEM 3560 - Physical Chemistry II
Goals: To further develop concepts in thermodynamics and chemical kinetics and concepts of quantum mechanics and demonstrate applicability to real systems.
Content: This course continues using the material that was learned in part I to extend understanding of thermodynamics to phase equilibria, chemical equilibria, theory of solutions and chemical kinetics. Quantum mechanics continues with the introduction of the multielectron atomic system, then molecules and bonding, and applications in spectroscopy.
Taught: Every other year, spring
Prerequisites: CHEM 3550 (grade C- or better)
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3700 - Chemical Biology
Goals: Chemical biology is a scientific discipline at the interface of chemistry and biology. This course explores the application of chemical techniques to manipulate and investigate biological systems.
Content: Current literature resources are used to understand diseases such as microbial and viral infections, heart disease, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases. Topics may include the chemistry of amino acids, protein structure/dynamics elucidation, reactivity of biological molecules, chemical modification of proteins, peptidomimetics, native chemical ligation, and protein/ligand modeling.
Taught: Fall
Prerequisites: CHEM 3450 (grade C- or better)
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3840 - Inorganic Chemistry
Goals: To introduce and develop classical and modern concepts of inorganic chemistry.
Content: Periodic, chemical, and physical properties of the elements; symmetry and group theory; ionic and covalent bonding; acid-base chemistry; kinetics and mechanisms; metals and semiconductors; electronic spectra of coordination complexes; organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry; the application of molecular orbital theory; and quantum mechanical calculations.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CHEM 3240 with a grade of C- or better
Credits: 4
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CHEM 3840 - LAB: Inorganic Chemistry
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CHEM 3840 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CHEM 3940 - Advanced Laboratory Techniques
Goals: To provide instruction in some practical skills commonly used by professional chemists.
Content: Experimental design, laboratory manipulations, data analysis, searching the scientific literature, preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Work in the fall term is coordinated with CHEM 3330 and emphasizes student-driven small group research projects along with instrument design, capabilities, and limitations.
Taught: Annually, fall term
Prerequisites: CHEM 3240, CHEM 3450, and co-registration with CHEM 3330
Credits: 2
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CHEM 3950 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques
Goals: To provide instruction in some practical skills commonly used by chemists and engineers with an emphasis on techniques used in physical chemistry.
Content: Experimental design, laboratory manipulations, data analysis, searching the scientific literature, preparation and presentation of written lab notebooks, reports and journal articles. Work in the spring term is coordinated with the Physical Chemistry course 3560. The course laboratories investigate thermodynamic/quantum principles and properties using calorimetry, spectroscopy, conductivity, and computational techniques.
Taught: Annually, spring term
Prerequisites: CHEM 3550, co-registration with CHEM 3560
Credits: 2
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CHEM 5820 - Advanced Analytical Chemistry
Goals: To further develop techniques for efficiently dealing with analytical problems relevant to chemical research and production.
Content: The analysis of real materials with attention to the literature of analytical chemistry and to the theoretical aspects of such topics as separation techniques and instrumental methods. Emphasis on the relationship between analytical problems and methods to solve them.
Taught: By request
Prerequisites: CHEM 3330 and CHEM 3450 or instructor permission; CHEM 3550 recommended
Credits: 4
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CHEM 5860 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Goals: To further develop skills in modern mechanistic theory, organophysical chemistry, and retrosynthetic analysis. Particular emphasis is placed on stereocontrol in synthetic applications.
Content: Concerted reactions, molecular orbital theory and organic synthesis are studied using current literature.
Taught: Alternate years
Prerequisites: CHEM 3460 and CHEM 3550 (grades of C- or better), or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CHEM 5880 - Advanced Physical Chemistry
Goals: To provide an advanced treatment of special topics in physical chemistry.
Content: Topics from statistical thermodynamics, molecular spectroscopy, kinetics, molecular mechanics, and polymer chemistry may be included.
Taught: By request
Prerequisite: CHEM 3560
Credits: 4
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CHEM 5950 - Chemistry Seminar A
Goals: To introduce current topics in chemistry and biochemistry including presentations from the greater chemical community. To develop communication skills including writing, reading, listening and speaking. All juniors and seniors majoring in chemistry must attend as part of the degree requirement.
Content: This seminar course includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and junior and senior chemistry and biochemistry majors.
Taught: Each semester
Note: Three semesters of CHEM 5950 are required for chemistry majors.
Credits: 0.5
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CHEM 5951 - Chemistry Seminar B
Goals: This is the final seminar requirement for students who are NOT completing an ACS certified degree. To introduce current topics in chemistry and biochemistry. To develop communication skills including writing, reading, listening and speaking. Students will be asked to complete evaluations on student speakers, a chemistry assessment assignment, and a writing reflection on their chemistry experience.
Content: This seminar course includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and junior and senior chemistry and biochemistry majors.
Note: Required for chemistry majors not completing ACS certification. CHEM 5951 is to be taken in the final semester, senior year, after completing three semesters of CHEM 5950 - Chemistry Seminar A.
Credits: 0.5
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CHEM 5960 - Chemistry Research
Goals: To provide an opportunity to further develop research techniques and skills in the field of chemistry.
Content: An individual, original student research project in some field of chemistry, including reviewing the pertinent chemical literature, designing and carrying out laboratory experiments, writing an extensive paper, and presenting a formal seminar.
Taught: Each semester
Prerequisite: Instructor and department chair permission
Credits: variable
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CHIN 1110 - Beginning Chinese I
Goals: To introduce students to 350 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.
Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.
Taught: Annually, in fall term
Credits: 4
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CHIN 1120 - Beginning Chinese II
Goals: To introduce students to 400 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.
Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.
Taught: Annually, in spring term
Prerequisite: CHIN 1110
Credits: 4
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CHIN 3110 - Intermediate Chinese I
Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.
Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.
Taught: Annually, in fall term
Prerequisite: CHIN 1120
Credits: 4
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CHIN 3120 - Intermediate Chinese II
Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.
Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.
Taught: Annually, in spring term
Prerequisite: CHIN 3110
Credits: 4
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CHIN 3600 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese I
Goals: To enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.
Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CHIN 3120
Credits: 4
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CHIN 3620 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese II
Goals: As a continuation of CHIN 3600, to enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.
Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CHIN 3600 or equivalent
Credits: 4
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CJFS 1120 - Crime and Justice in America
Goals: To introduce students to the basic framework of the American criminal justice system.
Content: This course provides a broad overview of the American criminal justice system. The course examines criminal justice decision-making, police, criminal law, courts, prisons, and the juvenile justice system. This course is designed to introduce students to these broad topical areas and to explore the issues of equality and treatment, and the efficacy of criminal justice policy within the contemporary American criminal justice system.
Taught: Fall and spring
Credits: 4
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CJFS 1140 - Quantitative Methods in Criminal Justice
Goals: The objective of this course is to introduce 1) the logic and methods of criminal justice research, 2) the nature of criminal justice data and its interpretation, and 3) the statistical knowledge and tools for data analysis. Students will gain a basic statistical literacy.
Content: This course will cover reading and understanding data on crime, sources of crime data, variable measurement, and descriptive and inferential statistics, including understanding samples, bivariate techniques, and an introduction to multivariate analyses.
Taught: Fall and spring
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or instructor consent
NOTE: There are 25 seats available for this course. Please note that 10 seats are reserved for declared CCJ majors. If the class is full (or shows 15 of 15 seats taken), you need to email the professor for an add slip.
Credits: 4
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CJFS 1150 - Drugs and Society
Goals: To introduce students to the scope and impact of drug use in society, drug laws and policies, and how drugs affect the human body.
Content: This course examines the history of drug laws in society, forensic pharmacology and toxicology, and how science informs the use of evidence in the legal system and to a larger extent national drug policy.
Credits: 4
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CJFS 1400 - Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
Goals: To develop student’s understanding of diversity in American Society, and develop increased understanding and awareness of student’s own implicit and explicit biases regarding persons from different culture, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, economic position, sexual orientation, and person with disability. Students will understand how these concepts relate to communication, attitudes, and behavior inside the criminal justice system to increase effectiveness in interactions between law enforcement and criminal justice professions with persons from diverse backgrounds.
Content: The course provides an overview of diversity and its importance in criminological studies and in the criminal justice system. The course will focus on issues related to race, gender, and economic equality and also disadvantaged persons from a variety of backgrounds to understand the relationship between the criminal justice system and citizens. The course content will cover historical and present social issues that relate to diversity and disparity in the criminal justice system.
Taught: Fall and spring
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3400 - LAB: Survey of Forensic Science
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CJFS 3400 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CJFS 3410 - Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction
Goals: To develop skills in the investigation of crime scenes; to recognize evidence; and to understand the role of physical evidence in the legal system.
Content: The role of crime scene investigation in the legal system; properties of evidence; evidence collection procedures; admissibility of evidence; and interpreting and reporting results.
Taught: Annually, spring
Prerequisites: CJFS 3400
Credits: 2
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CJFS 3420 - Forensic Biology
Goals: To develop skills in the analysis of biological evidence; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.
Content: Properties of biological evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: CJFS 3400 and BIOL 3060
Credits: 2
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CJFS 3430 - Forensic Document Examination
Goals: To develop skills in the examination of questioned documents; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.
Content: Properties of document evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisites: CJFS 3400
Credits: 2
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CJFS 3440 - Forensic Fingerprint Examination
Goals: To develop skills in the examination of fingerprints; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.
Content: Properties of fingerprint evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.
Taught: Annually, fall
Prerequisites: CJFS 3400
Credits: 2
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CJFS 3450 - Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Examination
Goals: To develop skills in applying the techniques used by forensic scientists in examining firearms and toolmarks, and to understand the role of science in medico-legal and forensic contexts.
Content: Course content will focus on the role forensic firearm and tool mark examination in civil and criminal cases. Content specific to forensic firearm and toolmark examination will include properties of evidence, admissibility of evidence and expert testimony, evidence collection procedures, methods of evidence analyses, and interpretation and communication of results.
Taught: Annually, spring
Prerequisites: CJFS 3400
Credits: 2
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CJFS 3600 - LAB: Forensic Microscopy
This lab must be taken concurrently with the CJFS 3600 lecture.
Credits: The lab itself has zero credit value.
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CJFS 3610 - Forensic Toxicology
Goals: To develop knowledge of the principles and methods of analyzing human subject samples for alcohol and other drugs and interpreting alcohol and drugs test results.
Content: Death investigation toxicology; human performance toxicology; forensic workplace drug testing; drug metabolism; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; analytical techniques; interpreting drug test results; expert witness testimony; working with attorneys.
Taught: Annually, spring
Prerequisite: CHEM 3450
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3650 - Forensic Science Internship
Goals: To enable students to pursue internships and explore the connections between forensic science knowledge and experience in forensic science or related agencies; and to integrate internship experiences with their academic coursework.
Content: Designing and completing an independent research project at a crime lab or medical examiner office; maintaining a reflective journal and discussing the internship experience; preparing a paper and delivering a presentation about the research findings.
Prerequisite: CJFS 3400
Note 1: Forensic science students majoring in criminal justice may take CJFS 5660 to complete this requirement.
Note 2: Students should contact the instructor well in advance of the beginning of the semester to discuss their internship placement site to assure prompt commencement of the internship.
Note 3: Students interested in pursuing a laboratory internship must have, at the time of registration, no less than a 2.7 GPA in the natural science courses and a cumulative GPA of no less than 3.0.
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3660 - Forensic Psychology and the Law
Goals: To introduce students to the latest theory, research, and practice of forensic psychology in the criminal justice system.
Content: This course examines the role that forensic psychology plays in the criminal justice system. Students will critically examine forensic psychology policy and procedure through a social scientific lens. Students will explore a variety of forensic psychology topics including assessment, expert testimony, psychopathy, the insanity defense, competency, lie detection, eyewitness identification, and sexual offenses.
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3700 - Policing in America
Goals: The objectives for this course are for students to understand police organizations/operations from a social science perspective.
Content: The course covers topics related to police conduct, community policing, police subculture, professionalization of the police, ethical decision making in law enforcement and evidence-based policing.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3710 - Criminal Law and Practice
Goals: To acquaint the student with the theory and practice of substantive criminal law.
Content: A study of the substantive aspects of criminal law, including traditional elements of crimes, statutory definitions, and judicial interpretations of specific crimes and motor vehicle offenses, as well as inchoate crimes, defenses to legal liability, and sentencing procedure.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3715 - Mental Illness in Criminal Justice
Goals: To develop an understanding of mental illness within the criminal justice system by examining research, public policy, history, and contemporary issues.
Content: Students will understand how serious mental illness interacts with policing, courts, and corrections. Topics include the relationship between mental illness and crime, the criminalization of mental illness, mental illness in jails and prisons, evidence based practices for working with mentally ill offenders, de-escalation techniques for police officers, and prevention and intervention policies.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3720 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure
Goals: To acquaint the student with the theory and practice of criminal procedural law.
Content: An overview and critical examination of the procedural aspects of criminal law and issues relating to constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, unlawful gathering of incriminating evidence through interrogation and identification procedures, and the provision of legal counsel in criminal matters.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3730 - Victimology
Goals: To introduce students to the field of victimology through research, theory, history, policy and exploration of victims’ roles in the criminal justice system and society.
Content: This course examines research on victimization including trends and rates of occurrence, current theoretical explanations of victimization, the history and development of the crime victims’ rights movement in the United States, policies aimed at helping victims, and consequences of victimization for victims and society.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 or PSY 1330 or SOC 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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CJFS 3740 - Courts and Sentencing
Goals: To introduce students to the history and current practices of the American criminal court system through the exploration of empirical research and theoretical frameworks.
Content: This course examines the role that the criminal court plays in society. It explores courtroom decision making from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on research and theory from criminological, sociological, and organizational perspectives. Specific topics include empirical research and theory on bail and pre-trial procedures, the roles and decisions of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and juries, plea bargaining practices, sentencing guidelines, mandatory minimums and truth-in-sentencing reforms.
Taught: Annually
Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission
Credits: 4
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