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  • COMM 390: Individually Directed Research
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    Students will perform scientific research in a chosen area of personal interest in communication. Typically, students conduct a replication study of published communication research. At the end of the course, students will submit their research to an academic conference. Prerequisite: CIVS/SOCI 317.
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  • COMM 420: Senior Seminar
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    The culminating course for those English majors, this seminar offers students a transition to post-undergraduate career and/or graduate-level academic pursuits. Working with the course facilitator and a second reader/advisor, students will complete a final portfolio that includes a résumé or curriculum vitae, a project that serves as a sample of their best work in their area of study, and a personal statement about (or critical introduction to) their capstone project. Students will fulfill their public speaking requirement in this course by presenting their capstone work in a public forum. Prerequisite: senior standing.
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  • COMM 452: Specialized Internship
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    The internship experience provides advanced students on-the-job experience in their area of study and in a variety of settings. Students may elect to work on or off campus in areas such as editing, writing, public relations, publications management, or communication. Prerequisites: senior standing or permission of the instructor.
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  • COMM ELE: Communication Elective
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    No course description available.
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  • COMP ELE: Compostition Elective
    1.00 - 12.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    Transfer Elective
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  • CRJU 105: Introduction to Criminal Justice
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course introduces the major philosophies that underlie the American justice system and processes, and the structural (i.e., social control) mechanisms that function to make law, enforce law, adjudicate law and handle law violators, both in the adult and juvenile systems. Students learn the relationships between and among these structures and other major societal structures and processes (e.g., political, economic, cultural), as well as basic criminal procedure, related to how suspected law violators go from investigation, to arrest, to prosecution and adjudication, to correctional supervision, to release and reentry into the community. Basic civil and constitutional laws that relate to these processes are also introduced. Learning Outcome: Public Speaking.
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  • CRJU 200: Policing & Critical Incident Response
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course will present the historical development of law enforcement as a means of social control,the police role in contemporary society and future goals of crime control. This course will also examine the police function as a component of the political system in the United States and the interaction of the police with other social and governmental entities. Major contemporary problems facing law enforcement will be analyzed, and policies and procedures will be critiqued.
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  • CRJU 201: Intro to Criminal Courts and Procedures
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course introduces students to the American system of criminal courts and criminal procedure specifically as it relates to case processing from investigation to arrest and adjudication. Students will learn the structure and function of local, state and federal criminal courts, as well as how cases are processed through them from arraignment to appeals. Students also will learn the basic civil and constitutional rights associated with criminal case processing as they relate to the actions of law enforcement officers, attorneys, juries and judges. The role and rights of victims in the system and process also will be discussed. The U.S. Constitution will be emphasized.
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  • CRJU 202: Introduction to Corrections
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course is an overview of the correctional system within the context of the entire criminal justice system and within society. This course presents an analysis of various theories of penology, as well as corrections policies and practices. Students will study the theory and practice of corrections, including an examination of the evolution of correctional thought and its role in contemporary and future reforms. Major controversial issues, such as capital punishment and alternatives to incarceration will be examined and debated.
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  • CRJU 210: Criminal Investigations
    3.00 Credits
    Tusculum University

    This course will examine principles of investigating crime including procedures, collection of evidence, technology, surveillance, interrogation and crime scene investigation. Prerequisites: CRJU 105 and CRJU 200.
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