College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

102 CJI 8140 Current Trends and Issues in Criminal Justice Organizations (3 credits) CJI 8150 Advanced Study: Ideas, Issues and Practices in Criminal Justice (3 credits) Concentration II: Behavioral Science CJI 8210 Risk Assessment (3 credits) CJI 8220 Gender Violence: Domestic Violence & Sexual Abuse (3 credits) CJI 8230 Mental Health Courts and Therapeutic and Restorative Justice (3 credits) CJI 8240 Sexual Offenders (3 credits) CJI 8250 Psychological Issues for Children and Adolescents in the Legal System (3 credits) Concentration III: Juvenile Justice CJI 8310 Contemporary Challenges in Juvenile Justice Leadership (3 credits) CJI 8320 Legal and Ethical Issues in Juvenile Justice (3 credits) CJI 8330 Comparative Juvenile Justice Systems (3 credits) CJI 8340 Advanced Juvenile Justice Policy (3 credits) CJI 8350 Advanced Study: Ideas, Issues and Practices in Juvenile Justice (3 credits) Dissertation Credits (12 credits) Complete 12 dissertation credits: CJI 9000 Dissertation I (3 credits) CJI 9001 Dissertation II (3 credits) CJI 9002 Dissertation III (3 credits) CJI 9003 Dissertation IV (3 credits) CJI 9004 Continuing Services (0 credits) Note: After the completion of Dissertation I-IV, students will be required to enroll in CJI 9004, each term, until the completion of their final dissertation defense. M ASTER OF A RTS IN G ERONTOLOGY (M.A.) Program Description The Master of Arts in Gerontology was developed from the perspective that human beings require meaning and purpose in order to experience life with a sense of well-being as they grow older. The human experience of meaning is experienced in a multiplicity of ways. In each of the six core courses within this curriculum, we explore how meaning is promoted or impeded through the lens of our individual selves and our societal selves. Meaning is socially constructed and reflected in psychological theories and social policies. Our students will develop their critical thinking skills to observe ageist practices and beliefs in our current culturally diverse climate. In addition to this competency, students will acquire leadership skills through experiential activities that will be embedded in each of the core courses. Leadership skills will be based on critical analyses of the policies and programs that affect older adults and the institutions that serve them, as well as analyses of societal structures that create connections for older adults to serve others. Students will then be able to identify and formulate effective means of creating change in these areas. Projects in each of the core courses, immersion in the student's chosen concentration, culminating in the Capstone Project will provide students with opportunities to apply and test their new knowledge in real world settings.