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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule located on the Office of the Registrar’s website, msudenver.edu/registrar/classschedules.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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CIS 2300 - Business Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1320
Description: This is a course in the application of statistical inference and translation of quantitative data into information which can be used in business decision-making. This course will cover the topics of descriptive statistics, probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, point estimates, confidence intervals, and tests of hypotheses, in the context of management decision-making skills needed by industry.
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CIS 3030 - Business Web Page Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This is a course in business Web page development. Specifically, the student will learn how to plan the development of a Web site, compose Web site specifications, apply coding to the development of any kind of Web site, and find and use development resources. The student will use a leading code-centric text editor to aid in all course Web page development projects. The student will also be introduced to a leading graphical editing tool for supplemental use.
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CIS 3050 - Fundamentals of Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course covers the basic concepts of an information system and systems analysis tools and techniques necessary to develop requirements for a business information system. Students will concentrate on systems analysis using current methodologies, technologies, and available tools of analysis, as well as an examination of the effect on systems analysis by business drivers such as globalization, security, privacy, ethics, and collaboration. The course will focus on the analysis phase including requirements definition, modeling, feasibility, project planning and management, and documentation.
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CIS 3060 - Database Management Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course provides an introduction to the design, development, implementation, and manipulation of databases. Students will create information level database designs from a set of user requirements and implement those designs employing a 4GL database tool. Students will also be introduced to distributed database management, concurrency control, data warehousing, and data mining.
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CIS 3145 - Business Application Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course uses the Java programming language for the development of object-oriented, event-driven Graphical User Interface (GUI) business applications. Students use Java as an iterative software development tool to create web and stand-alone solutions for business problems. Students also complete a final multi-window application project, which includes problem analysis, program design, solution development, and implementation plans.
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CIS 3220 - Analysis of Hardware, Software, and User Interfaces for Microcomputer Platforms
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: The course develops a conceptual understanding of the underlying principles of computer systems hardware, operating systems software and associated use interfaces. These concepts are then applied to the problem of selecting and implementing microcomputer based systems to solve appropriate business problems.
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CIS 3230 - Telecommunication Systems and Networking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110
Description: This course provides a comprehensive coverage of telecommunications and networking. Physical characteristics such as media and signaling are covered, as well as internetworking concepts and Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP). The material is discussed using the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models as a framework.
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CIS 3270 - Advanced Computer Applications for Business
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010
Description: This is a software solutions microcomputer course that teaches problem solving at the business operational level using advanced applications of word processing, presentation graphics, electronic spreadsheets, and database management. Hands-on practice with the advanced Microsoft application suite and computer-based examinations are included.
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CIS 3280 - LAN and WAN Systems for Business
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents the technology, architecture, and interconnection of Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks. The advantages and disadvantages of each technology will be discussed so that well-informed decisions can be made regarding the design of communication networks.
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CIS 3290 - Operating Systems for End Users
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010 and CIS 2110
Description: This is an end-user-oriented microcomputer operating systems course which teaches advanced concepts of the most popular operating systems, both networked and stand-alone. The course includes instruction in theory plus hands-on experience with each operating system.
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CIS 3300 - Business Analytics I (Descriptive and Predictive)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or ENG 1009; ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; completion of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication; C- or better in MTH 1320 or MTH 1410; CIS 2010 or CIS 2300; and at least junior standing.
Description: This business analytics course introduces the student to descriptive analytics and predictive analytics. Techniques include the applications of statistical inference and the translation of quantitative data into information that can be used in business decision making. This course covers the topics of frequency distributions, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling distributions, point estimation, confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, chi-square analysis, regression analysis, model building, and forecasting. A specific statistical package is required.
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CIS 3310 - Business Forecasting Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and Junior Standing
Description: This course introduces the student to both quantitative and qualitative forecasting techniques used in the public and private sectors. Software packages are used to perform the calculations for the quantitative forecasting techniques. Much emphasis is placed on real-world case problems.
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CIS 3320 - Business Analytics II (Prescriptive)
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or ENG 1009; ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; completion of General Studies requirements in Oral Communication; “C-” or better in MTH 1320 or MTH 1410; CIS 3300; and at least junior standing.
Description: This business analytics course introduces the student to prescriptive analytics that can be used in the business decision-making environment. The management science techniques presented and studied include linear programming, project scheduling, inventory models, decision analysis, queuing theory, and simulation, in the context of managerial decision-making skills. Emphasis is placed on the use of software to solve real-world problems.
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CIS 3340 - Advanced Business Statistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2300
Description: This course is a study of advanced statistical methods and techniques and their application in business decision-making situations. This course will cover the following topics: inferences about population variances, tests of goodness of fit and independence, analysis of variance, experimental design, simple linear regression, multiple regression analysis, regression model building, forecasting, and nonparametric methods.
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CIS 3350 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and at least junior standing
Description: This course provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of data mining concepts and techniques; and hands-on experience in applying these techniques to practical real-word business problems using commercial data mining software. As an applied course, the emphasis is on application and interpretation of various data-mining methods using business cases and data rather than on mastering the theoretical underpinnings of the techniques.
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CIS 3460 - Data Warehousing and Mining
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300 and CIS 3060 or ACC 3300
Description: This course covers the concepts of data warehousing and data mining, and how they are used to convert data into strategic business information. It discusses the design, architecture, planning, and project management of a data warehouse. Data mining techniques (classification, association, genetic algorithms, machine learning, etc.) are discussed as a way to discover useful relationships among data.
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CIS 3490 - Managing Business Information with Enterprise Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2010
Description: Students gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical issues of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems used within organizations. The course demonstrates how ERP systems integrate information and organizational processes across functional areas with a unified database, best practices and shared operating tools. Students will configure a running ERP system (e.g. SAP), execute transactions and produce reports for supporting common business processes and business information management. Students will be able to evaluate how ERP systems enable firms to operate their business processes effectively and efficiently. Students also learn to model, assess and improve processes through practical work and by analyzing case studies.
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CIS 3500 - Information Systems Security
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course covers a broad range of topics in security for networked and internetworked computer systems. It examines security and integrity objectives in terms of high-level policy and presents security services used to address those requirements. Network security architectures are analyzed to insure that critical security functions are protected from unauthorized access and modification. Access control in networked systems is examined.
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CIS 3980 - Internship in Computer Information Systems
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in computer information systems (with 15 credit hours of CIS coursework completed toward the major); junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:
- Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Declared major in an undergraduate program
- 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
- Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver
For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
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CIS 4030 - Web Site Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3030
Description: This course presents the fundamentals of organizing and administering a business Web site with multiple clients. Students will learn how to design effective, business-oriented Web pages. They will be able to give advice to the users, describe how to put Web pages on a server, how to organize the published information, how to plan a business Web site, specify the hardware, choose the daemon, and install and configure a server. In addition, the course will cover the security issues of the internet access, the different protection techniques, how to maintain a site, content and interpretation of the log files, and tools and techniques required to run an effective business site.
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CIS 4050 - Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3050, CIS 3060, CIS 3145, CIS 3230, and Senior standing
Description: This course focuses on the development of business systems. The emphasis of this course is on the design and prototyping phases of systems development using as a basis the concepts of problem solving, requirements specification, analysis, and programming from the prerequisite courses. Current methodologies and technologies will be evaluated and implemented in the development process. Information systems problems will be analyzed and alternative solutions will be proposed using design models, a solution will be selected, and a prototype will be constructed for that solution. Students will evaluate the system using tests they developed and then propose a plan for implementation, maintenance, and training for the system.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CIS 4060 - Advanced Database Management Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060 and CIS 3145
Description: This course provides an in-depth understanding of database management systems by extending the database concepts and programming skills developed in prerequisite courses. The student will be presented with a variety of realistic business problems and be asked to produce functional solutions to these problems. The course will use the Oracle Developer 2000 or similar software to drive the design and development of business application software.
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CIS 4160 - Advanced Programming Seminar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060 and CIS 3145
Description: This course addresses advanced language techniques and their application to Information Systems problems. It discusses the appropriateness of certain languages and programming techniques.
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CIS 4260 - Database Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3060
Description: This course covers the functions and responsibilities of the Database Administrator (DBA) in an organization with an integrated, shared Relational Database Management System (RDBMS). The course will focus on the technical requirements of the DBA including enrolling new users, creating the database, backup and recovery of data, security measures, implementing data integrity, and tuning the database.
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CIS 4280 - Network Installation and Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents the knowledge and skills necessary to install the network operating system and to perform competently in the role of a network administrator.
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CIS 4281 - Network Installation and Administration with UNIX/Linux
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3230
Description: This course presents information and skills necessary to begin to perform competently in the role of a network/systems administrator in a Linux/UNIX environment including installation, configuration, and management of the operating system.
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CIS 4370 - Data Science and Big Data Analytics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3300, CIS 3460, and at least junior standing
Description: This course will cover the concepts of big data and data analytics used to solve business problems. Project management of data analytic activities will be introduced as part of the data analytic life cycle. The analytic life cycle starts with data discovery and preparation, which leads to the analytical methods of categorization, regression, and classification. Finally the results of the analytical steps are operationalized in order to benefit an organization.
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CIS 4410 - Management Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 2110 and MGT 3000
Description: This course provides an overview of management information systems, managerial decision making practices and styles, and requisite information needs. International information concepts, the influence of national cultures on decision making, information use, and on various system design approaches are examined. The course addresses the practical aspects of the development of management information systems and decision-support systems.
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CIS 4500 - Information Systems Security Tools and Techniques
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3500 and junior or senior standing
Description: This course covers tools and techniques that allow system administrators to protect organizational resources in a networked environment. It looks at design considerations, organizational policies, and industry best practices in all areas of security, reviews countermeasures to mitigate weaknesses, and introduces tools that can monitor, analyze, and visualize network activities for potential threats.
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CIS 4550 - Information Systems Security Management and Information Assurance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CIS 3500
Description: This course covers the broad fields of enterprise security and privacy, concentrating on the nature of enterprise security requirements by identifying threats to enterprise information technology (IT) systems, access control, and system and product evaluation criteria. Risk management and policy considerations are examined with respect to the complex nature of enterprise security as represented by government guidance and regulations to support information confidentiality, integrity and availability. The course develops the student’s ability to assess enterprise security risks and to formulate recommendations in the areas of data and application protection, access control, policies, and regulation compliance and governance.
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CIS 4920 - Health Care Information Systems Internship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum of twelve (12) semester hours of upper-division courses from CIS or HCM courses listed in the HCIS Major curriculum, all with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This capstone course provides students with the opportunity to integrate and operationalize previously learned health care management and computer information systems knowledge and skills in a field experience specific to the health care information systems discipline. The internship provides an opportunity for students to learn firsthand about working with others in a professional setting. Students complete projects using or working with health care information system applications in a health-related organization.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CIS or HCM.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): HCM 4920
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CS 1030 - Living in a Computing World
Credits: 4
Description: This course provides fundamentals needed to effectively cope with, understand, and be successful in a world with pervasive computing. The coursework explores impacts of computing (from social, ethical, economic, technical, legal, philosophical, and cognitive perspectives) and the related aspects of creativity, innovation, problem solving, critical thinking, collaborative teamwork, and multi-modal communication. Students participate in active-learning experiences and create materials using iterative processes similar to those used by artists, musicians, and engineers.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CS or HON
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1030
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CS 1050 - Computer Science 1
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Permission of department
Description: This is the first course in the computer science core sequence. Students will learn a modern programming language and the basic skills needed to analyze problems and construct programs for their solutions. The emphasis of the course is on the techniques of algorithm development, correctness, and programming style. Students are also introduced to the fundamentals of software engineering and the software-development life cycle.
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CS 1400 - Computer Organization 1
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): An intermediate algebra course or one and one-half years of secondary school algebra or equivalent and appropriate score on the mathematics pre-assessment placement test or higher-level math course with a grade of “C” or better
Description: In this course, students will study the internal organization, characteristics, performance and interactions of a computer system’s functional components. Binary codes and binary arithmetic, digital logic, central processor organization, instruction set architecture, input/output fundamentals, and memory architecture are covered.
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CS 2050 - Computer Science 2
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 1050 and MTH 1110 (or equivalent) with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course, a continuation of CS 1050, further emphasizes the concepts of the software development cycle and introduces the concept of an abstract data type (ADT). The topics covered include linked-lists, trees, stacks, queues, classes, recursion, and a variety of data representation methods. Further topics in software engineering and programming style as well as algorithms for sorting and searching are included.
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CS 2400 - Computer Organization 2
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 1050, CS 1400, and MTH 1110 (or equivalent), each with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: The course presents the functional organization of computers, multicore and multithreaded processors, high-performance storage, multiprocessor and multicomputer parallel architectures, and error detecting/correcting codes. Students learn assembly language programming and create software using a contemporary development environment.
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CS 3013 - Software Development for Mobile Devices
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: Mobile-device programming must address issues related to the characteristics of each device. The mobile device might have a small screen; limited memory; no hard drive; multiple radios; effectors such as vibrator, sound, and light; use a multi-touch interface; and incorporate hardware sensors, such as GPS, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and camera. In this course, students investigate issues involving mobile platforms and develop software for mobile platforms using multiple programming technologies.
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CS 3140 - Human-Computer Interaction
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 with grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores and develops knowledge that enables computer scientists to improve human-computer interaction through the exploitation of cognitive science theories about how people interact with their environments. Topics include: how people interact with each other and with computers; insights provided by models of cognition, memory, perception, attention, and thought; defining, specifying and assessing usability; and the roles of computer interface elements and behaviors. Students will examine theories and use interactive computer systems as the vehicles for the study of human-computer interaction and design for usability. Students will evaluate the effectiveness of existing interfaces and will experiment with authoring their own.
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CS 3210 - Principles of Programming Languages
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050, CS 2400, MTH 3170, and 4 additional credits of upper-division CS courses, all with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course traces the evolution of programming languages and identifies and analyzes the contributions made by several significant languages and their successors. Specific issues of programming language implementation such as creation of activation records for block structured languages and static and dynamic scoping as methods for defining program object visibility are studied in depth. All four of the modern programming language paradigms (procedural, functional, object-oriented, and logical) will be studied.
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CS 3240 - Introduction to the Theory of Computation
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 and MTH 3170 with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores language theory and computability. Language theory includes: regular expressions, regular languages, and finite automata (deterministic and nondeterministic); context-free languages and pushdown automata; and language grammars. Computability includes: Tuning machines and their computing power; unsolvable problems; and intractable problems (NP-Completeness).
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3240
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CS 3280 - Object-Oriented Software Development
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This is an upper-division software development class that focuses on the object-oriented programming paradigm. Object-oriented analysis, design, and development will be explored in some depth with emphasis on object definition, abstraction, polymorphism, encapsulation, and inheritance. Abstract class definitions are developed for a number of common objects and data structures and derivative classes and subclasses are developed from these definitions. Students will develop a thorough understanding of an object-oriented programming language such as C++ or Smalltalk.
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CS 3400 - Computer Architecture
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 and CS 2400 with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: Computer architecture concepts are extended to include advanced architectural concepts based on the quantitative analysis and evaluation of modern computing systems. These include advanced instruction set architecture designs, multilevel and set associative caches, advanced pipelining, out-of-order processors including superscalar and VLIW techniques, microprogramming concepts, multiprocessing architectures, advanced memory organizations, input/output, and network-oriented interconnections.
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CS 3410 - Embedded Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 and CS 2400 each with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor. (CS 3600 is
recommended.)
Description: This course presents the basics of embedded systems design, including computer architecture, custom designed digital devices, and software development principles. Design principles of hardware architecture are based on performance analysis and modeling of the embedded system structure. Students learn the organization of the processors, memory hierarchy, input/output peripherals and the interface with sensors and actuators. Software development is oriented to case studies from selected embedded application domains.
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CS 3510 - Computer Graphics
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 with a grade of “C” or better, MTH 1410, and either MTH 2140 or MTH 3140, or permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to computer graphics. It covers the mathematical background, algorithmic concepts, and software tools required to model a 3D scene with polygon meshes and interpolating surfaces, with lighting and materials and texture mapping, and then to render that scene at interactive speeds, using an appropriate graphics library, such as OpenGL, with shader programming.
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CS 3600 - Operating Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050, CS 2400, and 4 additional credits of upper division CS courses, all with grades of “C” or better; or permission of instructor
Description: This course provides an introduction to modern computer operating systems, their use, design, development, and implementation. Topics covered include: operating system modes, structuring methods, process and thread scheduling and dispatch, concurrency, inter-process communication, memory management, file system organization (in both stand-alone and networked environments), and system security. This course will require students to write programs that implement some operating system functions.
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CS 3700 - Computer Networks
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 1400 and CS 2050 with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course provides a comprehensive study of computer networks, from the physical aspects to the high-level application protocols with which most people interact. The software that provides the communication is emphasized. The methods for creating connections, making sure they are error-free and in order, performing routing, and creating client/server interactions are discussed.
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CS 3750 - Computer and Network Security
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 2400 with a grade of “C” or better, and either CS 3600 or CS 3700 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course will cover how computers are compromised, what one needs to do to build security into every program, how cryptography assists in securing data, how operating systems affect computer security, how networks are secured, and the social and ethical aspects of computer security.
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CS 3810 - Principles of Database Systems
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 2050 and MTH 1410 with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the principles and methodologies of database design, and techniques for database application development. The topics covered include relational algebra, SQL queries, normalization, entity-relationship model,
SQL/Host-language interface, stored procedure, object-oriented databases, and semi-structured databases.
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CS 3980 - Internship in Computer Science
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in Computer Science; junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:
- Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Declared major in an undergraduate program
- 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
- Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver
For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
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CS 4050 - Algorithms and Algorithm Analysis
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 3240 and 8 additional credits of upper division CS courses with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor. MTH 3210 is recommended.
Description: The emphasis of this course is on the design, analysis, and evaluation of efficient algorithms for a wide variety of computing problems.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4050
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CS 4120 - Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 3210 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course includes a study of the theoretical foundations of artificial intelligence, including the algorithms and techniques and programming languages used to design and implement intelligent systems. The topics covered include search strategies, resolution theorem proving, rule-based deduction, expert systems architecture, plan-generating systems, analysis of languages, and machine learning. LISP and PROLOG, the most commonly used AI programming languages, will be covered and used for programming assignments.
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CS 4250 - Software Engineering Principles
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and CS 3210, CS 3240, COM 2610, PHI 3370, and 12 additional credits of upper-division CS courses, all with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the software development life cycle. Special emphasis is placed on the earlier phases in the life cycle that precede the actual writing of the code, and the later phases in which the software is tested and evaluated after it is written. Finally, the post-implementation phases that represent the eighty percent of the life cycle during which the software is evolving as it is in use are studied in depth. Students will perform various role-playing activities in which they represent users and implementors during these phases of the development process.
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CS 4260 - Software Engineering Practices
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 4250 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of CS 4250, Software Engineering Principles. Students will work in teams of four to six and apply the principles to the development of a real-world project. Projects will be solicited from industry and progress will be evaluated in conjunction with industry representatives.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CS 4281 - Software Requirements
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 4250 or permission of department
Description: This course develops basic competency in software requirements engineering and management. Students gain knowledge and practical experience with the fundamentals of requirements elicitation, explication, validation, management, and assessment.
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CS 4282 - Software Development Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 4250 or permission of department
Description: This course provides students with exposure to a broad set of principles and practices affecting the success and failure of software development efforts and productivity of teams involved in such efforts. The role and tasks of the software development manager are explored in detail. Note that this course is specific to software development and is not a general management course (see MGT courses).
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CS 4283 - Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 4250 or permission of department
Description: This course exposes the student to the key concepts and practices in software testing and quality assurance. Topics covered include aspects of software quality assurance relevant to all phases of the software life cycle, alternative approaches to software testing, application of current automated tools, standards, and emerging trends.
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CS 4284 - Software Product Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 4250 or permission of department
Description: This course surveys fundamental topics necessary for successful software product engineering, including usability engineering, software configuration management (SCM), and an overview of legal issues for software engineers.
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CS 4285 - Best Practices in Software Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CS 4260 or two of: CS 4281, CS 4282, CS 4283, CS 4284; or permission of department
Description: This course exposes the student to current best practices and emerging methodologies in software engineering and software product development. Topics are chosen to reflect the current state of the care and practice. (A typical set of such topics includes: software architecture as a discipline, design patterns, eXtreme Programming, recent technology in security, and aspect-oriented programming.)
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CS 4520 - Advanced Computing: Variable Topics
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Description: This course will include further topics in computer science and its applications. Topics will be chosen from analysis of algorithms, compiler design, simulation, artificial intelligence, or other chosen by the instructor.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different titles.
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CSS 1010 - Introduction to Computers
Credits: 3
Description: This course is designed for students who wish to use a microcomputer in their academic pursuits and their career. The student will learn how to use a personal computer with application software featuring word processing, spreadsheets, file management, graphics, electronic communications, and thesaurus/spelling checker. This course also reviews the historical, societal, ethical, and technological aspects of computers.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CSS or CIS.
Cross Listed Course(s): (CIS 1010)
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CSS 1080 - The World Wide Web, the Internet, and Beyond
Credits: 3
Description: This course is for anyone who uses or wants to access the World Wide Web or use the Internet. Students will master a set of basic skills including using electronic mail, logging in to remote computers, obtaining online documents and software, and using a browser like Netscape to search and explore the World Wide Web for information. Students will also learn the fundamentals of Web page construction.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CSS or CIS.
Cross Listed Course(s): CIS 1080
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CSS 1247 - Introduction to Programming: Visual Basic
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CSS 1010, or equivalent knowledge; completion of General Studies requirements in Quantitative Literacy; or permission of instructor.
Description: This is an introductory computer programming course in which the major elements of Visual Basic are taught. Visual Basic is one of Microsoft’s versions of Basic and was created to specialize in easy graphical user interface development. It is an object-based programming language with many characteristics of object oriented programming languages. Students will write programs to solve problems selected from a variety of applications.
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CSS 1510 - Computer Programming: FORTRAN
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1120 or MTH 1400, with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This is a first course in computer programming for students in mathematics, science, or engineering, using the FORTRAN language. It includes an introduction to computer applications, program design, testing and debugging.
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CSS 3000 - Computing for Advanced Manufacturing
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020, MTH 1120, PHY 2010, AMS 1010
Description: This course provides a broad overview of computing topics important to all Advanced Manufacturing disciplines. These topics include: algorithms and algorithmic thinking; computer programming; developing software to control robots and perform simulations; fundamental concepts in computer systems, networking, and hardware; human-computer interaction; legal, social and ethical implications of computing; and computer and data security.
Note: Course Added February 8, 2017
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CJC 1010 - Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
Credits: 3
Description: This is an introductory course covering the basic concepts and principles of the criminal justice system. A survey of the discipline, including the police, the law, courts, corrections, theory, and victimology, is examined. This course is required for all criminal justice majors and minors.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
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CJC 1450 - Introduction to Corrections
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines the history of institutional and community based corrections in the United States. The course includes an overview of local, state, and federal corrections. Trends of incarceration and community supervision rates, including the breakdown by race/ ethnicity, gender, and type of offense will be studied.
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CJC 2020 - Research Methods and Basic Statistics for Criminal Justice Professionals
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: This course is an introduction to basic research methods and statistics used in criminal justice research. The course explores quantitative and qualitative methods used to study crime and criminology. This course provides a basic understanding for criminal justice professionals as consumers of applied research findings as well as lays the foundation for those undergraduates seeking to pursue careers in crime analysis and/or graduate studies.
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CJC 2050 - American Judicial System
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: This course introduces students to the structure and organization of the American judicial system. The process of court proceedings, including pre-trial, plea bargain, trials, sentencing, and the appeals process, are discussed. The roles of the different “players” in the court process are also discussed, as well as the specialized court movement and other trends in adjudication.
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CJC 2100 - Criminal Law
Credits: 3
Description: This course acquaints students with common law and statutory law crimes, the Model Penal Code, the elements defining crimes and penalties, defenses to criminal accusations, and the definitions and distinctions between criminal and civil law. Students are assigned criminal law readings including appellate court case law and statutory law.
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CJC 2210 - American Policing
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides an introductory examination of law enforcement in the United States, including its historical foundations and emerging issues. The relationship between law enforcement and the community serves as the context within which the challenge of responding to society’s multiple and changing public safety needs are addressed. Law enforcement agencies, their administrative practices, and the behaviors of those involved in the delivery of police services are examined from the perspective of democratic values, racial and ethnic diversity, and societal perceptions of police effectiveness.
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CJC 3110 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure and Evidence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course will study the U.S. Constitution and the function of the U.S. Supreme Court in interpreting that document, especially those issues related to criminal procedure, evidence and the admissibility of evidence. It will consist of readings of decisions in the areas of privacy, due process, equal protection, and specific amendments to the Constitution related to the administration of criminal justice in the United States.
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CJC 3130 - Victimology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course explores the history, causes, nature, and type of criminal victimization; the impact of crime on victims; as well as the methods by which the justice system respond to victims. This course will also examine the Colorado Victims’ Rights Amendment.
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CJC 3200 - Criminal Justice Administrative Behavior
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course is a comprehensive analysis of criminal justice organizational behavior and management. Roles and values in management, administrative alternatives, and the role of managers as an agent of change are studied.
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CJC 3210 - White-Collar Crime
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students will examine white-collar crime and its impact on individuals, businesses and society. Various types of white-collar crimes, such as governmental corruption, organization fraud, consumer and environmental offenses, anti-trust violations, tax evasion, embezzlement, pyramid schemes, and medical fraud, will be explored. Legal issues, including corporate liability and the range of civil and criminal penalties will also be reviewed. Students will also survey law enforcement responses to white-collar crime and examine theoretical explanations.
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CJC 3270 - Community Corrections
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010, CJC 1450
Description: This course covers the history and implementation of community corrections policies. The course covers community corrections as a part of a prison sentence. The focus is on pre-release programs, work release programs, and the shift from determinant to indeterminant sentencing. This course also focuses on community corrections as an alternative to prison. The emphasis is on restitution, house arrest, ankle-bracelet monitoring, drug courts, day reporting centers, and other methods that allow offenders to maintain ties within their community. There is an emphasis on the economic and social benefits of community corrections, rather than incarceration.
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CJC 3290 - Probation and Parole
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010, CJC 1450
Description: Students will explore the history, philosophy, and operations of probation and parole in the United States. Students will examine the theoretical foundations and supervisory functions of probation and parole as this relates to sentencing practices, legal issues, and evidence-based practices. There is an emphasis on the reentry phase of state supervision. Key issues include, recidivism, the role of the victim, and the outcome of punitive policies in the United States. Students will examine the community response to inmates coming home and the problems parolees face when returning to their community.
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CJC 3350 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a study of the nature and causes of delinquency and crime, criminal personality, and societal processes. This course analyzes the concepts of prevention, control and prediction in juvenile delinquency.
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CJC 3400 - Criminological Theories
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010, Completion of Department Assessment Test
Description: The characteristics of criminal behavior, including biological, psychological, social, and cultural links to deviant and antisocial behavior are illustrated. This course examines criminal self-conceptions, criminal personality and serial criminals.
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CJC 3410 - Criminal Justice and the Social Structure
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course examines criminal justice systems in relation to social power, class structure, ecological patterns, subcultural developments, and processes of change in the community and in the criminal justice structure. Culture is examined in order to comprehend the interaction between subcultures in the larger society, as well as develop an understanding of cultural competence. The course evaluates the ambivalence in the social processes of law enforcement, courts and corrections, and the problems of professionalization.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3410
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CJC 3420 - Organized Crime
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students will examine organized crime in America and its impact on politics, law enforcement and the community. Students will explore the evolution of organized crime throughout American history, as well as the relationship between organized crime and law enforcement. Students will also examine theories, politics, and policies related to organized crime.
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CJC 3430 - Drugs and the Criminal Justice System
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course examines the history of drug use and drug laws, the relationship between drug use and crime, drug offenses and the criminal justice system, as well as treatment and prevention issues.
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CJC 3440 - American Gangsters
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description:
This course will examine the nature and causes of gangs with an interdisciplinary focus. It will provide a background on gang membership and structure, an overview of the theoretical background and purpose of gangs, and will discuss prevention and intervention from a cross cultural perspective.
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CJC 3470 - Punishment and Society
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course is a critical examination of the history and development of the United States’ system(s) of criminal punishment and rehabilitation. It covers the different ways in which the United States has sought to penalize, correct, and prevent criminal behavior.
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CJC 3480 - Sex Crimes and Offenders
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students will examine the nature and etiology of the major categories of sex offenses. Students will also explore the criminal justice system’s responses to sex crimes and offenders, including investigation and prosecution of sex crimes. Students will evaluate federal and local sex offender legislation, as well as community supervision and reentry issues that face offenders. Students will also survey theoretical approaches to sex crimes and offenders.
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CJC 3490 - Serial Killers
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students will study the phenomenon of serial murders and other serial violent crimes in America. Students will examine the typology of serial killers and other violent serial offenders. Different and unique characteristics of male, female, and team serial killers will be discussed. An overview of theoretical explanations and causes of serial offending and/violent crimes will be analyzed. The social and political implications of studying serial killings will be studied, as well as how law enforcement and the legal system investigate and prosecute serial murderers.
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CJC 3710 - Women and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 or WMS 1001 or Permission of instructor
Description: The course examines women’s legal rights under the U.S. legal system and Colorado law. It deals with family law, Equal Employment Opportunity Acts, housing, credit and finance, welfare, social security, abortion, prostitution, rape, and the ERA.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or WMS.
Cross Listed Course(s): WMS 3310
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CJC 3720 - Chicanos and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: The course offers the student a complex understanding of the laws and the legal system, and how they relate to individual Chicanos and Chicano community rights. The dynamics of difference, cultural conflict with respect to race, and issues concerning ethnicity will be examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or CHS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3200
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CJC 3800 - Federal Law Enforcement and Terrorism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010, CJC 2210
Description: This course examines the federal law enforcement system and its approach to domestic and international terrorism. Historical foundations, agency roles, administrative partnerships, homeland security collaborations, and emerging issues will be considered. The relationship between federal, state, and local law-enforcement agencies will also be presented.
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CJC 3810 - Hate Crime
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students examine the historical and contemporary concept of hate crimes. Specifically students will examine the causes, manifestations, and consequences of crimes committed against people of color, sexual orientation, minorities, women, religious sects, and other marginalized groups. How hate crime is addressed and controlled through social, legal, and political methods is also explored.
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CJC 3820 - Study Abroad: Criminal Justice and Criminology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: This is a variable topics course and involves study and visitation of distinct, selected international criminal justice systems. Students will have an opportunity to compare these systems to the Criminal Justice System in the United States through travel, site visits, and lectures about these comparative law enforcement, courts, prisons, gangs, and counterterrorism groups.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics up to 6 semester hours.
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CJC 3980 - Internship in Criminal Justice or Criminology
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in Criminal Justice and Criminology; junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:
- Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
- Sophomore, junior or senior status
- Declared major in an undergraduate program
- 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
- Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver
For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
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CJC 4050 - Criminal Justice Professional Seminar: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: A variable titled course focusing on the synthesis of concepts and skills present in the criminal justice system. Designed to provide the criminal justice professional with theories and their application to criminal justice policy implementation.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different titles.
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CJC 4160 - Human Trafficking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WMS 1001, or AAS 1010, or CJC 1010, or HSP 1010, or PSY 1001, or SWK 1010; upper-division standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores human trafficking on international and local levels. A review of multidisciplinary perspectives on labor and sex trafficking provides comprehensive understanding of this human rights issue. Students examine the tactics used by traffickers to recruit and control victims and the effects of abuse on victims. This course provides an overview of U.S. federal and local laws to curb trafficking, including federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Finally, students evaluate global and local efforts of the current anti-trafficking movement, including ways to be involved.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Course Updated February 8, 2017
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 4160, HON 4160, HSP 4160, PSY 4160, SWK 4160, WMS 4160
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CJC 4220 - Criminal Justice and the Elderly
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course focuses on criminal justice issues related to the elderly as victims, elder abuse, neglect, elder crime prevention programs, old age and crime, elder crime patterns, aging prisoners, and rehabilitative programs. State agencies and other groups involved with crime and the elderly are examined. It is designed to provide a theoretical approach to criminal justice professionals in the application of criminal justice policy implementation.
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CJC 4230 - The Female Offender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course examines the nature and causes of female criminality, as well as the responses and approaches to female offenders by all areas of the criminal justice system. It involves an in-depth analysis of effective methods for correcting and preventing female criminality.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or WMS.
Cross Listed Course(s): WMS 4230
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CJC 4240 - Women and Violence
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): WMS 1001 or CJC 1010 or PSC 1020 or SOC 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: Students analyze key patterns and trends in violence perpetrated by and against women, with special focus on the diverse experiences of women in the United States. Students will investigate historical, contemporary, sociopolitical, and cross-cultural patterns in causal factors, perpetuation, prevention, intervention and treatment relative to violence and women. Topics will include sexual violence, domestic violence, family violence, cyber-violence, women in prison, women on death row, and women as victims of violence, among others.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC, PSC, SOC or WMS.
Cross Listed Course(s): PSC 4240, SOC 4240, WMS 4240
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CJC 4250 - Community Policing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course examines the historical evolution and implementation of Problem and Community Oriented Policing. The roles of the police and community are analyzed. A case study approach is utilized in which students solve current community issues from a community and problem oriented policing perspective/approach.
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CJC 4260 - Crime and Criminal Justice in the Media
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: The course will examine the relationship between the mass media, crime and criminal justice with special emphasis placed on the social construction of crime and criminal justice. Other topics of inquiry will include the portrayal of crime and criminal justice in the entertainment and news media, the influence of the media on attitudes toward crime and justice, and the use of news media in the courts. Criminological theories and their relationship to how crime and criminal justice are reported in the media will also be discussed.
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CJC 4430 - Comparative Criminal Justice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010
Description: Students engage in a survey of worldwide criminal justice philosophies, systems and practices. They also examine contemporary criminal justice organizations and legal systems in major and emerging nations.
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CJC 4650 - Ethics for the Criminal Justice Professional
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010, Senior Standing
Description: This course offers an in-depth analysis of ethical issues which confront the criminal justice professional. It includes an examination of the issues of covert surveillance, regulation of morals, equity and fairness, “blowing the whistle,” and public interest versus private freedom.
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