SUAPP DEPARTMENT ELECTIVES - FALL 2016

CITY AND REGIONAL PLANNING

PLAN 3451 - Introduction to Planning (3)
Introduction to regional and urban planning emphasizing spatial relationships of physical, economic, and cultural phenomena necessary in planning process.

PLAN 4002/6002 - Urban Food Security (3)
Origins, evolution, and current state of urban food distribution and accessibility; current challenges encountered by poor and working class individuals and families in accessing food in economically distressed areas; examination of alternative policies, plans, and programs designed to promote more equitable access to healthy foods in inner city communities. Course will include community-based field work.

PLAN 4201/6201 - Urbanization and Environment (3)
(Same as ESCI 4/6201; GEOG 6201). A study of the ways humans have changed the natural environment by urbanization and how physical features and processes influence the development and function of cities.

PLAN 4261/6261 - Plan Sustainable Cities Regions (3)
(Same as ESCI 4/6261) Multidisciplinary and multi-scaled approach to understanding the sustainability of natural and built environments in planning cities and regions; methods for measuring sustainability; emerging development concepts and practices; technology, efficiency, social equity and public health implications of sustainability; sustainable urban/regional form of the future.

PLAN 7203 - Ecology and Planning (3)
This course proposes an ecological approach to planning and design, aiming at creating an understanding of how human society interacts with ecosystems. It introduces theories and practices of planning and design framed into the ecological paradigm, especially focused on social, economic, environmental sustainability. It covers topics such as ecological thought, environmental issues, ecological cycles (water, energy, waste), thermodynamics, ecological footprint analysis, environmental justice movements, de-growth theory, ecological planning and design. It includes the study of planning and design practices in urban and rural areas in USA and Europe, with a special emphasis on community-based experiences in both contexts.

Criminology and Criminal Justice

CJUS 2120 Contemporary Issues (3)
Overview of current problems facing the criminal justice system; causation, potential consequences, potential solutions of crime problems.

CJUS 3226 Police in America (3)
Comparative analysis of problems, procedures, organization, and functions of effective police organization; examination of advanced police strategies and evaluation of their effectiveness. PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130 and 3540.

CJUS 3426 Corrections in America (3)
Concepts of organizational behavior applied to probation, parole, community-based corrections, prisons, and other detention facilities, with emphasis on their history and practice; examination of specialized programs and evaluation of their effectiveness.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130 and 3540.

CJUS 3510 Law & Society (3)
Law as system of control and as mechanism for resolution of conflict; relationship of law to political, economic and social systems critically analyzed and development of legal profession studied.

CJUS 3521 Constitutional Criminal Procedure (3)
General application of U.S. constitution principles to investigative and prosecutorial process of the criminal justice system; emphasis on requirements of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, and 14th Amendments as they relate to arrest, search, and seizure, interrogation and identification procedures, trial and appellate proceedings.

CJUS 3542 Crime/Criminal Behavior (3)
Classification of crime and typical elements involved in each type of crime, classification of criminal offenders and salient career variables associated with each type of offender relative to background, crime, and career prognosis.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4152/6152 Drug Misuse & Abuse (3)
Cultural and medical aspects of use of alcohol and various other drugs; consideration of roles of law enforcement and corrections in these areas.

CJUS 4160/6160 Forensics Sciences (3)
Forensic specialties in terms of their history, scientific rationale upon which each is based, and problems that may compromise accuracy or validity; introduction to field techniques and analysis of evidence. PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4170 Prevention /Deterrence (3)
Theoretical and practical strategies for crime prevention and deterrence. Social, environmental, and mechanical developments; police, courts, and correctional elements of criminal justice system analyzed in terms of current effectiveness and future potential for crime suppression. PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4180 Corporate/White Collar Crime (3)
Organizational and occupational crime compared to other types of criminality; emphasis on causes, frequency, control, and social impact.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4190 Terrorism Soc/Legl Prsp (3)
Theoretical and ideological aspects of practice of and response to international and domestic terrorism; terrorism as crime from political, social. economic, historical, and legal perspectives.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4235 Security Management (3)
Role and function of private police organizations and legal restrictions on private security personnel; facets of private security to include retail, industrial and corporate security. PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4460 Race/Ethnicity/Gender/America (3)
Race, ethnicity, and gender in the American system of criminal justice; examining how practices of criminal justice reflect societal organization, conflict, and social change.

CJUS 4520 Substantive Criminal Law (3)
Substance of the crime, including common-law sources and basic principles, types of offenses, responsibility, justification and excuse, and related areas. PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4531 Issues/Constitutional Rights (3)
Issues in constitutional rights related to criminal defendants; exclusionary rule; application of 1st Amendment to criminal law; due process, equal protection; examination of civil and criminal remedies for protecting and vindicating constitutional rights.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4533 Juvenile Delinq Theory/Process (3)
Theories of juvenile delinquency, gang activities, and status offenses; history, organization programs and procedures of agencies charged with control and prevention of juvenile delinquency including police, juvenile units, juvenile court, and juvenile correctional agencies.
PREREQUISITE: CJUS 1100, either 2226 or 2326 or 2426, and 3130, and 3540.

CJUS 4542 Victimology (3)
Analysis of victim's role in criminal event; victim interaction with offender, criminal justice system, and others involved in event; evidenced by current and historical research findings. PREREQUISITE: senior standing or permission of instructor.

PUBLIC AND NONPROFIT ADMINISTRATION

PADM 4221/6221 Issues/Urban Admin (3)
Politics, administration, and public policy in urban context; administrative aspects of selected governmental policy making processes; interrelationships of governments at various levels; urban challenges facing modern public administrators.

SOCIAL WORK

SWRK 4934 Child Welfare I (3)
This course is designed to prepare students for entry-level child welfare practice. A focus on best practices will increase students' knowledge and skills for evidence-based, culturally competent, strengths-based, and family-centered child welfare practice.
PREREQUISITE: SWRK 2010 and 2911.
COREQUISITE: SWRK 3920. ***For DCS stipend and certification students, SWRK 4934 is required.

SWRK 4935 Child Welfare II (3)
This course is the second in a series of two courses offered as part of the Tennessee Child Welfare Certification Program. It is designed to assist students in acquiring the practice skills to become culturally competent child welfare workers. The course will analyze the practices of various human/social service agencies aimed at case management, out of home care, treatment, and rehabilitative services aimed at children, youth and families
PREREQUISITE: SWRK 2010 and 2911.
COREQUISITE: SWRK 3903***For DCS stipend and certification students, SWRK 4935 is required

SWRK 4061/6061 Substance Abuse Treatment (3)
Prepare students for evidence-based practice in the field of substance abuse treatment. The course will present an integrative biopsychosocial model for the understanding and treatment of substance abuse. Overview of the history of substance abuse, a review of models of addiction, a multidimensional model of the addiction process, the physiological effects of commonly abused substances, assessment and diagnosis of substance abuse disorders, and specific, evidence-based interventions adolescent and adult clients.
PREREQUISITE: Approval of instructor.

SWRK 4937/6937 School Social Work (3)
This course is taught jointly to students in both the undergraduate (4937) and the graduate (6937) social work programs. The purpose of the course is to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for successful and competent social work in public schools. The course covers the varied roles and functions of school social workers in their practice with diverse groups of students, families, school personnel, and diverse communities. It emphasizes best practices in assessing, intervening, and evaluating social work practice across all system levels. Only students who have registered acceptable scores on the Pre Professional Skills Test (PPST) are eligible to receive a permit to take this class.
PREREQUISITE: SWRK 2010, 2911, and 3920/admission to the MSW program or permission of the instructor.