College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 637 international systems from throughout the world, and reviews the nature and extent of international crime. Prerequisite: CJ 1010. CJ 4810 - Experimental Course Credits: (1-3) This number is used for newly developed experimental courses. May be repeated up to two additional times if new topic(s), for a combined total not exceeding 9 credit hours. CJ 4830 - Directed Readings and Special Projects Credits: (1-3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Assigned reading or project with evaluation by faculty member. Requires approval of the Department Chair. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours cumulative course work. May not be used as an elective to complete CJ minor or AS. CJ 4860 - Criminal Justice Internship Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Volunteer experience with city, county, and state criminal justice agencies. Junior or Senior standing and CJ majors only. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Students may take this course for a combined total of six (6) credit hours. CJ 4900 - Current Issues in Criminal Justice Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Full Sem, Online] In-depth study of current theoretical issues in criminal justice. Specific offering will be identified by name and will be listed on student's transcript with authorized credit. May be repeated two additional times, for a total of three such classes with different titles. CJ 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title with the credit authorized will appear in the semester schedule and on the student transcript. May be repeated up to one additional time for a combined total not exceeding 4 credit hours. CJ 4950 - Field Trips/Travel Study Credits: (1-6) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Designed to provide students with access to both national and international law enforcement agencies, prisons, detention centers, courts and institutions dealing with criminals and delinquents - male and female. Field trips include 2-3 weeks of intense instruction and then 3-5 days of on-site visits, interviews, and lectures by practitioners in the field. Course may be repeated for a total of six (6) hours of criminal justice credit. Additional hours will be counted toward 120 elective hours of study. May not be used as an elective to complete CJ minor or AS. CJ 4980 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem, Online] Addresses the social scientific methodology utilized in criminal justice and criminological research. The essentials of the scientific method will be studied such as research design, probability sampling, qualitative methods and the classic experimental design. The course will familiarize the student with the methods and problems of social science research as applied to the information needs of criminologists, criminal justice agencies, and criminal justice policy-makers. Students will acquire abetter sense of criminology or criminal justice research and of exactly what it is that academic researchers do. Prerequisite: CJ 1010, CJ 3600 and junior or senior standing; or instructor approval. CJ 4995 - Criminal Justice Senior Capstone Credits: (l) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] Program assessment for graduating seniors combined with an exploration of selected issues and dilemmas surrounding the criminal justice field. Credit/No credit. Prerequisite: Criminal Justice major core course requirements completed and senior standing; or department chair approval. Department of Geography Department Chair: Bryan Dorsey Location: Social Science Building, Room 314 Telephone Contact: DebraLacey 801-626-6207 Professors: Daniel Bedford, Bryan Dorsey, Eric Ewert; Associate Professor: Julie Rich; Assistant Professors: Jeremy Bryson, Alice Mulder Geography is the study of the spatial organization, arrangement, function, movement, and interrelationships of phenomena on the surface of the earth. It is a science concerned with both physical and cultural phenomena and interfaces with other disciplines in the natural sciences, social & behavioral sciences, business, and economics. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog