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This course is an introduction to concepts and theories of sociology with emphasis on social structure, culture, stratification, minority status, social institutions, and the tools of sociology. Prerequisite(s): None 5 quarter hours. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course is an examination of contemporary American law enforcement. Policing and investigative agencies and their structures, functions and purposes are examined and evaluated. Topics include history, criminological theory, role in society, trends in crime and enforcement, professionalism, organizational sub-cultures, ethics, corruption and civil liability. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

(Replaces LAS422). This course provides a broad overview of the criminal justice system, including legal rights and responsibilities, law enforcement, courts, and correctional institutions. Problems of these institutions and possible remedies will be examined and discussed. Particular attention will be paid to the Illinois criminal justice system. Prerequisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 5 quarter hours

Overview of anthropology with emphasis on the concept of culture, family and kinship systems, language, belief systems, political organization, patterns of subsistence and economic systems. Non-Western cultures. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.

This course provides an overview of macroeconomics and microeconomics and an understanding of how individuals, firms, and the government make decisions. It also explains how the market economic system works. Additionally, this course examines management decisions under different market structures and the impact of government intervention on markets. Finally, this course discusses gross domestic product and national income, inflation, unemployment, economic growth and business cycles, and the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on the economy. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. Prerequisite(s): none 5 quarter hours

This survey course focuses on the institutions and procedures of political systems. Topics covered include political institutions, political issues and ideas, decision-making processes, global politics, elections and electoral systems, political parties and party systems, bureaucracy and branches of government. Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements. 5 quarter hours

Survey of American national political institutions and values: the design of our Constitution; political parties; interest groups, lobbying, and campaign finance; Congress and the presidency; the political role of the media; and the role of the courts in protecting liberty and defining rights. 5 quarter hours Counts in the Social Science Area of General Education Requirements.