CRIJ280 Criminal Justice Internship
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Criminal Justice
- I. Course Number and Title
- CRIJ280 Criminal Justice Internship
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2520
- IV. Prerequisites
- CRIJ100 (C or better) and permission of the Department
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Students engage in work with an outside agency as agreed upon among the student, the Criminal Justice Area Coordinator, and said agency. The number of hours in placement varies with the organization to which the student is assigned, but consists of a minimum of 2520 minutes. In addition, students meet with the instructor of record at least three times per semester/session.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course introduces students to field work directly related to the student's academic preparation and career objectives. The major areas of focus include partaking in actual field work, observing real-life situations of the working professional and their clients, and comparing academic theory to field work observations.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- analyze the operations and procedures of said governmental or criminal agency; and
- compare and contrast academic theory to field work observations of said operations and procedure of said agency.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- topics will vary with the individual student assignment
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
The assessment of course learning goals is based on an evaluation of the student by his/her agency supervisor along with assignments and papers based on performance tasks. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date -10/00; Revised 4/2011; New Core 8/2015;Revised 6/20/2023