CJS 350 Citizenship: Community Involvement
The purpose of this course is to educate and encourage the development of globally competent and active citizens and leaders who will be able to contribute to improving social issues. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be engaged, responsible, and effective members of a globally interdependent society. Students will reflect on their role as an active citizen in a democracy while exploring how social, racial, political, geographical, and other factors influence current and future challenges a community needs to address. This course will have a community engaged learning component.
Prerequisites: CJS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice, AND either CJS 200 Literature in Criminal Justice OR CJS 201 Foundations in Criminal Justice required.
Prerequisites
Special information
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 15, 2017 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Adopt global perspectives in examining the critical issues currently facing our world.
- Evaluate information about global issues and ways to take action to address these issues.
- Describe ways to learn about challenges a community faces and effective ways to respond.
- Analyze how the challenges a community faces may be shaped by broader social, racial, political, geographical, and other factors.
- Participate in community engaged learning.
- Develop and improve critical thinking and communication skills.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 5: History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
- Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
- Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
- Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Fall 2024
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Citizenship: Community Involvement | Hilal, Susan M | Books for CJS-350-50 Fall 2024 | Course details for CJS-350-50 Fall 2024 |
Spring 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Citizenship: Community Involvement | Hilal, Susan M | Books for CJS-350-50 Spring 2025 | Course details for CJS-350-50 Spring 2025 |