Includes a community service component. Types of crime and ways of measuring crime are included. Examines programs for prevention and control of crime. This is a service learning course. Students conduct social science research projects to learn various research designs, their strengths and weaknesses, and their applications.
Students collect, analyze, and interpret data, as well as test hypotheses and develop theories.
Also listed as EDUC 215 and POL SC 215. Impact of industrialization on humanity and ecosystems in traditional agricultural and more industrialized cultures. Feasibility of ecologically-sustainable agriculture. Emphasizes contemporary social, economic, and political interactions with the dominant society. May be taken more than once if topics differ.