| This introduction to criminology course introduces students to the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior from both national and international perspectives. This course will develop student knowledge of the research process and methodology used by criminologists to measure crime data. Multiple theoretical perspectives from the social sciences will be explored to analyze criminal behavior with an emphasis on sociological perspectives. In addition to general education credit, this is a writing intensive course that allows students to explore the subject through a variety of college-level writing exercises that may include essay exams, book reviews, research papers, reaction papers, research proposals, research designs, annotated bibliographies, and other discipline specific writing. This course meets the definition of a writing-intensive Gordon Rule course (State BOE Rule6A-10. 030) and satisfies the Communications B area of the SF General Education requirement. The primary General Education learning outcome for this class is Information Literacy: Collect, verify, document, and organize information from a variety of sources. |