experience in the scientific procedures now used in the modern crime laboratory.
Topics include: evidence collection, chemical and physical analysis of the evidence
and crime scene, impact of DNA technology on criminal investigations. 3 hours
lecture/2 hours laboratory
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Literacy.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
General Education Elective: Science
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
requirement.
Note: Technology/Lab fee-$100
society on human behavior. Major concepts covered include race, culture, wealth,
poverty, and social class, education, the family and social change.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Critical Thinking, Multicultural
and Global Perspectives, and Social Responsibility.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
General Education Elective: Behavioral Science
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
social/political/economic context and includes a travel study-service learning
experience. Students will spend time in the capital city of Phnom Penh and travel to
ancient sites. To prepare for the cultural and social experience of traveling and
studying in these two cities and their environs, students will participate in classes
that introduce the rich culture, history and language of Cambodia. As with all
International studies programs at MCC, students are expected to share what they
have learned with the college community upon completion of the course.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Multicultural and Global Perspectives.
Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credits in a degree program at MCC.
General Education Electives: Humanities, Social Science or Behavioral Science
elective.
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
travel study-service learning experience. Students will spend time in the capital city
of San Jose, and also engage in service learning activities such as reforestation
projects and turtle protection efforts. To prepare for the environmental, cultural, and
social experience of traveling and studying in Costa Rica, students will participate in
classes that introduce the rich culture, history, environment, and Spanish language
of Costa Rica. As with all International studies programs at MCC, students are
expected to share what they have learned with the college community upon
completion of the course.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Multicultural and Global Perspectives.
Prerequisite: Completion of 12 credits in a degree program at MCC.
General Education Electives: Humanities, Social Science or Behavioral Science
elective.
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
contact Dona Cady (cadyd@middlesex.mass.edu) for more information.
Familial relationships throughout the life span are explored within the context of the
following topics: sex roles and power within the family, choice of partners, marriage,
alternative life styles, parenting, domestic violence, divorce, and remarriage.
Prerequisite: Completion of SOC 101.
General Education Elective: Behavioral Science
treatment of victims within the criminal justice system. Current social programs,
such as restitution, compensation, and victims' rights, will be discussed. Special
attention will be paid to special victim groups; i.e., children, the elderly, and victims
of family violence.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral
Communications, Critical Thinking, and Social Responsibility.
Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101.
General Education Elective: Behavioral Science
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education
Requirement.
Note: SOC 156 may also be completed as CRJ 156, for those students preferring to
receive Criminal Justice Elective credit. Credit will be granted as either SOC 156 or
CRJ 156.
sonographer's skills, expanding the knowledge, experience and responsibilities
gained in their initial clinical practicum.
Prerequisite: Completion of SON 121.
Note: Open to Diagnostic Medical Sonography Degree students only
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