Online Bachelor of Science in Correctional Program Support Services

This course is an overview of the organization and jurisdictions of local, state, and federal law enforcement, the judicial system, and corrections agencies involved in the criminal justice system. Special issues affecting the criminal justice system including prevention efforts, recidivism, and evidence-based practices are reviewed.

This course introduces the various components of the corrections system within the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections, including corrections history and the people, agencies and organizations who manage, and support convicted offenders. Other topics include policies and procedures, sentencing, community supervision, and rehabilitation of justice involved populations.

This course highlights the causes of criminal behavior and the theoretical interpretations of such behavior. Students are introduced to criminological methods of inquiry and review several different classifications of crime. Students also consider the public policy implications of various approaches to criminology.

This course provides an overview of correctional populations, their specific needs, processes, management, rehabilitation services, and re-entry to society.

This course provides a unified view of the field of social psychology as it relates to the development of criminogenic factors and criminal behavior. It presents the concepts of social influence and group think as they relate to human thoughts, feelings, and actions.

This course provides an overview of ethical standards outlined by human service, criminal justice, and mental health organizations. Students will explore and examine their personal values, beliefs, and biases as they relate to different social involved populations.

This course offers an inclusive, critical, and balanced examination of diverse populations. The emphasis of this course is on implicit and explicit multicultural factors. Students will examine personal beliefs, values, and develop culturally appropriate strategies when working with diverse and special populations.

This course introduces students to the purpose, philosophy, and functions of intake, assessment, and classification within the correctional system. Students survey multiple tools for determining risk and the needs of incarcerated individuals.

This course will prepare students to develop and manage a case plan for individuals in the correctional system, based on specific risk, needs, and resources. Students will examine factors that influence case planning and management.

This course identifies the variety of facilitation skills necessary for promoting positive behavioral change in inmates and offenders. Students explore the distinction between paraprofessional and professional program services.

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the theories and research concerning psychopathology. The course addresses topics such as the classification of abnormal behaviors into various diagnostic categories; the etiologies of psychological disorders; and an overview of mental health intervention and treatment.

This course includes a general overview of the juvenile justice system and is designed to prepare students to address the challenges of working with juvenile offenders. Students examine the differences between adult and juvenile offenders in supervision strategies, classification systems, and custodial relationships. Students also examine the unique role of the family in juvenile offender cases.

This course examines the history of substance abuse and addiction, including the effects of addiction on individuals, families, and communities. Topics include national and international perspectives and strategies regarding addiction, as well as their relationship to the judicial system. The course includes an overview of the major models of substance abuse, prevention, intervention, and rehabilitation.

This course provides an overview of programs and interventions in institutional and community-based settings. Students explore the risk and need assessment process that determines program placement and advocacy action plans. Students further explore professional careers in criminal justice and helping professions.

This course transitions students through the foundations of study at University of Phoenix. Students develop personal strategies for achieving educational goals and develop skills in critical thinking, collaboration, and communication.

This course provides an overview of the key components of comprehensive wellness. Based on a preventive model, the course will allow learners to explore choices that promote wellness with goals of living longer and better.

The course introduces theories and concepts in psychology that will foster academic success and provide students with opportunities to synthesize and apply that knowledge.

This course develops the reading, writing, and critical thinking skills that are essential for academic and life success.

Students learn how to think critically, focusing on developing the necessary tools and skills to analyze problems, make decisions, and formulate well-supported points of view on key academic, social, and professional issues.

This course extends practice in critical reading, writing, and thinking. Emphasis is given to developing an effective writing process that takes into account audience and rhetorical purpose.

This course provides an applied approach to team building, collaboration, and conflict resolution. Students must understand and apply these concepts within academic and professional settings. Students develop structures, processes, and strategies to create and maintain effective teams. Gender, cultural, and individual considerations in team dynamics are also explored.

The course provides an introduction to the most prominent forms of media that influence and impact social, business, political, and popular culture in contemporary America. It explores the unique aspects of each medium as well as interactions across various media that combine to create rich environments for information sharing, entertainment, business, and social interaction in the United States and around the world.

This course will introduce students to the scientific principles that are required to identify environmental phenomenon. Students will explore the composition and processes of Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere to examine environmental impact and mitigation of environmental risk.

This course introduces students to thinking about and working with numbers by examining the day-to-day and societal importance of money.

Students apply advanced quantitative reasoning skills to solve real-world problems. This course emphasizes modeling skills, statistical methods, and probability to create, analyze, and communicate solutions.

This applications-driven course prepares students to critically analyze and solve problems using quantitative reasoning. Students approach real-world scenarios using numerous reasoning skills and mathematical literacy to draw conclusions.

Students in this course will explore the implications of ethnicity, culture, and diversity within the context of society. Students will be introduced to racial and ethnic relations, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, and adaptation and conflict in diverse cultures.

This course introduces students to the constitutional foundations and governing institutions of the federal government. Throughout the course, students address common political themes, such as the nature and scope of governance, democracy, and patterns of political behavior.

This course is an introduction to the set of perspectives on human life that allows us to understand how our personal lives are affected by our place in society. It explores ways of looking at the world that allow us to understand how the events and experiences of our lives are part of group dynamics, of social institutions, and of cultural meanings. It allows us to see personal events and meanings as affected by historical forces and to see how historical events may be shaped by personal choices.

This course examines traditions and developments in the visual and performing arts including music, dance, theater, cinema, visual arts, and architecture. Students will be introduced to the elements of each genre, along with an overview of its historical development in Western European tradition.

This course provides students with an introduction to the organization, administration, and functions of American state and local governments. The relationship between state and federal governments is also analyzed.

This course introduces the basic concepts of human nutrition to highlight ways that students can integrate healthy nutrition into their lifestyles. Principles of digestion and absorption, the function of nutrients, lifecycle nutrition practices, disease prevention, diet modifications, and weight management are covered. Practical application of these principles to the students' lives is emphasized.

This course overviews the foundations of psychology as the field applies to everyday life. The physical and mental aspects of psychology are traced through lifespan development with emphasis on psychological health and wellness. Further study focuses on personality; thinking, learning and memory; motivation and emotions; and gender and sexuality. Based in various historical traditions, the course is set in the context of contemporary psychological principles.

This course is an introduction to the study of personality. The course examines theoretical explanations for understanding personality development and explores each theory. The course also investigates how personality is assessed. The focus is on approaches that psychology has developed for understanding personality and on applications for organizational processes.

This course focuses on a historical view of human development leading to the current life span approach to form an understanding of the developing individual, and it explores influences on human development, ranging from individual models to cross-cultural groups. Emphasis is given to personality, social, intellectual, and physical development, and the major theories used to describe how people change throughout their life span.

This course offers a survey of the major historical developments, structural cosmology, symbolic interpretation, and values of the Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian, and Shinto traditions.

This course introduces the main ideas and beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students will learn about the origins and important practices of each religion. By comparing their rituals and beliefs, students will understand how these religions interact and share common traditions. This course aims to help students appreciate the diversity of religions and their impact on people's lives.

This course provides an overview of mythology and its relationship to ancient and current cultures. The course covers the purposes and types of myths, the development of myths and mythological characters, the common elements of mythological structures, the predominant characteristics of deities and sacred places in myth, contemporary theories of myths and mythology, and how myths and mythic structures shape contemporary culture.

Explore the key social, political, and economic events that have shaped modern America. This course delves into the transformative years following World War II, examining pivotal moments such as the Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, and contemporary foreign policy challenges. Students will explore how these historical developments inform current issues and contribute to an understanding of the American experience.

This course focuses on the issues, challenges, and opportunities presented by U.S. population diversity. Workplace issues related to employee diversity in terms of gender, race or ethnicity, socioeconomic class, and cultural background are emphasized.