Administration and Management for Peace Officers, BAS
The B.A.S. degree is built on a “2+2” platform. During the first two years (60 credits), a student completes an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Administration and Management for Peace Officers (formerly known as Law Enforcement Administration). In the final two years (60 credits) of SMSU’s B.A.S. program, a student takes a 42-semester credit major (described below) in Administration and Management for Peace Officers, and additional semester credit hours (SCH) of MnTC.
Courses
- COMM 301 — Risk and Crisis Communication
- COMM 360 — Organizational Communication
- ECON 351 — Public Budgeting and Finance
- ECON 380 — Public Finance
- HIST 351 — Origins of Islamic Civilization
- HIST 359 — African-American History:1500 to the Present
- JUAD 300 — Women and Justice
- JUAD 304 — Victimology
- JUAD 315 — Effects of Poverty and Race on American Justice
- JUAD 320 — Crisis Intervention: Youth Mental Health
- JUAD 370 — Criminology
- JUAD 398 — Pro-Seminar
- JUAD 460 — Rehabilitation & Prevention
- JUAD 498 — Senior Seminar in Justice Administration
- MGMT 300 — Management Principles
- MGMT 333 — Conflict Resolution
- MGMT 450 — Diversity Management
- MGMT 454 — Labor Relations
- MGMT 455 — Human Resource Management
- MGMT 456 — Organizational Behavior and Theory
- MGMT 457 — Interpersonal Skills
- MGMT 460 — Leadership and Team Management
- POL 424 — Local Politics
- POL 440 — Public Administration
- PSYC 318 — Group Dynamics
- PSYC 325 — Attitudes & Persuasion
- PSYC 341 — Child & Adolescent Psychology
- PSYC 360 — Cross-Cultural Psychology
- PSYC 487 — Mental Health Topics Applied
- SOCI 331 — Racial & Ethnic Relations
- SOCI 420 — Family & Intimate Partner Violence
- SPED 485 — Autism Spectrum Disorders:Issues & Needs
- SWRK 315 — Child Welfare
- SWRK 340 — Human Behavior in the Social Environment
- SWRK 351 — Diverse and At-Risk Populations