PSCI490 Police Science Capstone (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): All program requirements.  This course is taken in the student’s last semester before graduation.  All general education requirements must be fulfilled.
This course integrates knowledge, skills, and tools developed in previous courses and provides an opportunity to apply them to a selected topic. Each student selects an issue currently confronting law enforcement professionals, clearly defines the question using appropriate references and resources, and creates a proposal which addresses the question. The proposal must be suitable for formal presentation to police administrators or a professional organization and the student presents the proposal to classmates.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Demonstrate critical thinking skills as they relate to their field of study or profession.
2. Understand ethical implications as they relate to their proposal, field of study or profession.
3. Develop strategies for continuing education and competence in their profession.
4. Communicate using inclusive methods in a variety of modes.
5. Identify management principles relevant to their selected issue.
6. Address diversity as it relates to their selected issue, field of study and profession.
7. Identify available community resources within pertaining to their selected issue.
8. Recognize trends in their field of study or profession.
9. Address the laws, rules, regulations and policies relevant to the issue.