Investigations (BS) (127 credit hours)

College of Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements (36 credit hours)

If you have enrolled in Bellevue University's Investigations program prior to Fall 2012, please click here for your program requirements.

(Click a course name below to view course details). All courses are 4 credit hours.

Justice Law & Security Core

• JLS 305 Theory and Practice of Justice, Law and Security

  This course will provide a foundation and overview of the diverse but interrelated disciplines of justice, law and security. The focus of the course will be on the development of justice and law, concepts and theories in criminal justice, and the security of our nation.

• JLS 315 The American Criminal and Civil Legal Systems

  This course will provide an examination of the Constitutional underpinnings of criminal and civil law as it applies to the fields of criminal justice, law and security management. Special focus will be devoted to an overview of the American court system, specific elements of crime, the operation of civil jurisprudence, and a review of the policies and procedures that influence law in America.

• JLS 325 Professional Responsibility and Ethics

  This course will address ethical issues in justice, law and security at both the theoretical and applied levels. Special emphasis will be given to an examination of the relationship between ethical principles, moral and normative judgments.

Investigations Courses

• INVS 335 Information Gathering and Case Management

  This course will examine basic methods of investigation, information acquisition, and managing and prioritizing caseloads. Particular attention will be paid to database and record-searching, interviewing and interrogating, note taking and report writing, using logic and scientific methodology in investigations and case management approaches.

• INVS 345 The Criminal Mind

  This course will focus on behavioral analysis and criminal offenders. Special focus will be devoted to forensic psychology, criminal behavior rationalization, deviant behavior, and crime causation theories.

• INVS 405 Crime Scenes, Clues, Forensics and Evidence

  This course will cover the investigative process as it relates to crime scenes and evidence processing. Rules of evidence, types of evidence including latent fingerprints, fibers and other trace particle, firearms, tool marks, bloodstain patterns and DNA analysis will be emphasized.

• INVS 415 Investigating Crimes Against Property and the Private Sector

  This course will examine the roles, responsibilities, and strategies of the professional in conducting investigations into crimes against property as well as the personal attributes of the private sector investigator. Investigations into the crimes of burglary, auto theft, fraud, and identity theft will be the focus, as well as private sector investigations into harassment, discrimination, and threats of violence in the workplace, workers’ compensation, asset protection, loss prevention, employee background checks, and theft of intellectual property.

• INVS 425 Investigating Crimes Against Persons

  This course will examine the roles, responsibilities, and strategies of the Federal, State, and Local law enforcement personnel responsible for conducting criminal investigations into crimes perpetrated directly against individuals. Areas of focus will include the investigations into homicide, sexual assault, robbery, child abuse, and domestic violence.

• INVS 435 Investigating Public Order Crimes

  This course will examine the roles, responsibilities, and strategies of the Federal, State, and Local law enforcement personnel responsible for conducting criminal investigations into crimes against society. Areas of focus will include narcotics trafficking, prostitution, hate crimes, terrorism, and other prevalent public order crimes.