Course · CRJ 316

Crime in the Movies

A this discipline course at Arizona Christian University.

Credits
3 Credits
Level
Undergraduate
Format
Lecture + discussion
Typical Terms
By department schedule

Course Description

This course examines the way that crime and criminals have been portrayed throughout the last 80 years in popular movies. It considers the depiction of criminal activity in this medium and the impact of this medium on societal perceptions of crime and criminals.

Taught By

Offered 2026-2027: Spring Traditional.

Ann Stuckey

2026-2027: Spring Traditional

Prerequisites

  • None

Corequisites

  • None

Learning Outcomes

1

Engage the Course Material

Build a working understanding of crime in the movies as the course's central subject.

2

Apply Discipline Methods

Use the methods, vocabulary, and frameworks of the discipline to address course problems.

3

Connect Course Content

Connect this course's content to broader work in the discipline and related fields.

4

Demonstrate Course Competencies

Demonstrate the specific competencies the course is designed to develop.

Biblical Worldview Connection

A Biblical Worldview takes political and civic life seriously as the arena where convictions meet practice. This course engages its material with that seriousness in view.

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