2015-2016 Undergraduate Bulletin

Humanities and Justice, Bachelor of Arts

The Humanities and Justice major offers students the opportunity to explore fundamental questions about justice from a humanistic, interdisciplinary perspective. Rooted in history, literature and philosophy, Humanities and Justice prepares students for basic inquiry and advanced research into issues of justice that lie behind social policy and criminal justice as well as broader problems of social morality and equity. Its courses are designed to help students develop the skills of careful reading, critical thinking and clear writing that are necessary for the pursuit of any professional career. This major provides an excellent preparation for law school and other professional programs, for graduate school in the humanities, and for careers in law, education, public policy and criminal justice.

The Humanities and Justice curriculum involves a sequence of five interdisciplinary core courses in Humanities and Justice (designated with the HJS prefix), six courses from a list of humanities courses, and a choice of one of two courses on theory.

Credits required. 36

Coordinator. Professor Kyoo Lee, Department of Philosophy (212.237.8342, kylee@jjay.cuny.edu). Students must review their course of study with major faculty.

Prerequisites. ENG 201; one of the general education courses in literature, history, or philosophy; one of the general education courses in the social sciences, and upper–sophomore class standing.

Please note: POL 101 (or GOV 101) is a prerequisite for POL 375 and LAW 203 or POL 301 is a prerequisite for LAW 301. Part III of the major requires either POL 375 (or GOV 375) or LAW 301.

Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College or changed to this major in September 2014 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version may be obtained in the 2013–2014 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Senior–level requirement. Students must complete HJS 410 Problems and Theory: Thesis Prospectus and HJS 415 Thesis in Humanities and Justice Studies.

Part One. Foundations

Required

HJS 250Justice in the Western Traditions

3

HJS 310Comparative Perspectives on Justice

3

HJS 315Research Methods in Humanities and Justice Studies

3

Total Credit Hours: 9

Part Two. Humanities and Justice Electives

Students take six advanced elective courses in one or more of the humanities disciplines in order to explore how the fundamental assumptions, methods and general subject matter of these disciplines relate to issues of justice. These courses will be chosen by the student with faculty advisement, from the following list. Permission by the Humanities and Justice Coordinator is required for any course not listed below in Categories A, B, or C to count toward the major. A minimum of 12 credits must be taken at the 300–level or above.

HIS 217History of NYC (was Three Hundred Years of NYC)

3

HIS 219Violence and Social Change in America

3

HIS 224A History of Crime in New York City

3

HIS 240Historiography

3

HIS 252Warfare in the Ancient Near East and Egypt

3

HIS 254History of Ancient Greece and Rome

3

HIS 256History of Muslim Societies and Communities

3

HIS 260/LLS 260History of Contemporary Cuba

3

HIS 264China to 1650

3

HIS 265/LLS 265Class, Race and Family in Latin American History

3

HIS 270Marriage in Medieval Europe

3

HIS 274China: 1650-Present

3

HIS 277American Legal History

3

HIS 282Selected Topics in History

3

HIS 320Topics in the History of Crime & Punishment in U.S (was History of Crime & Punishment in U.S.)

3

HIS 323History of Lynching and Collective Violence

3

HIS 325Criminal Justice in European Society, 1750 to the Present

3

HIS 340Modern Military History from the Eighteenth Century to the Present

3

HIS 354Law and Society in Ancient Athens and Rome

3

HIS 364/GEN 364History of Gender and Sexuality: Prehistory to 1650

3

HIS 374Premodern Punishment

3

HIS 375Female Felons in the Premodern World (was Female Felons in Premodern Europe & Americas)

3

HIS 381Social History of Catholicism in the Modern World

3

HIS 383History of Terrorism

3

HJS 380Selected Topics in Humanities and Justice

3

ISP 273The Stories We Tell

3

ISP 321Moral, Legal and Ethical Dilemmas that Shape the U.S.A.

3

ISP 322Making Waves: Troublemakers, Gadflies and Whistleblowers

3

ISP 335Violence in the Pursuit of Justice

3

LIT 219The Word as Weapon

3

LIT 223/AFR 223African-American Literature

3

LIT 265Foundations of U.S. Latino/a Literature

3

LIT 287Selected Topics in Literature

3

LIT 300Text and Context

3

LIT 305Foundations of Literature and Law

3

LIT 311Literature and Ethics

3

LIT 313Shakespeare

3

LIT 314Shakespeare and Justice

3

LIT 315American Literature and the Law

3

LIT 316Gender and Identity in Literary Traditions

3

LIT 326Crime, Punishment and Justice in the U.S. Literature

3

LIT 327Crime, Punishment and Justice in World Literature

3

LIT 340/AFR 340The African-American Experience in America: Comparative Racial Perspectives

3

LIT 342Perspectives on Literature and Human Rights

3

LIT 346Cultures in Conflict

3

LIT 380Advanced Selected Topics in Literature

3

LLS 322Latina/o Stuggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice (was Civil Rights & Civil Liberties in Urban Latina/o Communities)

3

PHI 203Political Philosophy

3

PHI 205Philosophy of Religion

3

PHI 210Ethical Theory

3

PHI 302The Philosophy of Rights

3

PHI 304Philosophy of the Mind

3

PHI 310/LAW 310Ethics and Law

3

PHI 315Philosophy of the Rule of Law: Theory and Practice

3

PHI 322/CRJ 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3

PHI 326Topics in the History of Modern Thought

3

PHI 340Utopian Thought

3

PHI 423/POL 423Selected Topics in Justice

3

SPA 308The Theme of Justice in Spanish Literature

3

SPA 335Themes of Justice in Latin American Lit & Film

3

HIS 282, LIT 287, LIT 380: HIS 282 Selected Topics in History, LIT 287 Selected Topics in Literature, LIT 380 Advanced Selected Topics in Literature and LIT 401 Special Topics may be used to satisfy the six-course requirement of the Disciplinary Component when the topic is applicable to the Humanities and Justice major. To approve these courses for inclusion in the major, students and/or faculty must petition the program coordinator.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Part Three. Topics in Political or Legal Theory

Select one

LAW 301Jurisprudence

3

POL 375Law, Order, Justice and Society

3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Part Four. Problems and Research

Both are required

HJS 410Problems and Theory: Thesis Prospectus

3

HJS 415Thesis in Humanities and Justice Studies

3

Total Credit Hours: 6

Total Credit Hours: 36