Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
POL 237 Women and Politics
3 hours, 3 credits
This course provides students with an opportunity to consider the
presence of women in political institutions and how a range of
political and policy issues pertain to women. It introduces students to
the history of women’s entry to political life, their struggles for equal
rights and representation, and their current roles and representation in
electoral politics. Students will also examine how a range of political
issues such as prostitution, same-sex marriage, and abortion impact
women in the United States and, where comparison is useful, abroad.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, GOV 101 or POL 101
POL 242 U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
(Same course as HIS 242 and LLS 242)
3 hours, 3 credits
U.S. economic and political relations with the Latin American
countries during the 19th and 20th centuries. U.S. reactions to reform
and revolutionary movements. The ideological framework of U.S.
foreign policy.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, and GOV 101 or POL 101 or permission of
the section instructor
POL 244 The Politics of Immigration
3 hours, 3 credits
Debates over immigration in the United States are often heated and
contentious. After taking this course, students will understand the
full range of positions in these debates, and will be able to develop
and clearly articulate their own position on contemporary
immigration politics. Students will learn essential terms used in
migration studies, explore historical political debates over
immigration, and analyze the contemporary politics of immigration in
the United States, including debates over border militarization,
unauthorized (“illegal”) immigration, amnesty, employer sanctions,
sanctuary cities, guest worker programs, the shifting balance of
power between federal, state, and local governments; and
immigration law and policy. Students will read a variety of scholarly
and popular texts, as well as key Supreme Court decisions.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or 201, GOV 101 or POL 101 or
permission of the instructor
POL 246 Politics of Globalization and Inequality
3 hours, 3 credits
What political processes allow for some countries to become rich
while others remain very poor What are the political and historical
conditions responsible for recent and past financial crises Since
politics is the struggle over who gets what, why and how, interactions
between the state and civil society have a strong influence over
economic outcomes and the distribution of money and resources.
This class takes a political economy approach to understanding
globalization and inequality, by emphasizing the political, socially
imbedded and historically contingent aspects of our global economy.
This course surveys the major theories, key institutions and
contemporary issues in international political economy. Topics
include the history of global inequality, the politics of international
trade, institutions such as the International Monetary Fund, the
politics of oil, and issues of economic justice including colonialism,
financial crises, and poverty.
Prerequisites: ENG 101; GOV 101 or POL 101 or permission of the
instructor
POL 250 International Law and Justice
3 hours, 3 credits
An introduction to the key concepts and processes of the international
legal system. Special emphasis will be placed on the foundations and
justifications for international law, the relationship between treaties
and custom, state sovereignty and recognition, and the use of force by
states in the international system. An examination and assessment of
the relation of municipal and international law, the role of the
International Court of Justice, and the prospects for a permanent
international penal tribunal.
Prerequisites: ENG 101, GOV 101 or POL 101
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