Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
crime, corruption, organized crime, white-collar crime,
environmental crime, illicit drugs, human trafficking, gender and race
issues concerning crime, recidivism, the prison industry, and special
topics selected by the instructor.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, senior standing, and at least
one 300-level course in economics
accumulated repertoire of aptitudes and abilities to the writing
situations presented to them from across the disciplines.
Prerequisites: ENG 101 or a transferable course from another
institution. Note: ENG 201 is a prerequisite for all courses at the
300-level or above.
ENGLISH
ENG 101 Composition I: Exploration and Authorship:
An Inquiry-based Writing Course
3 hours, 3 credits
This composition course introduces students to the skills, habits and
conventions necessary to prepare inquiry-based research for college.
While offering students techniques and practices of invention and
revision, this theme-based composition course teaches students the
expectations of college-level research, academic devices for
exploring ideas and rhetorical strategies for completing investigative
writing.
Prerequisites: Freshmen who have passed the ACT reading and
writing exams , who have completed the John Jay sequence of EAP
121 and EAP 131 courses, or who are qualified through transfer
credits will be eligible for this course. Note: ENG 101 is a
prerequisite for all 200-level courses. It is suggested that students
visit the Writing Center or Center for English Language Support for
at least six hours of tutoring during their ENG 101 course.
ENG 215 Poetry Writing and Reading
3 hours plus conferences, 3 credits
Students learn to write poetry through reading and imitating the
techniques of the great poets of the past and present. Use of fixed
forms like the limerick, haiku, and sonnet to generate poetry.
Variations on standard genres like the nature description, seduction
poem, or aubade. Imitating catalogues, extended metaphors, tone of
voice. How to publish poetry.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
ENG 216 Fiction Writing
3 hours, 3 credits
Supervised practice in the writing of fiction, including popular
fiction, with classroom analysis and discussion of student work.
Strong emphasis on dialogue and characterization techniques.
Depending on student interest, specific types of fiction may be
considered, such as mystery novels, Gothic romances and science
fiction.
Prerequisite: ENG 102 or ENG 201
ENG 201 Composition II: Disciplinary Investigations
– Exploring Writing across the Disciplines
3 hours, 3 credits
This composition course introduces students to the rhetorical
characteristics of cross-disciplinary writing styles. Instructors choose
a single theme and provide students with reading and writing
assignments, which address the differing literacy conventions and
processes of diverse fields. Students learn how to apply their
ENG 218 The Writing Workshop
3 hours, 3 credits
Writers work in fiction, poetry, drama, journalism and first-person
narrative, sometimes in all of these forms. What are your potentials
What forms are best for you This course proposes to help you gain
confidence in the major forms of written expression and to discover
your own writing voices. Do you keep a journal Do you write down
ideas and remembered scenes Do you like to rhyme Or do you
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