Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
Prerequisite: Direct placement through testing by the Center for
English Language Support
EAP 131 Advanced English for Academic Purposes
(For Non-native speakers of English)
6 lecture hours per week, 15 tutoring hours per semester; 3 credits
This course is the second and last in the English Department's
English for Academic Purposes sequence. It prepares students for
English 100 and English 101 by offering intensive instruction in
grammar, reading and writing skills development. The course
incorporates readings with criminal justice themes and asks students
to analyze them both orally and in writing. Students will progress
from simple to sophisticated narratives and will ultimately write an
argumentative essay. The course also requires 15 hours of one-toone
tutoring plus attendance at three workshops in the Center for
English Language Support throughout the semester.
Prerequisite: EAP 121 or direct placement through testing by the
Center for English Language Support
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(Department of Sciences)
ENV 108 Principles of Environmental Science
6 hours: 3 hours lecture, 1 1/2 hours recitation, 1 1/2 hours laboratory; 4 credits
An introduction to environmental science including environmental
toxicology. This course will provide an introduction to contemporary
environmental problems such as solid waste, water and air pollution,
climate change and habitat destruction. In addition, the course will
examine the effects of pollutants, drugs and poisons on the human
body.
Prerequisite: NSC 107 or the equivalent (as listed in the general
education requirements)
ETHNIC STUDIES (Departments of
African-American Studies or Latin
American and Latina/o Studies)
ETH 123 Race and American Society: The African-
American Experience
3 hours, 3 credits
African-Americans and the development of the United States from
1619 to the present. A survey course exploring the African origins of
African-Americans and examining slavery, the Abolitionist
movement, the Civil War, Reconstruction, segregation, African-
American migration from the South, urbanization, the Civil Rights
movement, contemporary issues and events, and African-American
cultural expressions, all within the context of American social
history.
ETH 124 Introduction to Latinas/os in the United
States
3 hours, 3 credits
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the establishment,
growth, and development of the diverse Latina/o communities in the
United States. The course focuses on Latino/as’ contemporary
histories and experiences of conquest, colonization, racialization and
integration in U.S. society. Students will explore the intersections of
race, class, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality, through such topics as
identity formation, and generational and socio-cultural change,
bilingual education and language rights, economic and political
participation, transnational immigration, law and civil rights, and the
emergence and evolution of Latina/o social justice movements.
ETH 125 Race and Ethnicity in America
3 hours, 3 credits
Study of the many peoples who have contributed to the fashioning of
American civilization from 1500 to the present. Survey of historical
and contemporary issues related to racial, ethnic, religious and
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