Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

Courses Offered
FIS 330 Building Construction and Life Safety
Systems II
3 hours, 3 credits
Building construction and building systems will be reviewed. Life
safety systems in buildings will be examined. Building construction
requirements, as they relate to fire safety, will be studied. New York
City and the National Building Code will be used to illustrate how
these requirements are legally interrelated. Case histories and
existing building plans will be analyzed to give students a hands-on
experience. Students will be introduced to a systems approach in
designing buildings for life safety and security.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and FIS 230
FIS 350 Management Applications in Fire Protection
3 hours, 3 credits
Theory and practice of public management applied to fire protection.
Examination of organizational structure and command, personnel
development and management, budgeting and fiscal management,
and management systems and techniques within the context of
contemporary fire protection management. Assessment of policy
development and advocacy by fire protection administrators in the
political and private sector.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and PAD 240 or permission of
the section instructor
FIS 401 Seminar in Fire Protection Problems
3 hours, 3 credits
An analysis of major fire problems from the viewpoint of both the
public and private sectors.
FORENSIC SCIENCE (Department of
Sciences)
FOS 108 Concepts of Forensic Science
6 hours: 3 hours lecture, 1 1/2 hours recitation, 1 1/2 hours laboratory; 4 credits
A discussion of the fundamental principles of the physical and
biological sciences with emphasis on the application of these
principles in the resolution of legal questions. The role of forensic
science in criminal and civil investigations where questions regarding
the interpretation of physical evidence are crucial will also be
examined.
Prerequisite: NSC 107 or equivalent (as listed in the general
education requirements)
FOS 313 An Introduction to Criminalistics for
Forensic Science Majors
3 hours: 1 hour lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 3 credits
An introduction to the problems and techniques of the scientific
examination of physical evidence with emphasis on documentation
and interpretation of physical patterns. Review of the theoretical
bases of methods of comparison and their influence on scientific
interpretation. Topics will include scientific photography, imprints,
impressions, toolmarks, gunshot residue, cordage and textile
examinations. Laboratory exercises will include forensic
photography, analysis of fingerprints, hair, gunshot residue and
footwear outsole patterns.
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, and CHE 201-202 (This course
may not be taken after FOS 415-416.)
Prerequisites: ENG 102 or ENG 201, senior standing, and majoring
in Fire Science, Fire Service Administration or Public Administration
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