Fall 2008 Justice Studies Course Registration Information

Effective immediately the Justice Studies major has dropped the prep major program. All students will go directly into the major. JUST 200 is designated as the first course in the major but it is not a prerequisite for most courses. PLEASE NOTE: The Justice Studies Major cannot be completed in one year due to the sequencing of the major requirements. The key progression requirements are as follows:

• Students must have completed (or be enrolled in) JUST 200 in order to sign up for JUST 100. They cannot be taken in the same semester.
• Students must have completed (or be enrolled in) JUST 200 in order to sign up for JUST 300. They cannot be taken in the same semester.
• Students must have completed (or be enrolled in) JUST 200 and MATH 220 in order to sign up for JUST 201. They cannot be taken in the same semester.
• Students must have completed (or be enrolled in) JUST 201 and JUST 300 in order to sign up for in JUST 400. They cannot be taken in the same semester. We will waive the requirement to complete JUST 300 before enrolling in JUST 400 during the 2008-2009 academic year.

Course Notes:

JUST 100: Advisory

JUST 300: Comparative Justice Systems

Dr. Pham is on leave in the fall semester. We hope to offer a section of JUST 300 in the fall but do not have it confirmed. If we are able to do so we will email you. Enrollment will be by override in the department office. We will offer two sections of JUST 300 in the spring.

JUST 333: Negotiations

This course replaces the SCOM 320/220 requirement for all majors. It will be offered every semester. A very few seats are also available in SCOM 231 and SCOM 331 that will also meet this requirement. Please contact us if you wish to enroll in one of the SCOM sections.

JUST 400: Senior Seminar

We are offering two sections in the fall. We hope to offer 3-4 sections in the spring. This fall’s sections will be focused on:

• "Poverty, Wealth, and Justice" Dr. Plass

Readings and discussion in this class will focus on issues of wealth and poverty as it relates to justice. Examples of topics to be covered include the prison industrial complex; the relationship between poverty and the drug trade; and the relationship between waging war and corporate profit.

• “Media Constructions of Justice” Dr. Castle

This course will examine media constructions of justice. More specifically, what do various media forms have to tell us about justice issues? In the course, we will explore how justice/injustice is portrayed in different media forms, including electronic media and film/television.

JUST 392: Peace Studies

The focus of this course is on non-violence. If you are taking the nonviolence course this semester with Professor Beitzel you should not enroll in this course because the overlap will be too great. If you enroll you will be asked to leave the class.

CROSS TRACK COURSES

We are offering a number of courses this semester that will fulfill requirements in more than one track:

• JUST 221, Social Justice Theories, B & C
• JUST, 301 section 1, Sex Offenders, A & C
• JUST 301, section 2, Policing, Surveillance and Security, A & C
• JUST 301 section 3, Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System, A & C
• JUST 301, section 5, Rhetoric and Justice, A,B & C
• JUST 324, Death Penalty, A,B & C
• JUST 326, Victimology, A & C
• JUST 341, Gender and Justice, A,B & C

LOOK OUT FOR

We have had trouble getting two fall courses onto the preilimarny schedule. Please look for them:

• JUST 329: Perspectives on Law, W, 2:30-5:00
• JUST 333: Negotiations, T, TH, 3:30-4:45

SUMMER 08 NOTES

We have a few courses scheduled for JUST and CRJU at JMU in the summer. Please check e campus if you are interested. Students interested in internships should see Dr. Hastedt or Dr. Plass. It will still be possible to sign up for the internship course in May or June.