JUSTICE STUDIES FALL 2010 REGISTRATION NOTES

OVERRIDE POLICY

ALL OVERRIDE REQUESTS MUST BE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT OFFICE IN PERSON OR VIA EMAIL WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE CLOSE OF YOUR REGISTRATION TIME SLOT.

Sequencing Courses
JUST 200 is the first course in the major but it is not a prerequisite for all courses. Check with the instructor teaching the course if you wish to enroll in it without having completed JUST 200. The key progression requirements in the justice studies major are:

Students must have completed JUST 200 (or be enrolled in) in order to sign up for JUST 300.  They cannot be taken in the same semester.

Students must have completed JUST 200 (or be enrolled in) and completed MATH 220 in order to sign up for JUST 201.  They cannot be taken in the same semester.

Under normal circumstances students must have completed (or be enrolled in) JUST 300 and completed JUST 201 in order to sign up for in JUST 400.  They cannot be taken in the same semester.  

Course Notes

JUST 100: Advisory
In spite of its low course number this course is geared for juniors and seniors. We focus on resume writing, interviewing skills, looking for internships and looking for jobs.

GJUST 225: Justice in American Society
This is a general education course and does not carry credit in the major.

JUST 301: Special Topics in Justice Studies

Each section of JUST 301 deals with a different topic. See below for information regarding what track the different sections count toward. Students may take multiple sections of JUST 301 and have them count toward meeting their requirements in the major.

JUST 333: Negotiations/JUST 301 section 8, Conflict Resolution
The department will not be offering JUST 333 this fall. Students may take JUST 301 section 8 as a substitute. Students may also enroll in SCOM 231 and SCOM 331 if seats are available

JUST 400: Senior Seminar
We are offering three sections of JUST 400 in Fall 2010. Please note that each section is organized around a different topic but that students can enroll in any of the sections regardless of their track. The seminar topics are designed to be broad enough to accommodate the interests of all majors.

 

Section 1, Plass: Wealth, Poverty and Justice

Section 2, staff: Investigating Injustice

Section 3, Jacob: Development Puzzles

 

 

HONORS: JUST 499A,B,C
All students who are doing an honors thesis in the department regardless of what stage in the process they are in or who their advisor is must enroll in JUST 499 A,B or C. The course will meet periodically.

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 3, Globalization and Justice B & C

JUST 301, section 4, Mobsters, Hitmen & Rackateers, A & B

JUST 301, section 5, Media and Justice, A, B & C

JUST 301, section 6, Punishment and the State, A & C

JUST 301, section 7, Environmental Justice B & C

JUST 301, section 8, Conflict Analysis, A, B & C and JUST 333

JUST 301, section 9, Rhetoric and Justice, A, B & C

JUST 322, Understanding Violence, A, B & C

JUST 323, Comparative Criminal Justice, A, B & C

JUST 329, Perspectives on Law, A & C UPDATE: COURSE CANCELED
JUST 341, Gender and Justice, A, B & C

 

SINGLE TRACK JUST 301 COURSES

JUST 301, section 1, War and Justice, Track B

JUST 301, section 2, Democratization, Track B

 

 

Internships

Internship inquiries for the fall should be directed to Dr. Hastedt. Requirements are listed on our web site. Please note that 240 hours of work are required. This can be quite difficult to accomplish in an academic semester. Most students do internships over the summer. An internship is not required for the Justice Studies major