SPRING 2010

Justice Studies Course Registration Information

 

OVERRIDE POLICY

 

NO OVERRIDE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE DEPARTMENT AFTER NOVEMBER 9 EXCEPT FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTS.

 

Sequencing Courses:

JUST 200 is the first course in the major but it is not a prerequisite for most courses. The key progression requirements 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 s tudents 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 235 H Justice in the Global Community

This is a foundation course for Track B. We are offering two sections in the spring. One section JUST235 H is an honors section. The other section is not. Accordingly, the work load will be different in the two sections. Both will meet the track requirement.

 

JUST 300 and JUST 301 SECTION 5 (ONLY)

JUST 300 and section 5 of JUST 301 will meet the comparative justice core requirement. It is strongly urged that students who have completed JUST 200 enroll in one of these courses this semester. We expect to offer only a limited number of seats next academic year.

 

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 five sections in Spring 2010.

• “Media and Justice” Dr. Castle

“Global Problems, Local Lives,” Dr. Garriott

• “Development Puzzles” Dr. Jacob
• “Marginalized Populations” Dr. Buffington-Vollum
• “Atrocitology (The study of Atrocities)” Dr. Spivey

 

JUST 402: Advanced Research Seminar

This class is open to students who have completed (or are currently enrolled in) the senior seminar. It is an opportunity to engage in supervised research on a topic of their choice. Students wishing to enroll in this course need to submit a one page proposal stating the topic they wish to investigate and how they propose to do so. This proposal is due in the department office by OCTOBER 30.

 

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 223, Social Justice Interventions, A, B & C
• JUST 301 section 3, Conflict Resolution, A,B,C
• JUST 329, Perspectives on Law, A & C

• JUST 315, Mental Illness and Criminal Justice, A & C
• JUST 323, Comparative Criminal Justice A, B & C
• JUST 324, Death Penalty A,B,C
• JUST 375, Genocide, A,B,C

 

 

Summer 2010

 

We tend not to have many JUST courses offered during the summer. At this time we do not have a list of what they might be. We do not anticipate offering JUST 400 or JUST 300 in the summer. We should know by the end of January what courses will be offered.