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Political Science (BA)

The major in Political Science (formerly Government) introduces students to the principal fields of inquiry in political science. This major provides a program of study for students considering careers in a variety of fields, including public service, law, community affairs, international relations and politics. Students may select from four concentrations-of-choice: Law, Policy and Society, which explores the intersection of the legal system and the general society; Justice and Politics, which examines the political philosophy and various societal values that underlie contemporary views of justice; Urban Affairs and Community Leadership, which emphasizes the role of political institutions in shaping solutions to contemporary urban problems; and Comparative/International Politics and Human Rights, which explores the global dimensions of politics and governance.

Some details:
PART 1: FOUNDATION COURSES
PART 2: AMERICAN HISTORY
PART 3: CONCENTRATION-OF-CHOICE
PART 4. SENIOR REQUIREMENT

Credits required: 33

Prerequisite: GOV 101. This course partially fulfills the general education requirement in the social sciences.

Advisors: Professors Dan Pinello (212.237.8762, dpinello@jjay.cuny.edu) and Harold Sullivan (212.237.8194, hsullivan@jjay.cuny.edu), Department of Political Science (formerly Department of Government)

Additional information: Students who enrolled for the first time at the College in September 2005 or thereafter must complete the major in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose either the form shown here or the earlier version of the major. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained at the Office of Undergraduate Studies or at the Lloyd George Sealy Library.



PART 1. FOUNDATION COURSES Subtotal: 12 credits

Select four courses, only one per category.

Category A. American Institutions
Government 215 The Legislative Process
Government 220 The Chief Executive

Category B. Public Law
Government 230 Principles of Constitutional Government

Category C. Political Theory
Government 270 Political Philosophy
Government 375 Law, Order, Justice and Society

Category D. Urban Politics
Government 203 Municipal and State Government
Government 206 Urban Politics

Category E. International/Comparative
Government 257 Comparative Politics
Government 260 International Relations

PART 2. AMERICAN HISTORY Subtotal: 6 credits

Required
History 201 American Civilization: From Colonial Times through the Civil War
History 202 American Civilization: From 1865 to the Present

PART 3. CONCENTRATION-OF-CHOICE Subtotal: 12 credits

Select one concentration. If students select Concentration A, Concentration B or Concentration D, they must take four 3-credit courses within their concentration. At least one 400-level government course must be completed and at least one additional 300 or 400-level course must be taken.

If students select Concentration C, they may either take four 3-credit courses, including one 400-level government course and another 300 or 400-level course, or two 3-credit courses and 6 credits of any of the Public Affairs Internships (GOV 406, 407, or 408). In order to select the internship, students must obtain the permission of the instructor before registration.


Concentration A. Law, Policy and Society
Criminal Justice 420/Sociology 420 Women and Crime
Economics 215 Economics of Regulation and the Law
Government 215 The Legislative Process
Government 230 Principles of Constitutional Government
Government 244 The Politics of Immigration
Government 308 State Courts and State Constitutional Law
Government 313/Law 313 The Law and Politics of Race Relations
Government 318 Law and Politics of Sexual Orientation
Government 319 Gender and Law
Government 401 Seminar in Government*
Government 430 Seminar in Problems in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Government 435 Seminar in Judicial Process and Politics
History 277 American Legal History
Law 301 Jurisprudence
Law 310/Philosophy 310 Ethics and Law
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 322 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in the Urban Latina/o Community
Sociology 305 The Sociology of Law


Concentration B. Justice and Politics
African-American Studies History 270 History of African-American Social and Intellectual Thought
Government 270 Political Philosophy
Government 278/Sociology 278 Political Sociology
Government 371 American Political Philosophy
Government 375 Law, Order, Justice and Society
Government 401 Seminar in Government*
Government 423/Philosophy 423 Selected Topics in Justice
Government 470 Political Theory of Criminal Justice
Law 310/Philosophy 310 Ethics and Law
Sociology 314 Theories of Social Order

Concentration C. Urban Affairs and Community Leadership
African-American Studies Sociology 110 Race and the Urban Community
Anthropology 208 Cities and Culture
Economics 270 Urban Economics
Government 203 Municipal and State Government
Government 206 Urban Politics
Government 210 Comparative Urban Political Systems
Government 214 Political Parties and Pressure Groups
Government 215 The Legislative Process
Government 220 The Chief Executive
Government 244 The Politics of Immigration
Government 401 Seminar in Government*
Government 405 Seminar in New York City Politics
Government 406 Seminar and Internship in New York City Government (6 credits)
Government 407 New York State Assembly/Senate Session Program (12 credits)
Government 408 CUNY Washington, D.C. Summer Internship Program (6 credits)  
History 217 Three Hundred Years of New York City
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 241 The Puerto Rican/Latina/o Experience in Urban United States Settings
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 321 Puerto Rican/Latina/o Community Fieldwork
Sociology 201 Urban Sociology: The Study of City Life

 


Concentration D. Comparative/International Politics and Human Rights
Economics 245 International Economics
Government 210 Comparative Urban Political Systems
Government 242/Latin American and Latina/o Studies 242/History 242 U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America
Government 250 International Law and Justice
Government 257 Comparative Politics
Government 259/Law 259 Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
Government 260 International Relations
Government 320 International Human Rights
Government 362 Terrorism and International Relations
Government 401 Seminar in Government*
Government 4YY Seminar in International/Comparative Politics
Latin American and Latina/o Studies 220 Human Rights and Law in Latin America

 

 

PART 4. SENIOR REQUIREMENT Subtotal: 3 credits

Government 409 Colloquium for Research in Government and Politics

Total: 33 credits


*GOV 401 (Seminar in Government) may be used to satisfy the 400-level course requirement within a specific concentration only with the permission of the Department of Political Science.