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Major in Criminal Justice AA at Bronx CC

Credits required to complete this program: 29 to 30

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Major Requirements
Art or Music Course (1 classes required)
ART 11: Introduction to Art History Corequisite: ENG 100 or 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course covers developments in Western art and architecture, from prehistory to the present. Students learn to analyze artworks from different periods and movements including ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, and Impressionism, with an emphasis on how they relate to the society that produced them. A key component of the course is a formal paper based on students experience of viewing artworks at museums, galleries, or monuments in New York City. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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ART 12: Introduction to Art History: Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East Corequisite: ENG 100 or 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course covers the art and architecture of Africa, the Americas, Asia & the Middle East from ancient times to the present. It examines a wide range of media from many different cultures, including African masks, Mesoamerican pyramids, Asian ceramics and Islamic mosaics. Students learn to analyze artworks and how they relate to the culture that produced them. A key component of the course is a formal paper based on students experience of viewing artworks at museums, galleries, or monuments in New York City. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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MUS 11: Introduction to Music Corequisite: ENG 100 or 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Nature of music expression; elements of music, including tempo, meter, rhythm, melodic and harmonic material and structure, tone color and texture examined in instrumental and vocal forms. History of development of musical styles and forms. Listening assignments. Attendance at live concerts required. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
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MUS 12: Introduction to Music: A Multi-Cultural Survey of World Music Corequisite: ENG 100 or 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours In-depth study and analysis of music (style, form, and tradition) and its relation to world cultures. Emphasis on ethnic and artistic characteristics. Audio laboratory listening assignments. Attendance at live concerts required. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Creative Expression)
English Elective (1 classes required)
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Fund of Interpersonal Comm/pub Speak (1 classes required)
COMM 11: Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Dynamics of communication through examination of theory and discussion. Designed to provide understanding of communicative processes; opportunities for each student to experiment with personal communicative activity. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
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COMM 20: Public Speaking and Critical Listening Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Analysis and evaluation of how U.S. historical and contemporary speeches have shaped public communication; theoretical principles and practice of contemporary forms of informative and persuasive public speech communication; principles of critical and evaluative listening. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Select One From History or Geography or Philosophy6 (1 classes required)
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American Nation (1 classes required)
HIS 20: The American Nation: The Political and Social Development of a People Prerequisite: CUNY English proficiency; or ENG 100 or 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The American Nation is a one-semester survey of American history covering significant political, social and cultural currents ofthe last 400 years. This classwill introduce students to the major developments of the American past, with a focus on how they influenced Americans lives and how they were influenced byAmericans actions. Students will analyze how these developments helped shape American society and the United States role in the global community. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
American National Government (1 classes required)
POL 11: American National Government Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Survey of structure and activities of the national government: bases of present political system, pressure groups, political parties, elections, Congress, the President, the Supreme Court, and the protection and deprivation of individual rights. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Introduction to Sociology (1 classes required)
SOC 11: Sociology Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Introduction to the scientific study of human life as group life. Culture and personality; courtship, marriage and family; religious behavior; education and communication; theories of social stratification and social change. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - World Cultures & Global Issues)
Race and Ethnic Relations or Social Inequality (1 classes required)
SOC 31: Race and Ethnic Relations Prerequisite: SOC 11 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Characteristics of American ethnic minorities and religious groups, including theories explaining prejudice and discrimination. Intergroup relations, with particular reference to the New York metropolitan area, and techniques for relieving problems in human relations. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
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SOC 37: Social Inequality Prerequisite: SOC 11 or permission of department Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course is an introduction to the nature, causes and consequences of social inequality, both in the US and worldwide, inequality of economics, gender, sexual orientation, race and class are examined. The course also includes definitions, concepts. sociological theories and economic systems pertaining to diversity and inequality. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
Introduction to Psychology (1 classes required)
PSY 11: Intro to Psychology Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Scientific method in the understanding of human behavior. Introductory study of growth and development, motivation, emotions and mental health, learning, intelligence and personality evaluation. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - Individual and Society)
Additional Major Requirements
Ast 111/101 Sequence (1 classes required)
AST 101: Laboratory Exercises In Stellar Astronomy PRE/CO: AST 111 Credits: 1 Hours: 2.0 Laboratory hours This course is the laboratory component of AST 111. Experiments are designed to explore the major discoveries in astronomy including the laws of planetary motion, the nature of light, telescopes, the internal dynamics of the sun, classification and evolution of stars, the Milky Way and external galaxies; and the evolution of the universe. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
Chm 110/101 Sequence (1 classes required)
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Phy 110/101 Sequence (1 classes required)
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(Any 1 of 3 groups required)
Group #1 - AST 111/101 Sequence (2 classes required)
AST 101: Laboratory Exercises In Stellar Astronomy PRE/CO: AST 111 Credits: 1 Hours: 2.0 Laboratory hours This course is the laboratory component of AST 111. Experiments are designed to explore the major discoveries in astronomy including the laws of planetary motion, the nature of light, telescopes, the internal dynamics of the sun, classification and evolution of stars, the Milky Way and external galaxies; and the evolution of the universe. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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AST 111: Stellar Astronomy Prerequisite: CUNY Math Proficiency, or MTH 21.5 or MTH 23.5 or 28.5 (If required) Corequisite: ENG 110 (if required) Credits: 3 Hours: 1.0 Recitation hour, 2.0 Lecture hours This course covers early astronomy; astronomical coordinate systems; structure and evolution of the sun, stars and stellar systems; spectroscopy; the Milky Way and external galaxies; and cosmological models and implications. This course is currently being offered (Required Core - Life and Physical Sciences)
Group #2 - CHM 110/101 Sequence (2 classes required)
No recently offered courses
Group #3 - PHY 110/101 Sequence (2 classes required)
No recently offered courses
Physical Education or Cardio Resuscitation (1 classes required)
30 course alternatives
Free Electives (1 credits required)
942 course alternatives
Criminal Justice Requirements
Introduction to Criminal Justice (1 classes required)
CRJ 11: Introduction to Criminal Justice Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course familiarizes students with the American criminal justice system. The course introduces students to the theories, concepts, and ways to measure crime. It introduces students to the three main institutions of the criminal justice system: the police, the courts, and corrections. Emphasis is placed on the criminal justice process and how the various institutions of criminal justice interact. This course is currently being offered (Flexible Core - US Experience in its Diversity)
Introduction to Criminology (1 classes required)
CRJ 21: Introduction to Criminology Prerequisite: SOC11, CRJ 11;Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course introduces students to the subject of criminology by discussing the main theoretical perspectives and issues in this field. It explores theories and empirical research used to understand deviant and criminal behavior. It focuses on the problems associated with the definition and measurement of criminal and deviant behavior. Applications of these theories to practice and in policy are discussed. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Introduction to Policing (1 classes required)
CRJ 22: Introduction to Policing Prerequisite: CRJ 11 and Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours This course examines the role of policing in American society, including the study of the historical evolution of the concepts and methods of policing. It analyzes the effectiveness of law enforcement techniques to control crime and disorder. This course also examines police field behavior, issues that police departments encounter today, and accountability measures taken to address such issues. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)
Intro to Corrections/criminal Law Procedures (1 classes required)
CRJ 23: Introduction to Corrections Prerequisite: CRJ 11 Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours The aim of this course is to familiarize students with the American corrections system. The course will introduce students to current institutional practices, policies, theories, and legal issues. This course focuses on the field of corrections including a review of the historical development of crime and corrections, sentencing, jails, prisons, correctional policies, agencies, prison life, and challenges facing correctional populations. It will further explore the principles and practices of treatment accorded to offenders in various types of correctional settings. This course is currently being offered (Regular Liberal Arts)
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LAW 65: Criminal Law and Procedures Corequisite: ENG 110, if required Credits: 3 Hours: 3.0 Lecture hours Provides understanding of basic distinctions between criminal and civil law; familiarization with criminal justice system; major stages of a criminal case. This course is currently being offered (Regular Non-Liberal Arts)

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