John Jay College of Criminal Justice Department of Art, Music & Philosophy

THE PHILOSOPHY MINOR

The Department of Art, Music and Philosophy offers a Philosophy Minor designed to give students interested in philosophy the opportunity to do intensive work in the field, and have that work recognized. A philosophy minor, which is noted on the student's final transcript, is extremely beneficial for students planning careers in law school or other graduate programs: law schools and graduate schools place a premium on the sort of critical thinking and conceptual analysis that philosophy uniquely provides.

Philosophy courses satisfying the requirements of the minor include the following (credit toward the minor may be given for courses taken elsewhere at the College if they include substantial philosophical content; see the Philosophy Minor Advisor for details):

Philosophy 102: Introduction to Ethics

Philosophy 105: Critical Thinking and Informal Logic

Philosophy 204: Logic

Philosophy 205: Philosophy of Religion

Philosophy 224: Death, Dying and Society: A Life Crises Management Issue

Philosophy 231: Knowing, Being and Doing (the College's required introductory philosophy course)

Philosophy 302: Philosophical Issues of Rights

Philosophy 304: Philosophy of Mind

Philosophy 310: Ethics & the Law (cross-listed as Law 310)

Philosophy 321: Police Ethics

Philosophy 322: Judicial and Correctional Ethics (cross-listed as Criminal Justice 322)

Philosophy 326: Topics in the History of Modern Thought

Philosophy 340: Utopian Thought

Philosophy 423: Selected Topics in Justice (cross-listed as Government 423)

The following courses may also be applied toward the requirements:

Religion 101: Western Religion

Religion 102: Eastern Religion

HJS 250: Justice in the Western Traditions

Requirements for the Minor:

1. A student must complete 18 credits—6 courses—in philosophy (as above).

2. At least two of the six courses must be 300-level courses or higher.

3. Independent study courses, arranged between student and a supervising faculty member, can also be used to fill the 18-credit requirement. (For details on independent study course, see the John Jay College Undergraduate Bulletin.)

If you are considering a minor in philosophy, contact the Philosophy Minor Advisor, Prof. Irfan Khawaja at ikhawaja@jjay.cuny.edu.

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