300-Level Transfer Seminars
Transfer Seminars are special sections of the 300-level Justice Core courses that all transfer students are required to take. They are taught by experienced faculty who are experts in their fields and will be able to connect you to academic and professional resources. Each seminar is assigned a peer success coach, who provides ongoing support and serves as a connection to the campus. For the Spring 2025 semester students should select ONE course from the following subject areas:
- Anthropology (ANT)
- History (HIS)
- Humanities and Justice (HJS)
- Landmark US Supreme Court Cases (HUM 300)
- Latinx Studies (LLS)
- Philosophy (PHI)
Philosophy
Philosophy of Law in Global Perspective
- PHI 317-04, M/W 3:05 PM – 4:20 PM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 40908
- Professor Justine Borer
Philosophy of Law in Global Perspective
- PHI 317-09, M/W 10:50 AM−12:05 PM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 39727
- Professor Genevieve LaForge
This course asks the big philosophical question about the nature of law—what is it? Students will consider problems of the nature and identification of law in post-colonial, post-revolutionary, traditional, customary, and international contexts. The course will introduce particular problems drawn from struggles for justice in jurisdictions around the globe, and then look at how philosophers and legal theorists have tried to answer the what-is-law question in these contexts. Critical perspectives on the nature and identification of law will emerge from inquiry into problems arising in particular jurisdictions. Issues with the identification of law may be drawn from jurisdictions in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe, and theoretical perspectives may vary by semester.
Latinx Studies
The Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice
- LLS 325-01, T/TH 12:15 PM−1:30 PM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 40360
- Professor Nitza Escalera
This course analyzes the criminal justice system and its impact on the lives and communities of Latino/as and other groups in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on Latino/as human and civil rights and the role that race, ethnicity, gender and class play in the criminal justice system. Interdisciplinary readings and class discussions center on issues such as the overrepresentation of Latino/as and racial minorities in the criminal justice system; law and police-community relations; racial profiling; stop and frisk policies; immigration status; detentions and deportations; Latino/a youth; media representations; gangs; and access to education and employment and the school-to-prison pipeline.
Anthropology
Asian American Identity and Struggles for Justice
- ANT 339-01, T/TH 12:15 PM−1:30 PM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 41691
- Professor Anru Lee
This course explores the historical and contemporary complexities of Asian American identity and community formation. Using interdisciplinary and comparative ethnographic approaches, students will investigate the struggles and triumphs of Asian Americans in overcoming obstacles in their pursuit of full citizenship and citizen’s rights in light of U.S. immigration and public policies, political and cultural discourses, and day-to-day lived experiences. Students will analyze the interconnections between categories such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and language. The goal of this course is to equip students with conceptual tools for critically thinking about the ever-shifting terrain of Asian American identity in the wider contexts of Orientalism, U.S. imperialism and nationalism, racialization and racism, economic restructuring, globalization and transnationalism, and other social processes and transformations. Students will explore how cross-racial intersections and coalition building have been accomplished in the post-civil rights era and can be accomplished in current struggles towards social justice.
History
The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
- HIS 320-02, M/W 9:25 AM – 10:40 AM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 39813
- Professor Jonathan Epstein
The History of Crime and Punishment in the United States
- HIS 320-03, M/W 12:15 PM – 1:30 PM
- Instruction Mode: In Person
- Registration Code 39812
- Professor Jonathan Epstein
This course will examine the history of crime and punishment in the United States by focusing on infamous crimes throughout the history of the republic, and the relationships among crime, social values, and social structure. Among the crimes are the Salem Witch Trials, the Donner Party, the “Black Sox Scandal,” the “Leopold and Loeb Case,” the “My Lai Massacre,” and Jeffrey Dahmer. Please note that this is a history course, not a current events course.
Landmark Us Supreme Court Cases
Stop, Question, Frisk & the Law: Terry v. Ohio in Cultural and Historical Perspectives
- HUM 300-01, M 9:25 AM – 10:40 AM
- Instruction Mode: Hybrid
- Registration Code 40682
- Professor Nora Cronin
Stop, Question, Frisk & the Law: Terry v. Ohio in Cultural and Historical Perspectives
- HUM 300-02, M 4:30 PM – 5:45 PM
- Instruction Mode: Hybrid
- Registration Code 40686
- Professor Nora Cronin
This course explores through historical and cultural perspectives the landmark Supreme Court case Terry V. Ohio, which confirmed that it is not unconstitutional for police to "stop and frisk" a person they reasonably suspect to be involved in a crime. The class will pay particular attention to the decision’s shifting consequences for America’s criminal justice system across six decades. The course will culminate in a close examination of the competing statistical claims made in recent challenges to the NYPD’s use of stop-question-frisk in New York City. Along the way, students will refine their legal research and workplace writing skills. This class prepares students, as future criminal justice professionals, to analyze and contextualize struggles for justice through legal studies and the humanities.