Academics

The Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and a Minor in Philosophy. The Department also contributes to the Bachelor of Arts in Humanities and Justice Studies.

Below you will find detailed descriptions of each, including links to course requirements.

Philosophy Major and Minor Advisor: Professor Amie Macdonald, Department of Philosophy (212-237-8345, amacdonald@jjay.cuny.edu)

Humanities and Justice Studies Major Advisor: Professor Hyunhee Park, Department of History (212-237-8291, hpark@jjay.cuny.edu)

For more information on the Philosophy Major, click here.

For more information on the Philosophy Minor, click here.

The Humanities and Justice major offers students the opportunity to explore fundamental questions about justice from a humanistic, interdisciplinary perspective. Rooted in history, literature and philosophy, Humanities and Justice prepares students for basic inquiry and advanced research into issues of justice that lie behind social policy and criminal justice as well as broader problems of social morality and equity. Its courses are designed to help students develop the skills of careful reading, critical thinking and clear writing that are necessary for the pursuit of any professional career. This major provides an excellent preparation for law school and other professional programs, for graduate school in the humanities, and for careers in law, education, public policy and criminal justice.

 

For more information on the Humanities and Justice Major, click here.

The Justice Studies Minor offers students the opportunity to explore fundamental questions about justice from a humanistic and interdisciplinary perspective. Embedded in history, literature, and philosophy, the minor engages students in the study of constructions of justice that underlie social policy and criminal justice as well as in broader issues of morality and equality. The Humanities and Justice minor will provide students who are majoring in the social sciences and sciences with an important supplementary perspective for their study of issues, policies, and laws concerned with justice. With its interdisciplinary focus, the minor will also enrich the curriculum of students majoring in one of the humanities. Its courses are designed to help students develop the skills of careful reading, critical thinking, and clear writing that are necessary for careers in law, public policy, civil service, and teaching.

 

For more information on the Humanities and Justice minor, click here.