2023-2024 Undergraduate Bulletin

Dispute Resolution Minor

The Dispute Resolution Minor and the Dispute Resolution Certificate in this bulletin provide students with an opportunity to learn about the causes, complex dynamics, escalation, de-escalation, and constructive resolution of conflicts in a variety of contexts, from the interpersonal to the international levels. Students also gain knowledge and techniques necessary to negotiate, facilitate, and mediate a wide range of situations. The Dispute Resolution coursework will be invaluable for students in their personal lives, at work, and in graduate school, especially for those students who will enter professions like law, social work, business, etc., where sorting through conflicts is essential.

Learning Outcomes. Upon completion of the Dispute Resolution Minor or Dispute Resolution Certificate, students will:

  • Recognize the causes of conflict.
  • Understand the dynamics and progression of conflict.
  • Think more critically about how to process conflict situation.
  • Utilize dispute resolution techniques and skills needed to negotiate, facilitate, and mediate in a variety of contexts.

Additionally, upon completion of the Certificate, the students will have a deeper understanding about conflict and its resolution, and will be able to better apply the skills and knowledge practiced during their internship experience.

Matriculated students who complete the certificate program receive a certificate in dispute resolution from John Jay College, authorized by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York and the New York State Department of Education upon successful completion of coursework and a practicum. See Certificate Programs in this bulletin.

Rationale. The Certificate Program and the Minor in Dispute Resolution enhance a student’s undergraduate portfolio, regardless of major. Students will acquire a solid understanding of conflict, its causes, progression, complexity, and management. For students who cannot complete the 21-credit certificate program, the 18-credit minor will still allow them to deepen their critical understanding of conflict. In a global community, understanding and managing conflict should be a core area of study for all students. The Dispute Resolution Certificate Program and Minor at John Jay College offers undergraduate students a unique opportunity, unavailable at most colleges and universities.

Credits required. 18 credits for minor

Prerequisite. SOC 101. This course fulfills the Flexible Core: Individual and Society area of the College’s general education requirements. Individual courses listed below may have their own prerequisites. Students are advised to carefully read all course descriptions in this Undergraduate Bulletin when planning their programs, and should consult with the program coordinator.

Program and minor coordinator. Professor Maria Volpe, Department of Sociology (212.237.8692, mvolpe@jjay.cuny.edu)

Additional information. Students who enrolled for the first time at the College in September 2016 or thereafter must complete the certificate/minor in the form presented here. Students who enrolled prior to that date may choose the form shown here or the earlier version of the certificate/minor. A copy of the earlier version can be obtained in the 2015–2016 Undergraduate Bulletin.

Requirements. A maximum of two courses can overlap with a student’s major, other minors or programs.

Please note: Students cannot earn both the minor and the certificate in Dispute Resolution.

Part One. Required Courses

SOC 206The Sociology of Conflict and Dispute Resolution

3

SOC 380Sociology Laboratory in Dispute Resolution Skill Building

3

Subtotal: 6

Part Two. Electives

Select four

Note: Students are encouraged to take courses from a variety of disciplines.

AFR 110Race and the Urban Community

3

AFR 121Africana Communities in U.S.

3

AFR 125Race & Ethnicity in America

3

AFR 129/PSY 129The Psychology of the African-American Experience

3

AFR 215Police and Urban Communities

3

AFR 227Community-based Approaches to Justice

3

AFR 229Restoring Justice: Making Peace and Resolving Conflict

3

AFR 237Institutional Racism

3

AFR 245Psychology of the African-American Family

AFR 248Men: Masculinities in the United States

3

AFR 315Community-based Justice in the Africana World

3

AFR 317Environmental Racism

3

AFR 319Self, Identity & Justice: Global Perspectives

3

AFR 320Perspectives on Justice in the Africana World

3

AFR 322Inequality and Wealth

3

AFR 347/PSY 347Psychology of Oppression

3

ANT 208Urban Anthropology

3

ANT 210/PSY 210Sex and Culture

3

ANT 220Language and Culture

3

ANT 310/PSY 310/SOC 310Culture and Personality

3

ANT 315Systems of Law, Justice and Injustice Across Cultures

3

ANT 330American Cultural Pluralism, Justice and the Law

3

ANT 332Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender in Anthropological Perspective

3

ANT 345/PSY 345Culture, Psychopathology and Healing

3

ANT 347Structural Violence & Social Suffering

3

COM 115Social Encounters: Understanding Interpersonal Communication

3

COM 218Managerial Communication

3

COM 250Persuasion

3

CRJ 321Police Ethics

3

CRJ 322/PHI 322Judicial and Correctional Ethics

3

CRJ 420/SOC 420Women and Crime

3

CSL 130Effective Parenting

3

CSL 210/CHS 310Peer Counseling Training

CSL 211Peer Counseling Practicum

CSL 220Leadership Skills

3

CSL 230Case Management in Human Services

CSL 233Multicultural Issues in Human Services

3

CSL 260Gender & Work Life

3

CSL 342/PSY 342Introduction to Counseling Psychology

3

DRA 325Drama Techniques in Crisis Intervention

3

ECO 280Economics of Labor

GEN 205Gender and Justice

3

GEN 333/PHI 333Theories of Gender and Sexuality

3

GEN 356/HIS 356Sexuality, Gender, and Culture in Muslim Societies

3

HIS 323History of Lynching and Collective Violence

3

HIS 383History of Terrorism

3

HJS 310Comparative Perspectives on Justice

3

ISP 122"Those" People: Stereotypes in U.S.A.

3

ISP 134Imagining Other Worlds

3

ISP 145Why Gender Matters

3

ISP 211Revolutions

3

ISP 224Constructions of Difference in the U.S.A.

3

ISP 236Truth & Creativity: How We Make Meaning

3

ISP 248Getting Even: Forgiveness and Revenge

3

ISP 321Moral, Legal and Ethical Dilemmas that Shape the U.S.A.

3

ISP 322Making Waves: Troublemakers, Gadflies and Whistleblowers

3

ISP 334Sex, Gender and Justice in Global Perspective

3

ISP 335Violence in the Pursuit of Justice

3

LAW 206The American Judiciary

3

LAW 301Jurisprudence

3

LAW 310/PHI 310Ethics and Law

3

LAW 340Employment Discrimination Law, Affirmative Action and Police Organization

3

LLS 124Latinx Communities in the United States

3

LLS 220Human Rights and Law in Latin America

3

LLS 241Latinx Populations and the City

3

LLS 247Growing Up Latinx

3

LLS 255Latin American Woman in Global Society

3

LLS 265/HIS 265Class, Race and Family in Latin American History

3

LLS 322Latinx Struggles for Civil Rights & Social Justice

3

LLS 325Latinx Experience of Criminal Justice

3

LLS 356Terror and Transitional Justice in Latin America

3

LWS 200Introduction to Law and Society

3

PAD 318Decisions in Crises

3

PAD 346Human Resource Administration

3

PAD 348Justice Planning and Policy Analysis

PAD 366Workplace Investigations: Tools, Techniques and Issues

3

PHI 105Critical Thinking and Informal Logic

3

PHI 202Philosophical Visions of American Pluralism

3

PHI 204Symbolic Logic

3

PHI 205Philosophy of Religion

3

PHI 214Environmental Ethics

3

PHI 302The Philosophy of Rights

3

PHI 310/LAW 310Ethics and Law

3

POL 206Introduction to Urban Politics

3

POL 235Judicial Processes and Politics

3

POL 237Gender and Politics

3

POL 246Politics of Global Inequality

3

POL 305Constitutional Rights and Liberties

3

POL 313/LAW 313The Law and Politics of Race Relations

3

POL 316The Politics of Rights

3

POL 318The Law and Politics of LGBTQ Rights

3

POL 319Gender and Law

3

POL 320International Human Rights

3

POL 362Terrorism and Politics

3

PSC 202Police and Diversity

3

PSC 235Women in Policing

3

PSC 245Community Policing

3

PSY 180/PED 180Stress Management

3

PSY 200Cognitive Psychology

3

PSY 221Social Psychology

3

PSY 231Developmental Psychology

3

PSY 234Psychology of Human Sexuality

3

PSY 242Psychological Disorders and Distress (formerly Abnormal Psychology)

3

PSY 255Group Dynamics in Chemical Dependency Counseling

3

PSY 320Brain and Behavior

3

PSY 324Sensation and Perception

3

PSY 332Psychology of Adolescence

3

PSY 333Psychology of Gender

3

PSY 336Group Dynamics

3

PSY 339Key Concepts in Psychotherapy

3

PSY 352Multicultural Psychology

3

PSY 353Theories of Personality

3

PSY 375Family Conflict and the Family Court

3

SOC 160Social Aspects of Alcohol Abuse

3

SOC 201Urban Sociology: The Study of City Life

3

SOC 202Sociology of Families

3

SOC 213Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations

3

SOC 215Women and Social Control in the U.S.

3

SOC 227Sociology of Mental Illness

3

SOC 236/CRJ 236Victimology

3

SOC 251Sociology of Human Rights

3

SOC 252Environmental Sociology

3

SOC 283Selected Topics in Dispute Resolution

3

SOC 305The Sociology of Law

3

SOC 308The Sociology of Violence

3

SOC 333Gender Issues in International Criminal Justice

3

SOC 343Global Social Movements

3

SOC 350Social Change

3

SOC 354Gangs and Transnationalism

3

Various Departments: Fieldwork Practicum

SOC 282 can be used towards electives if the topic is applicable with permission of the Dispute Resolution Coordinator.

Subtotal: 12

Total Credit Hours: 18