| Program Name: |
Law & Society Program |
| Director: |
Mark Miller |
| Program Address: |
Clark University
Law & Society Program
950 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01610-1477
508/793-7155
E-mail: MMILLER@clarku.edu
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| Program Type: |
Concentration |
| Program Status: |
Interdisciplinary Minor, established 1998 |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| “The interdisciplinary Law and Society concentration explores
questions about the impact and effects of law, legal institutions and legal actors on
society from a variety of perspectives. It also explores the identification and analysis
of legal arguments in a variety of contexts.” |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
The concentration can be taken in conjunction with any major
at Clark. Students must take a minimum of six courses from at least three different
departments. One of the six must be a gateway course; one must be a capstone experience
(seminar, internship or directed research project). No more than two of the courses can
also be counted for the student’s major or minor requirements, or for another
concentration. |
| Required Courses: |
Introduction to American Government
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Privacy in Law and Ethics
Sociology of Law
Deviance and Social Control
Civil Rights Movement
Comparative Courts and Law
Environmental Law
U.S. Judicial Politics
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| Capstone Seminars: |
Philosophy of Law
Lawyers and American Politics
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| Experiential Component: |
Legal internships, directed research or special projects in a
variety of academic departments. |
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Please e-mail us
with any changes or corrections. |
