| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
See below |
| Program Address: |
The program coordination shifts biennially between these
two departments:
Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
The City University of New York
445 West 59th Street
New York, NY 10019
212/237-8032 (after spring 1999)
Department of Government
212/237-8188 (through spring 1999) |
| Program Type: |
Major |
| Program Status: |
B.S. degree |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| “The Legal Studies major provides students with knowledge about
legal processes and the contexts in which law is administered.” |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Eleven courses from five areas: "Foundation courses in
Constitutional Law and Ethics and Law," "Written and Oral Communication,"
"Criminal Law," "Perspectives courses in Legal History and Legal Ethics,
Economic Analysis, Public Administration, Psychology and the Law, Sociology and the Law,
and Cultural Pluralism and the Law," and "Advanced Legal Studies." |
| Required Courses: |
Principles of Constitutional Government
Ethics and Law
Introduction to Legal Research
Constitutional Law
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Law, Order, Justice and Society
American Legal History
Law and Politics of Race Relations
Law and Justice in Africa
Problems in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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| Experiential Component: |
N/A |
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