| Program Name: |
Law and Society |
| Director: |
Ronald Kahn |
| Program Address: |
Oberlin College
Law and Society Committee
Department of Politics
Rice Hall
Oberlin, OH 44074-1095
216/775-8495
Email: Ronald.Kahn@oberlin.edu |
| Program Type: |
Major |
| Program Status: |
The Law and Society major at Oberlin has recently undergone
substantial reinvigoration and expansion, adding courses in Chemistry, History,
Philosophy, Religion and Sociology to the already established list of courses that fulfill
major requirements. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Curricular Committee on Law and Society administers the Law and
Society major and related public presentations by visiting scholars, jurists and lawyers.
These recommended courses explore the philosophical, political, economic, historical,
sociological, ethical, and religious issues that are central to understanding the role of
law and legal institutions in society ... The major is not intended as the recommended or
primary major for students choosing to pursue graduate studies in the law...
Traditionally, students have become Law and Society majors or minors as an additional
focus of study to a regular disciplinary major." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Minimum of ten courses (from at least three departments),
including four core courses and a research seminar. |
| Required Courses: |
None
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
[Examples of Core Courses]
American Constitutional Law
Philosophy and Values
Tort Trials and Troubles -- The Social Origins of Law
Chemistry and Crime
Problems in English Constitutional History in the Middle Ages
Environmental Law
Criminology, Delinquency and Legal Policy
Issues in Medical Ethics
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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