| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
John Howard |
| Program Address: |
School of Social Sciences
State University of New York
College at Purchase
Purchase, NY 10577
914/251-6615
E-mail: jhow@juno.com |
| Program Type: |
Minor |
| Program Status: |
N/A |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "Interdisciplinary work in Legal Studies approaches law as a product
of social and historical processes and examines the manner in which law, in turn, shapes
society. The political, economic, and ethical functions of law are examined, as is the
structure and operation of the legal system. Recommended core and elective courses
approach law from the perspective of a number of disciplines including political science
and sociology. The student is expected to develop an understanding of the social and
political dynamics which generate laws and an awareness of the social role lawyers and the
legal profession play as interpreters and enforcers of the rules." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Four required courses, senior thesis on a topic drawn from
the study of law and society, and four courses from a list of law related political
science and sociology courses. |
| Required Courses: |
Law and Society
Introduction to United State Politics
The Nature and Function of Law
Legal Research
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Courts, Judges and Politics
Race, Gender and the Law
Law and the Arts
Law and Popular Culture
Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
The International Legal System
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| Experiential Component: |
A legal internship is available to fulfill one of the
elective course requirements. |
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