| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
Robert Elias |
| Program Address: |
University of San Francisco
Legal Studies Program
Department of Politics
2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117-6784
415/666-6784
E-mail: eliasr@alm.admin.usfca.edu
Web Site: www.usfca.edu/politics
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| Program Type: |
Emphasis or Certificate |
| Program Status: |
Department of Politics majors complete an Emphasis in Legal
Studies as part of their B.A. in Politics. Other majors complete a Certificate in Legal
Studies, along with their own major requirements. To earn either the Emphasis or
Certificate, students must take seven courses, including four core courses, one field
placement, and two electives. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Legal Studies Program provides students with a broad
understanding of the legal system. We examine both U.S. and international law. We study
the judicial system from trial courts to the Supreme Court, as well as alternatives to our
legal process... We're not training students for legal careers; we're concerned with the
role law plays in U.S. culture. In particular, we're interested in the relationships
between law and politics, and law and society... Students in the Legal Studies Program
will experience the law in action, not merely in the classroom. Our fieldwork course
places students in law-related internships with organizations such as La Raza Centro
Legal, the Legal Aid Society, the Prisoners' Union, the Tenderloin Legal Clinic, the San
Francisco District Attorney's Office, and the American Civil Liberties Union." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Four required courses, two electives and an internship |
| Required Courses: |
Politics of American Justice
Controversies in Constitutional Law
International Law and Organizations
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Criminology
Deviance
Media Law and Ethics
Freedom of Speech
Philosophy of Law
Minorities in American Politics
Human Rights and Global Change
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| Experiential Component: |
Public Administration Internship or Fieldwork in Public
Interest Organizations required |
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Please e-mail us
with any changes or corrections. |
