| Program Name: |
Law and Society |
| Director: |
Albert Price |
| Program Address: |
University of Michigan-Flint
Law and Society Program
Political Science Department
CROB 310
Flint, MI 48502-2186 |
| Program Type: |
Minor |
| Program Status: |
Approved by faculty as an interdisciplinary minor in 1995 |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The program is designed to help students understand the law and
legal processes from a variety of different disciplinary perspectives. Participating
disciplines include anthropology, political science, linguistics, philosophy,
communication, criminal justice, public administration, business, and sociology. With a
liberal arts rather than a pre-professional focus, the program grounds students in the
ways in which legal thinking and legal institutions regulate behavior and attempt to
deliver justice." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Six courses, including one required course. Electives chosen
from the broad categories of Legal Foundations and Perspectives, Legal Processes, and
Substantive Law. |
| Required Courses: |
Political and Legal Anthropology
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Language and Law
Philosophy of Law
American System of Law
Sociology of Law
Judicial Processes
The Administration of Justice
Communications Law
Environmental Law and Public Policy
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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