| Program Name: |
Legal Studies |
| Director: |
Lee S. Weinberg |
| Program Address: |
University of Pittsburgh
Graduate School of Public & International Affairs
Forbes Quadrangle
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
412/648-2652
E-mail: Weinberg@vms.cis.pitt.edu |
| Program Type: |
Major |
| Program Status: |
The Legal Studies Program, which was started in 1979, is
administered through the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and the
College of General Studies. |
| Statement of Intellectual Structure: |
| "The Legal Studies major is an interdisciplinary course of study
that combines the theories and methods of several social science disciplines and of law.
While not designated as a pre-law program, the goal is to develop students' understanding
of the nature, content, and operation of American law and legal institutions." |
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| Program Curricular Organization: |
Ten courses, including three required courses, electives in
legal studies and allied (mostly social science) departments, and two seminars. |
| Required Courses: |
Society and the Law
Introduction to Legal Studies
Law and Politics
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| Sample of Elective Courses: |
Public Law and Moral Reasoning
Civil Law
Comparative Judicial Processes
Law and Literature
Constitutional Choices
Consumer Law
Law and Environment
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| Experiential Component: |
None |
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