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Electives by Department
    Last updated 11/18/2009
   

The following is a complete list of approved electives for Legal Studies credit, organized by Department. Click to see a list organized by Distribution or Quarter.

The Director may approve a course offered in a particular year as a substitution for an elective course when the syllabus demonstrates a legal studies emphasis. If you know of a course that does not currently count as a Legal Studies elective but may be a good addition to the program please download and complete the Petition for Legal Studies credit form.

Department
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Title
LS Distribution
AF ST 390-0 Post Genocide and Conflict Justice Global/Comparative; Law & Inequality
AF AM 212-2 African American History since 1860 Law & Inequality
AF AM 218-0 Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
AF AM 220 Civil Rights and Black Liberation Law & Inequality
AF AM 250 Race, Class, and Gender Law & Inequality
AF AM 319 Race, Ethnicity, and the American Revolution Law & Inequality; Theory & Philosophy
AF AM 342 Comparative Slavery Global/Comparative
AF AM 370 Black Leadership Debates Law & Inequality
AF AM 380 Race, Gender & Law Law & Inequality
AF AM 380 Racism in Western Modernity Law & Inequality
AF AM 380 Affirmative Action at Work Law & Inequality
AF AM 380 Black Woman Politics Law & Inequality
AF AM 394 Professional Linkage Seminar, Wascher, African American Voting Rights Law & Inequality
AMER ST 310 Free Expression and the McCarthy Era Inst/Org/Econ
AMER ST 394 Voting Rights Act Law & Inequality; Inst/Org/Econ
ANTHRO 220 The Evolution of Moral Systems Theory & Philosophy
ANTHRO 354 Gender and Anthropology Law & Inequality
ANTHRO 365 Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the United States Law & Inequality; Argument & Comm
ANTHRO 373 Power and Culture in American Cities Law & Inequality
ANTHRO 378 Law and Culture: Justice, Health, and Human Rights Global/Comparative
ANTHRO 390 Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US Law & Inequality; Argument & Comm
ANTHRO 390 Latino Social Movements Law &Inequality
ASIAN AM 201-1 Asian American Politics Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 201-0 Contemporary Asian Immigration to the US Inst/Org/Econ
ASIAN AM 201 Cracking the Colorlines: Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 214 Asian American History Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 218 Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 390 Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US (Also under Asian Am 365) Law & Inequality; Argument & Comm
ASIAN AM 392 Comparative Refugee Migrations and Refugee Nationalism Global/Comparative
ASIAN AM 392 Enemy Aliens & Human Rights Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 392 Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 394 Professional Linkage Seminar- LGBT Policy in Asian America Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM 394 Asian American Civil Rights Law & Inequality
BIP 390 Investment Banking Institutions/Org/Econ
BIP 394 Giving to Change:  Case Studies in Philanthropy  Institutions/Org/Econ
CLASSICS 360 The Origins of Greek Democracy Institutions/Org/Econ
CLASSICS 392 Origins of Law in Ancient Greece Institutions/Org/Econ
CLASSICS 392 Law and Rhetoric Argument & Comm
CMN 380-7 Rhetoric of the Trial of the Century Argument & Comm
COMM ST 205 Theories of Persuasion Argument & Comm
COMM ST 210-0 The Art of Controversy- An Introduction to Rhetorical Thinking Argument & Comm
COMM ST 220 Theories of Argumentation Argument & Comm
COMM ST 322 Rhetoric of the American Presidency-Nixon Argument & Comm; Theory & Philosophy
COMM ST 324-1 Rhetoric of the U.S- Women's Rights, Part I Argument & Comm
COMM ST 325 Rhetorical History of the U.S. Argument & Comm
COMM ST 327 Contemporary Rhetorical Practices Argument & Comm
COMM ST 330 Freedom of Speech Argument & Comm
COMM ST 331 Deliberate Democracy Argument & Comm
COMM ST 363 Bargaining and Negotiation Argument & Comm
COMM ST 380 Political Communication Argument & Comm
COMM ST 394 Children Before the Court Inst/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
COMP LIT 310 Narrative Structure & American Trial Argument & Comm
ECON 213 Econ of Gender Law & Inequality
ECON 250 Business & Govt Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON 318 History of Economic Thought Theory & Philosophy
ECON 324 Western Economic History Global/Comparative
ECON 326 The Economics of Developing Countries Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
ECON 337 Economics of State and Local Governments Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON 339 Labor Economics Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON 350 Monopoly, Competition, and Public Policy Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON 351 Law & Economics Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON 362 International Finance Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
EDIT 370 Law & Ethics of Journalism Institutions/Org/Econ
GEN CMN 101 Interpersonal Communication Argument & Comm
GEN CMN 102 Public Speaking Argument & Comm
GEN CMN 104 Argumentation and Debate Argument & Comm
GERMAN 234-1, 2 Germans and Jews: An Intercultural History I and II Global/Comparative; Theory & Philosophy
GERMAN 235-0 Kafka and Nietzche Theory & Philsophy
GNDR ST 210 Gender, Power, and Culture Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 230 Roots of Feminism Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 321 Gender, War, and Revolution in the Twentieth Century Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 331 Sexuality and the City Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 345 Gender, Sexuality, and Ideology: Ethics and Sexual Politics Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST 351 Gender, Sexuality, and Public Policy Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 371 Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture: The Politics of Style Law & Inequality; Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST 390 American Gay and Lesbian History Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 390 Gender and Development Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 390 Gender, Public Policy & the Law Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 390 Women and Citizenship Law & Inequality
GNDR ST 390 Philosophy and Gender Law & Inequality; Theory & Philsophy
GNDR ST 397 Gender Theory Law & Inequality/Theory & Philosophy
GNDR 397 Gender Theory: Science Question in Feminism Law & Inequality/Theory & Philosophy
HISTORY 201-1,2 European Civilization Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 203-1,2 Jewish History Global/Comparative; Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 210-1, 2 History of the United States Law & Inequality
HISTORY 212-2 African American History Since 1860 Law & Inequality
HISTORY 214-0 Asian American History Law & Inequality
HISTORY 300-22 Germany Since 1945 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 300-30 Law and Science- The History of An Encounter Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 300-33 African Independence Movements: Strategies of Anti-Colonialism Global/Comparative
HISTORY 301-1 African American History, 1700-1861 Law & Inequality
HISTORY 301-2 Survey of African American History, 1861-1955 Law & Inequality
HISTORY 303 American Women History Law & Inequality
HISTORY 305 American Immigration Law & Inequality; Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 306 History of American South Law & Inequality
HISTORY 310 Early American History:  From Revolution to the Constitutional Convention Insititutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 314 Civil War Reconstruction Law & Inequality
HISTORY 315-3 The United States Since 1900: Late 20th Century to the Present Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 318 History of American South Law & Inequality
HISTORY 318 Legal & Constitutional History of US Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 319-1, 2, 3 History of American Foreign Relations Global/Comparative
HISTORY 320 History of Social Movements in the US Inst/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
HISTORY 322-2 Development of the Modern American City: 1870-Present Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 324 American Gay and Lesbian History Law and Inequality
HISTORY 337 History of Modern Europe Global/Comparative
HISTORY 340 Gender, War, and Revolution in teh Twentieth Century Law & Inequality
HISTORY 343 Modern Italy Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 344 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 349 History of the Holocaust Law & Inequality
HISTORY 368 Revolution in 20th Century Latin America Law & Inequality; Global/Comparative
HISTORY 369 Development and Inequality in Modern Latin America Global/Comparative; Law & Inequality
HISTORY 381-1 History of Modern China: Late Imperial China, 1600-1911 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 381-2 History of Modern China:1911 to Present Global/Comparative
HISTORY 384-2 History of Modern Japan- War and Postwar, 1944-Present Global/Comparative
HISTORY 385-1, 2 Modern India Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 America's WWII Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 The Vietnam War Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 Blacks and the Law Law & Inequality
HISTORY 391 Civil Rights and Anti-Colonial Movments Law & Inequality; Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 The Nascent State of Israel: Identity, Nation-Building and Ethnicity Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 Women's Economic History in Modern Europe Inst/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392 American Culture in the World Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392 Latin American City Global/Comparative; Law & Inquality
HISTORY 392 Retribution against Collaborators and War Criminals in 20th-Century Europe Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392 Arabs in a Jewish State Law & Inequality; Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392 Genocide, Intervention, Justice Law & Inequality; Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392-0 The Language of Rights During the American Revolution Theory & Philosophy
HISTORY 392/395 Arab/Israeli Conflict and the Cold War in the Middle East Law & Inequality; Global Comparative
HISTORY 392/395 Black Chicago Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395 Divided Continent: Eastern and Western Europe, 1945-1989 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392/395 The Great Depression and the New Deal: Responding to Economic Calamity Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 392/395 History of the American Constitution Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 392/395 Israeli Military History, 1948-Present Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392/395 The Rise of Twentieth Century Conservatism Inst/Org/Econ
HISTORY 392/395 Exploring White Racial Identity in America Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395 The Politics of Race and Immigration Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395 Poverty and Inequality in the Latin American City Global/Comparative; Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395 Refugee Law and US Foreign Policy Since WWII Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392/395 Stalin and Stalinism Global/Comparative
HISTORY 395 Emancipation in Comparative Perspective Law & Inequality
HISTORY 395 The Problem of Poverty in Anglo-American Culture Law & Inequality
HISTORY 395-30 Women in American Law Law & Inequality
HUMANITIES 395-0 Humanities Seminar- African Americans and the Law: History, Literature, and Practice Law & Inequality
INTL ST 201 Introduction to the World System (or Global History I) Global/Comparative
INTL ST 202 International Ethics Global/Comparative
INTL ST 390 Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Global/Comparative; Institutions/Org/Econ
INTL ST 390 Forced Migration Studies Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
INTL ST 390 Islam and Politics in the Middle East Global/Comparative
INTL ST 394 Creating International Law: The UN Convention on Disability Global/Comparative
INTL ST  394 Civil Society from an International Perspective Global/Comparative
INTL ST 394 The Politics of Homeland Security: The Local Impact of International Affairs Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
JOUR 370 Law and Ethics of Journalism Institutions/Org/Econ
LATIN AM 394 Human Rights in Latin America and U. S. Refugee Law Global/Comparative
LATINO 342 Latino Social Movements Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST 376 Culture Wars and the Constitution, Nicholas Pedriana Institutions/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 Environmental Law and Politics in the US with David Dana, Law School Institutions/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 Free Speech in McCarthy Era Institutions/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 Law and Social Movements, Nicholas Pedriana Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST 376 Police, Crime and Society Institutions/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 The Politics of the Medical Malpractice Crisis, Stephen Daniels Institutions/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 Legal and Constitutional History of the U.S, 1857-Present, Dylan Penningroth and Victoria Woeste Inst/Org/Econ
LEGAL ST 376 Lawyering and the Legal Profession, Cynthia Conlon Argument & Comm
LEGAL ST 376 Trial Advocacy, Ari Fisz and Valarie Hays Argument & Comm
LEGAL ST 376 Governing the Ungovernable-Law, Regulation, and Citizenship in an African Democracy (South Africa), Adam Ashforth Global/Comparative
LEGAL ST 376 Convicting the Innocent, Robert Warden Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST 394 Professional Linkage Seminar, American Lawyers: Demystifying the Profession Argument & Comm; Theory & Philosophy
LEGAL ST 394 Professional Linkage Seminar, Gimme Shelter: Public Housing in Chicago Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST 394 Professional Linkage Seminar,International Human Rights, William Schiller Global/Comparative
LEGAL ST 394 Professional Linkage Seminar, Legal Norms in International Human Rights Law, Ausma Khan Global/Comparative
LEGAL ST 398-01 Adv Research Seminar Majors Only
LEGAL ST 398-02 Adv Research Seminar Majors Only
LING 221 Language and Prejudice Law & Inequality
LING 222 Language, Politics, and Identity Law and Inequality      Global/Comparative
PHIL 150 Logic Argument & Comm
PHIL
210-1,2,3
History of Philosophy
Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 250 Logic Argument & Comm
PHIL 260 Ethics (or Introduction to Moral Philosophy) Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 261 Classics of Ethical and Political Theory (or Introduction to Political Philosophy) Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 262 Ethical Problems Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 263 Social & Political Philosophy Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 265 Philosophy of Law Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 269 Bioethics Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 361 Theories of Justice Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 361 Justice and Fairness Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 361 Adv. Studies in Ethics Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 367 Studies in African-American Philosophy: Liberalism and Black Political Thought Law & Inequality; Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 368 Problems in Social & Political Philosophy Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 369 Philsophy and Gender Theory & Philosophy; Law & Inequality
PHIL 394 Ethics in Professional Life Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 394 Business Ethics Theory & Philsophy
POLI SCI 201 Intro to Political Theory (also known as History of Political Thought) Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 204 Politics and Nature Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 220 American Government and Politics Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 221 Urban Politics and Policies Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 230 Law in Political Arena Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 240 Intro to Int’l Relations Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 250 Intro to Comparative Politics Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 301 Moral Dilemma and Political Theory Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 302 Modern Political Thought Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 315 Intro to Positive Political Theory Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 320 The Presidency Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 321 Community Political Processes Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 325 Congress and the Legislative Processes Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 327 African American Politics in the U.S. Law and Inequality
POLI SCI 330 Politics of Local Justice Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 331 Appellate Process Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 332 Constitutional Law I Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 333 Constitutional Law II Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 341 International Political Economy Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 342 International Organizations Inst/Org/Econ; Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 343 International Law Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 344 Foreign Policy Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 345 National Security Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 346 Politics of European Unificiation Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 347 Ethics in International Relations Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 348 Globalization Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 349 International Environmental Politics Global/Comparative, Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 353 Politics in Latin America Global/Comparative, Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 354 Southeast Asian Politics Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 355 Chinese Politics Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 359 Politics in Africa: Democratic Politics and State Systems Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 361 Democratic Transitions Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 362 Comparative Politics of Western Europe Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 368 Political Economy of Less Developed Countries (Previously Poli Sci 373) Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 370 The Fate of the State in a Globalizing World Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 371 Environmental Politics Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 375 Comparative Politics of Business-Govt. Relations Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 390 America and the World Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390 American Intervention Abroad Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390 International Politics of Human Rights Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390 Latinos and US Elections Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
POLI SCI 390 Middle East Politics Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390 State, Governance, and Development in Africa (Also known as Aid, Governance and Development in Africa) Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390 Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy Law & Inequality
POLI SCI 390 Ethics and Politics Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 390 Politics, Press, and Campaign 2000 Argument & Communication
POLI SCI 390 Fate of the State in a Globalizing World Global/Comparative; Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 390 Political/Moral Theory of Free Speech Argument & Communication
POLI SCI 390 Exporting Environmental Policy Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 394 Politics of Law and Medical Ethics Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 394 Police Misconduct and the Politics of Accountability Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 394 The Politics of Guns and the Second Amendment Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 395 Democratic Theory Today Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI 395 Designing a Constititution Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 395 Free Speech Theory Argument & Comm
POLI SCI 395 Latino/a Politics in the United States Inst/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
POLI SCI 395 Int’l Politics of Human Rights Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 Politics of Civil Justice Reform Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI_SCI 395 Supreme Court: the Least Dangerous Branch? Michael Dryer Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 395 Police Misconduct: Politics of Accountability Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 395 Racial Politics in American Cities Law & Inequality
POLI SCI 395 Global Politics and the Middle East Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 Global Inequality Law & Inequality; Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 Thucydides and US Policy Theory & Philsophy
POLI SCI 395 Voter and Party Systems Change Inst/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 397 An International Rule of Law? Social Networks and the Building of the International Order Inst/Org/Econ; Global/Comparative
PSYCH 314 Psychology and Law Institutions/Org/Econ
PSYCH 339 Psychology of Gender Law & Inequality
PSYCH 340 Psychology of Law Institutions/Org/Econ; Argument & Comm
PSYCH 359 Children and the Law Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
PSYCH 394 Psychological Development and the Juvenile Court System  Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality; Theory & Philosophy
SOC POL 305 Law & Social Policy Institutions/Org/Econ
SOC POL 310 Legal Aspects of Edu Institutions/Org/Econ
SOC POL 351 Health Care Policy Instituttions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 101-6 Crime, Tort, and Justic Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 110 Introduction to Sociology Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 201 Social Inequality Law and Inequality
SOCIOL 202 Social Problems Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 203 Revolutions and Social Change Global/Comparative
SOCIOL 206 Law & Society Institutions/Org/Econ, Law and Inequality
SOCIOL 215 Economy & Society Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 216 Gender and Society Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 302 Sociology of Complex Organizations Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 308 Deviance & Crime Institutions/Org/Econ, Law and Inequality
SOCIOL 309 Political Sociology Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of Law Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 325 Sociology of Inequality Instititions/Org/Econ: Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 356 Sociology of Gender Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 376 Capital Punishment Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 376 Food, Politics, and Society Inst/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 Gender and Organizations Institutions/Org/Econ; Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 376 Immigration Inst/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 Social Movements Inst/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 The Mafia Inst/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 Law, Markets, and Global Economy Institutions/Org/Econ, Global/Comparative
SOCIOL 394 The Practice of Law Theory & Philosophy
STAT 210 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Inst/Org/Econ
 


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