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Electives by Distribution
    Last updated 11/18/2009
   

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

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
#
Title
LS Distribution
ANTHRO
390
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US Argument & Comm
ASIAN AM
390
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US Argument & Comm
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
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
COMM ST
324-1
Rhetoric of the US- Women's Rights, Part 1 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
380
Political Communication Argument & Comm
COMP LIT
310
Narrative Structure & American Trial Argument & Comm
GEN CMN 101 Interpersonal Communication Argument & Comm
GEN CMN 102 Public Speaking Argument & Comm
GEN CMN 104 Argumentation and Debate Argument & Comm
LEGAL ST
376
Trial Advocacy Argument & Comm
LEGAL ST
376
Lawyering and the Legal Profession, Cynthia Conlon Argument & Comm
LEGAL ST
394
Professional Linkage Seminar, American Lawyers: Demystifying the Profession, Steven Harper Argument & Comm
PHIL
150
Elementary Logic I Argument & Comm
PHIL
250
Logic Argument & Comm
POLI SCI
390-0, 22
Politics, Press, and Campaign 2000 Argument & Comm
POLI SCI 390-0-25 Political/Moral Theory of Free Speech Argument & Comm
POLI SCI 395 Free Speech Theory Argument & Comm
PSYCH 340 Psychology and Law Argument & Comm
PSYCH 394 Psychological Development and the Juvenile Court System  Argument & Comm
AF ST 390-0 Post Genocide and Conflict Justice Global/Comparative
AF AM 342 Comparative Slavery Global/Comparative
ANTHRO 378-0 Law & Culture: Justice, Health, and Human Rights Global/Comparative
ECON 324 Western Economic History Global/Comparative
GERMAN 234-1 Germans & Jews: An Interculural History I Global/Comparative
HISTORY 203-1 Jewish History: 1492-1789 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 319-2 History of American Foreign Relations Global/Comparative
HISTORY 337 History of Modern Europe Global/Comparative
HISTORY 343 Modern Italy Global/Comparative
HISTORY 344-0 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany Global/Comparative
HISTORY 368 Revolution in 20th Century Latin America Global/Comparative
HISTORY 369 Development and Inequality in Modern Latin America Global/Comparative
HISTORY 381-1, 2 History of Modern China Global/Comparative
HISTORY 384-2 History of Modern Japan-War and Post-War, 1944-Present Global/Comparative
HISTORY 385-0 Modern India Global Comparative
HISTORY 389-7 CIA in the Third World, 1947-1997 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 Civil Rights and Anti-Colonial Movements Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391 The Nascent State of Israel: Identity, Nation-Building and Ethnicity Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391, 23 The Vietnam War Global/Comparative
HISTORY 391, 24 America's WWII Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392 Arabs in a Jewish State Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392 Genocide, Intervention, Justice Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392 Latin American City Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392, 20 American Culture in the World Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392/395, 32 Divided Continent: Eastern and Western Europe, 1945-1989 Global/Comparative
HISTORY 392/395, 35 Arab/Israeli Conflict and the Cold War in the Middle East Global/Comparative
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 Terrrorism and Counterterrorism 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
LATIN AM
394
Human Rights in Latin America and U. S. Refugee Law Global/Comparative
LING
222
Language, Politics, and Identity Global/Comparative
LEGAL ST 376 Governing the Ungovernable-Law, Regulation, and Citizenship in an African Democracy (South Africa), Adam Ashforth Global/Comparative
LEGAL ST
394
Professional Linkage Seminar, William Schiller, International Human Rights Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
240
Intro to Int’l Relations Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
250
Intro to Comparative Politics Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
341
International Political Economy Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 342 International Organizations Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
343
International Law Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
344-2
Foreign Policy Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
346-0
Politics of European Unification 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
POLI SCI
353
Politics in Latin America Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
354
Southeast Asian Politics
Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
355
Chinese Politics
Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
359
Politics in Africa: Democratic Poltics and State Systems
Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
361
Democratic Transitions Global/Comparative
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
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 390-0, 20 State, Governance, and Development in Africa Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390-0, 25 Fate of the State in a Globalizing World Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 390-0, 23 American Intervention Abroad Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 394 Exporting Environmental Policy Globab/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 Global Inequality Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 International Politics of Human Rights Global/Comparative
POLI SCI 395 Global Politics and the Middle East Global/Comparative
POLI SCI
397
An International Rule of Law? Social Networks and the Building of the International Order
Global/Comparative
SOCIOL
203
Revolutions and Social Change Global/Comparative
SOCIOL
376
Law, Markets and Global Economy Global/Comparative
ASIAN AM
201-1
Contemporary Asian Immigration to the U. S. Institutions/Org/Econ
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 The Origins of Law in Ancient Greece Institutions/Org/Econ
COMM ST 394 Children Before the Court Institutions/Org/Econ
ECON
250
Business & Govt Institutions/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
EDIT
370
Law & Ethics of Journalism Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY
201-2
European Civilization, 1789-1989 Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY
203-1
Jewish History:1492-1789 Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY
305
American Immigration
Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY
310-2
Early American History: From Revolution to the Constitutional Convention Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY
318
Legal & Constitutional History of US Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 343 Modern Italy Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 344-0 Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 389-7 CIA in the Third World, 1947-1997 Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 391 Women's Economic History in Modern Europe Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 392/395 History of the American Constitution Institutions/Org/Econ
HISTORY 392/395 The Rise of Twentieth Century American Conservatism Institutions/Org/Econ
INTL ST 390 Dynamics of Terrorism and Counterterrorism Institutions/Org/Econ
INTL ST 394 The Politics of Homeland Security: The Local Impact of International Affairs Institutions/Org/Econ
JOUR 370 Law and Ethics of Journalism Institutions/Org/Econ
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
LEGAL ST 376 Legal and Constitutional History of the U.S, 1857-Present, Dylan Penningroth Institutions/Org/Econ
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
POLI SCI
204
Politics and Nature Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
220
American Government and Politics Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 221 Urban Politics and Policies Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
230
Law in Political Arena Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 320 The Presidency Institutions/Org/Econ
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
342
International Organizations Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
345
National Security Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
349
International Environmental Politics Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
353
Politics in Latin America Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
361
Democratic Transitions Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
368
Political Economy of Less Developed Countries (Previously Poli Sci 373)
Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
371
Environmental Politics Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
375
Comparative Politics of Business-Govt. Relations Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
390-0, 20
Latinos and US Elections Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
390-0, 25
Fate of the State in a Globalizing World Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
395
Latino/a Poilitics in the United States
Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
395
Politics of Civil Justice Reform Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI

394-20

Police Misconduct and the Politics of Accountability  Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI 395-0 Designing a Constitution Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
395-0
Supreme Court: the Least Dangerous Branch? Michael Dryer Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
395
Voter and Pary Systems Change
Institutions/Org/Econ
POLI SCI
397
An International Rule of Law? Social Networks and the Building of the International Order
Institutions/Org/Econ
PSYCH
314
Psychology and Law Institutions/Org/Econ
PSYCH
340
Psychology of Law Institutions/Org/Econ
PSYCH
359
Children and the Law
Institutions/Org/Econ
PSYCH
394
Psychological Development and the Juvenile Court System  Institutions/Org/Econ
SOC POL
305
Law & Social Policy Institutions/Org/Econ
SOC POL
310
Legal Aspects of Education Institutions/Org/Econ
SOC POL
351
Health Care Policy Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
101-6
Crime, Tort, and Justice Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
110
Introduction to Sociology Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
202
Social Problems Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 206 Law & Society Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
215
Economy & Society Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
302
Sociology of Complex Organizations Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
308
Deviance & Crime Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 309 Political Sociology Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of Law Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
325-0
Sociology of Inequality Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376-0 Law, Markets, and Global Economy Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376-0 Capital Punishment Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 Gender and Organizations Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 The Mafia Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL
376
Immigration
Institutions/Org/Econ
SOCIOL 376 Social Movements Institutions/Org/Econ
STAT 210-0 Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences Institutions/Org/Econ
AF ST 390-0 Post Genocide and Conflict Justice 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
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
ANTHRO
354-0
Gender and Anthropology Law & Inequality
ANTHRO
373
Power and Culture in American Cities Law & Inequality
ANTHRO
390
Latino Social Movements Law & Inequality
ANTHRO
390
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
201-1
Asian American Politics Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
201
Cracking the Colorlines: Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
214
Asian American History (Also History 214) Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
218
Asian/Black Relations in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
390
Language, Race, and Ethnicity in the US Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
392
Enemy Aliens & Human Rights Law & Inquality
ASIAN AM
394
Professional Linkage Seminar- LGBT Policy in Asian America Law & Inequality
ASIAN AM
394
Asian American Civil Rights Law & Inequality
COMM ST
394
Children Before the Court Law & Inequality
ECON
213
Econ of Gender Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
210
Gender, Power, and Culture Law & Inequality
GNDR
230
Roots of Feminism Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
351
Gender, Sexuality, and Public Policy
Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
371
Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture: The Politics of Style Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
390
Gender, Public Policy & the Law Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
390
American Gay and Lesbian History Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
390
Gender and Development Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
390
Women and Citizenship Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
390
Philosphy and Gender Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
397
Gender Theory Law & Inequality
GNDR ST
397
Gender Theory: Science Question in Feminism Law & Inequality
HISTORY
210-1,2
History of the United States Law & Inequality
HISTORY
212-2
African American History (Also Af Am 212-2) Law & Inequality
HISTORY
214
Asian American History (Also Asian Am 214) Law & Inequality
HISTORY
301
African American History, 1861-1955 Law & Inequality
HISTORY
301
Survey of African American History, 1700-1861 Law & Inequality
HISTORY
303
American Women History Law & Inequality
HISTORY
305
American Immigration
Law & Inequality
HISTORY
306
History of American South Law & Inequality
HISTORY
314
Civil War Reconstruction Law & Inequality
HISTORY
318
History of American South Law & Inequality
HISTORY
324
American Gay and Lesbian History Law & Inequality
HISTORY
349
History of the Holocaust Law & Inequality
HISTORY
368
Revolution in 20th Century Latin America
Law & Inequality
HISTORY
369
Development and Inequality in Modern Latin America Law & Inequality
HISTORY
391
Blacks and the Law Law & Inequality
HISTORY
391
Civil Rights and Anti-Colonial Movements Law & Inequality
HISTORY
391
Women's Economic History in Modern Europe Law & Inequality
HISTORY
392
Retribution against Collaborators and War Criminals in 20th-Century Europe Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392 Arabs in a Jewish State Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392 Genocide, Intervention, Justice Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392 Latin American City Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395, 33 Black Chicago Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395, 34 Exploring White Racial Identity in America Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395, 35 Arab/Israeli Conflict and the Cold War in the Middle East Law & Inequality
HISTORY 392/395,37 The Politics of Race and Immigration Law & Inequality
HISTORY 395 Emancipation in Comparative Perspective Law & Inequality
HISTORY
395-30
Women in American Law Law & Inequality
HUMANITIES
395
Humanities Seminar- African Americans and the Law: History, Literature, and Practice Law & Inequality
LATINO
342
Latino Social Movements
Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST
376
Convicting the Innocent, Rob Warden Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST 376 Law and Social Movements, Nicholas Pedriana Law & Inequality
LING 221 Language and Prejudice Law & Inequality
LING
222
Language, Politics, and Identity Law & Inequality
PHIL
367
Studies in African-American Philosophy: Liberalism and Black Political Thought Law & Inequality
PHIL
369
Philosophy and Gender Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
327
African American Politics in the U.S.
Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
390, 20
Latinos and US Elections Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
390, 23
Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy
Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
395
Latino/a Politics in the United States
Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
395-0
Racial Politics in American Cities Law & Inequality
POLI SCI
395
Global Inequality
Law & Inequality
PSYCH
339
Psychology and Gender Law & Inequality
PSYCH
359
Children and the Law
Law & Inequality
PSYCH
394
Psychological Development and the Juvenile Court System  Law & Inequality
SOC POL
351
Health Care Policy Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
101-6
Crime, Tort, and Justice Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
201
Social Inequality Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
206
Law & Society Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
216
Gender and Society Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
308
Deviance & Crime Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 318 Sociology of Law Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
325-0
Sociology of Inequality Law & Inequality
SOCIOL
356
Sociology of Gender
Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 376 Capital Punishment Law & Inequality
SOCIOL 376 Gender and Organizations Law & Inequality
LEGAL ST
398-01
Adv Research Seminar Majors Only
LEGAL ST
398-03
Adv Research Seminar Majors Only
AF AM
319-0
Race, Ethnicity, and the American Constitution Theory & Philosophy
ANTHRO
220
The Evolution of Moral Systems
Theory & Philosophy
COMM ST
322
Rhetoric of the American Presidency-Nixon Theory & Philosophy
GERMAN
234-1
Germans and Jews: and Intercultural History I Theory & Philosophy
GERMAN
235-0
Kafka and Nietzche Theory & Philsophy
GNDR ST
345
Gender, Sexuality, and Ideology: Ethics and Sexual Politics Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST
371
Gender, Sexuality, and Popular Culture: The Politics of Style Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST
390
Philosophy and Gender Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST 397 Gender Theory Theory & Philosophy
GNDR ST 397 Gender Theory: Science Question in Feminism Theory & Philosophy
HISTORY
392-0
The Language of Rights During the American Revolution Theory & Philosophy
LEGAL ST
394
American Lawyers: Demystifying the Profession Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
210-1
History of Philosophy
Theory & Philosophy
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 Philo Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
265
Philosophy of Law Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
269
Bioethics Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
361
Adv. Studies in Ethics Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
361
Theories of Justice
Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
361
Justice and Fairness Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
367
Studies in African-American Philosophy: Liberalism and Black Political Thought Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
368
Problems in Social & Political Philosophy Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 369 Philosophy and Gender Theory & Philosophy
PHIL
394
Ethics in Professional Life
Theory & Philosophy
PHIL 394 Business Ethics Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI
201
Introduction to Political Theory (also known as History of Political Thought) Theory & Philosophy
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
390-0, 21
Ethics and Politics Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI
394
Politics of Law and Medical Ethics Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI
394-21
The Politics of Guns and the Second Amendment Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI
395
Democratic Theory Today
Theory & Philosophy
POLI SCI
395
Thucydides and US Policy Theory & Philosophy
PSYCH
394
Psychological Development and the Juvenile Court System  Theory & Philosophy
SOCIOL
394
The Practice of Law Theory & Philosophy
 


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