Undergraduate Program
Program Description
Legal Studies is designed for students who seek to employ various academic perspectives and methodologies to study legal issues, and to use the conceptual framework of the law to illuminate empirical and theoretical concerns in the social sciences and humanities. It is not a "pre-law" program. Legal Studies conceives of law broadly to include the study of legal institutions, legal actors, and legal processes. Law, broadly conceived, is a social institution that provides an excellent lens through which students may learn about and critically examine a variety of themes central to other disciplines, shedding light on both the understanding of law as well as debates central to those disciplines. Legal Studies emphasizes the reciprocal relationships between law and society to examine the social environment.
Yearly Planner, 2012-2013
| Course Number | Title | Professor |
| FALL | ||
| 394 | Gimme Shelter: Public Housing in Chicago | Bazer |
| 101-6 | The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Freshman Seminar) | Grisinger |
| 398-1 | Advanced Research Seminar | Grisinger |
| WINTER | ||
| 332 | Constitutional Law I | Grisinger |
| 394 | American Lawyers: Demystifying the Profession | Harper |
| 394 | Human Rights and US Refugee Law | Schiller |
| 206 | Law and Society | Nielsen |
| 398-2 | Advanced Research Seminar | Grisinger |
| SPRING | ||
| 333 | Constitutional Law II | Grisinger |
| 318 | Legal History | Grisinger |
| 394 | Robert’s Supreme Court | Bazer |
Upcoming Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Office Hours: Week of 5/7
Monday: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Tuesday: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am-1:15pm
Thursday: 10:00am-1:15pm
Office Hours: Week of 5/14
Monday: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Tuesday: 1:30pm-5:00pm
Wednesday: 11:00am-1:15pm
Thursday: 10:00am-1:15pm
Contact Information
Lauren Stuhldreher
Program Assistant
Laura Beth Nielsen
Program Director
Director of Undergraduate Studies
