Graduate Legal Research and Theory

3 cr · Graduate

This course introduces students to select theoretical and methodological approaches to the law. In doing so, the course moves students beyond research interests to selection of appropriate theories and methodologies that inform modern legal scholarship and the range of research methods that can be applied to legal questions. Through readings, class discussions, guest presentations, and writing assignments, students will become familiar with select theoretical and methodological approaches to the law. Through exposure to and collaborative analysis of a wide range of scholarship, students will learn about which kinds of research methods are well-suited to answering which kind of research questions, the value and limitations of different perspectives on the law. May not be held with the former LAW 7110.