WOMEN AND THE LAW

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of feminist legal theories and methodologies and apply them to real-world cases and historical legal scenarios. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine historical roots of modern gendered/sexed legal systems in the United States and worldwide. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify key court cases related to gender and civil rights; summarize the major holdings of those cases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Investigate and research original projects about sex and society, construct research arguments, and plan legal/policy brief proposals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze sociolegal governance trends/patterns in the U.S. and internationally over a wide variety of sex/gender topics, including family rights, economic and financial rights, employment, voting, politics, sexuality, sport, education, abortion, birth control, and health. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Effectively present legal arguments in oral form, using the “Before the Courts” style, and in written form, using the style of law review articles. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of feminist legal theories and methodologies and apply them to real-world cases and historical legal scenarios. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Examine historical roots of modern gendered/sexed legal systems in the United States and worldwide. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify key court cases related to gender and civil rights; summarize the major holdings of those cases. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Investigate and research original projects about sex and society, construct research arguments, and plan legal/policy brief proposals. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze sociolegal governance trends/patterns in the U.S. and internationally over a wide variety of sex/gender topics, including family rights, economic and financial rights, employment, voting, politics, sexuality, sport, education, abortion, birth control, and health. Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Effectively present legal arguments in oral form, using the “Before the Courts” style, and in written form, using the style of law review articles. Audience: Graduate