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POLI SCI 217

LAW, POLITICS AND SOCIETY

3-4 credits.

Introduction to the legal process. Examination of the various concepts of law, the perennial problems of the law, legal reasoning, and the nature and function of law and the courts.

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Requisites: Freshman or sophomore standing only Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Increase knowledge about the components of the U.S. legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand how disputes evolve in the context of the U.S. legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve ability to synthesize social science readings and formulate arguments in written and oral form. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Improve oral advocacy skills through active classroom discussion. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Increase knowledge about the components of the U.S. legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Understand how disputes evolve in the context of the U.S. legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Improve ability to synthesize social science readings and formulate arguments in written and oral form. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Improve oral advocacy skills through active classroom discussion. Audience: Undergraduate

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