PHL-1420 - Law and Society (H) (3)

Students learn about legal issues in contemporary society. Students examine the foundations of law and its function in American culture. Topics include some of the following: law and morality; civil disobedience; equality; rights and justice. Readings are drawn from the philosophers, legal scholars, political scientists, sociologists, and court decisions. This course satisfies the General Education Humanities requirement.

List Course Outcomes (consistent for all sections)
CO1 - Evaluate different legal theories.

CO2 - Identify the different areas of law

CO3 - Identify how social forces shape the development of law.

CO4 - Compare how competing systems of law operate.

CO5 - Construct rationally defensible arguments on topics in jurisprudence.

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