Subject Course Section Course Title Course Description Instructor Files Term
MEDVL 115 001 Crusading in the Middle Ages

This course examines the historical events and cultural assumptions that led to the European phenomenon of crusading, or holy war, between 1095 and 1453.

Cross-listed with HIST 115

 Fall 2019
LS 402 001, 002 Legal Authority and Subjectivity

This seminar explores the relation between those who make or administer law and select legal subjects whose lives and identities are shaped by law. Students will debate and assess selected perspectives while touching on various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.

 Fall 2019
LS 401 001, 002, 003 Law, Culture, and Rights

This seminar explores the intersection of culture and rights from a legal studies perspective in order to better understand the diversity of ways that law shapes our society, and vice versa. Students will debate and assess selected topics from the perspective of various disciplines spanning the social sciences and humanities.

 Honor Brabazon, Susan Dianne Brophy, Frederick Desroches PDF icon LS 401-003_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf Fall 2019
LS 386 001 Law and Violence

Discussions about law's coercive power raise important questions about the legitimacy of state-sanctioned violence. This course uncovers the roots and limits of law's power as it relates to questions of violence, obedience, and dissent.

 Fall 2019
LS 351 001 Philosophy of Law

Basic themes in the philosophy of law. Issues include the nature of law and its relation to morality and politics, legal reasoning, the justification of punishment, and theories of rights, responsibility, and liability.

Cross-listed with PHIL 327

 Stéphanie Grégoire Fall 2019
LS 327 001 Policing in a Democratic Society

A critical examination of the police as social control agents in contemporary democratic societies. Topics include the historical evolution of policing; police recruitment, training, and education; police/community relations; the occupational subculture of the police; police authority and discretion; private policing; and police deviance and criminality.

Cross-listed with SOC 327

 Frederick Desroches PDF icon SOC-LS 327-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf Fall 2019
LS 291 001 Legal Writing

A study of the principles, processes, and various forms of writing used in the practice of law and drafting of legislation. The history and structure of legal writing, including current debates about plain language, will be examined.

Cross-listed with ENGL 210I

 PDF icon ENGL 210I-LS 291_R.Devitt_Fall 2019.pdf Fall 2019
LS 272 001 Psychology and Law

Psychological principles drawn from a variety of subdisciplines (e.g., social, clinical, cognitive) will be surveyed in terms of their relevance and application to the legal system. Topics may include jury selection and decision-making, eyewitness testimony, insanity defense, competency assessment, risk assessment, and attitudes toward law and the legal process.

Cross-listed with PSYCH 230

 John Rempel Fall 2019
LS 235 001 History of Ancient Law

A historical introduction to law in the ancient world. Babylonian, Assyrian, Hittite, and Roman law, legal practices, and concepts will be examined.

Cross-listed with HIST 210, CLAS 210

 Dan Hutter PDF icon HIST-CLAS 210-LS 235_D.Hutter_Fall 2019.pdf Fall 2019
LS 229 001 Selected Topics in Criminology

Sociological analysis of research and theory on selected criminal activities. Motivation, modus operandi, and the social characteristics of offenders will be examined in relation to such specific crimes as drug and sexual offenses, theft, robbery, murder, organized crime, and/or other criminal activities.

Cross-listed with SOC 229

 Frederick Desroches PDF icon SOC-LS 229-001_F.Desroches_Fall 2019.pdf Fall 2019