Catalog Course Description

Selected legal rules, principles, and institutions treated from a sociological perspective. Influence of culture and social organization on law; role of law in social change; social aspects of the administration of justice; social knowledge and the law.

Summer Term

7.5 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 22.5 to 20.5 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 0 to 2 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Spring Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 9 to 7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 0 to 2 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Fall Term

3 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 9 to 7 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 0 to 2 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Summer Term

5.5 hours of Instructor presentation of course materials per week and 17 to 15 hours of Outside Work Hours per week and 0 to 2 hours of The exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.