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Core Curriculum

Law & Social Justice

Law & Social Justice

Facilitators: Matthew Harrigan, Political Science, and Deborah Moss-West, Law

The Law and Social Justice Pathway offers students a cross-disciplinary opportunity to learn about and focus on issues related to social justice particularly from a legal perspective. Students who are considering going to law school or pursuing a career in legal services will be able to study the principles behind the justice system and have practical experiences that expose them to social justice issues in the community. This Pathway is also beneficial to students considering a career in government, social services, or public service as students will learn about community needs and deepen their understanding of how underrepresented, marginalized, and subordinated client populations and causes can be served through social justice law.

Associated Courses

Anthropology (ANTH)
155 Conflict Resolution 
Arts and Sciences (ASCI)
50 Law & Social Justice (cross-listed with ELSJ 50)
Classics (CLAS)
188 Classical Origins of Justice 
Communication (COMM)
120 Group Communication 
145B Legal Journalism 
Economics (ECON)
126 Economics and Law 
English (ENGL)
115 Argumentation 
115H Argumentation: Honors 
Ethnic Studies (ETHN)
141 Asian American Women (cross-listed with GNSX 111)
Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ)
50 Law & Social Justice (cross-listed with ASCI 50)
51 Legal Pathways to Equity: Navigating the Intersection of Law and Social Justice
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX)
57 Women in American Society (cross-listed with HIST 84)
111 Asian American Women (cross-listed with ETHN 141)
118 Women & Law (cross-listed with POLI 171, POLI 169 (topic Women and Law only)
138 Gays and Lesbians in United States History (cross-listed with HIST 177)
189 Sex, Law and Social Justice: The Politics of Advocacy 
History (HIST)
84 United States Women's History (cross-listed with GNSX 57)
158 Turmoil and Reform: U.S. 1877-1920 
177 Gays and Lesbians in United States History (cross-listed with GNSX 138)
188S The Making of Modern America: The Progressive Era (formerly HIST 188)
Philosophy (PHIL)
25 Ethics in Society
25H Ethics in Society: Honors 
30 Ethics and the Law
30H Ethics and the Environment: Honors 
117 Bioethics and the Law
118 Ethics and Constitutional Law 
119 Ethics and Criminal Law 
122 Political Philosophy and Ethics 
123 Philosophy of Law
Political Science (POLI)
30 Introduction to Political Philosophy
45 Criminal Justice System
124 Law, Security and Force
125 International Law
127 Global Perspectives in Women and Law Special Topics in International Relations
134 Race & Ethnicity in Politics of Developed States
143 Democracy & Democracy Building 
156 Politics and Mass Media 
159 Liberty and the U.S. Constitution
160 The Constitution and Equality 
161 Law & Politics in the United States
167 Making Public Policy 
168 U.S. Criminal Legal System: Policy and Reform 
169 Special Topics in US Politics (topic Women & Law only; cross-listed with GNSX 118, POLI 171)
171 Women & Law (cross-listed with POLI 169 topic Women & Law only; GNSX 118)
195L ​Constitutional Theory, Constitutional Politics
Religion, Theology, and Culture
Religion and Society (RSOC)
136 Religion in Latin America
Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP)
64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination 
Sociology (SOCI)
33 Social Problems in the United States 
159 Sociology of Crime
160 Sociology of Law 
161 Sociology of the Criminal Justice System