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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLSCI 335 - Law and Public Policy (A)


3 Credit(s) | Lecture | 
Course can be counted for credit once

Description:
The main objective of this course is to expose students to (1) different theoretical perspectives on law and public policy (concentrating on law and the courts), (2) some important substantive areas of law and public policy, and (3) broader questions regarding the study and practice of public policy in the United States. Although the focus is on “judicial” policymaking, the broader phenomenon of institutional development and interaction with societal forces is of special concern in this course. Class discussion and assignments are geared toward developing students’ analytical skills so that they are able to examine policy issues from multiple theoretical angles and, thereby, to gain a critical perspective.

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