| Course ID: | JURI 5290S/7290S. 3-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. |
| Course Title: | Interdisciplinary Environmental Law Practicum |
Course
Description: | Advanced research in legal control of environmental problems,
with primary attention given to water and biodiversity issues.
Law students work with graduate students from other disciplines,
including ecology, forestry, agriculture, and environmental
design, to address problems identified by watershed stakeholders. |
| Oasis Title: | Inter Environmental Law Pract |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in JURI 5290 or JURI 7290 |
| Nontraditional Format: | Course includes a service-learning project during the semester
that either employs skills or knowledge learned in the course or
teaches new skills or knowledge related to course objectives.
Students will be involved in the planning and implementation of
the projects(s) and may spend time outside of the classroom.
Students will be engaged in the service-learning component for
approximately 50-75% of overall instructional time. |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | Students will participate in advanced research in legal control
of environmental problems, with primary attention given to water
and biodiversity issues.
Law students work with graduate students from other disciplines,
including ecology, forestry, agriculture, and environmental
design, to address problems identified by watershed stakeholders. |
| Topical Outline: | This class will focus on:
1. Advanced research in legal control methods
2. Water environmental issues
3. Biodiversity environmental issues
4. Ability for law and graduate students to collaborate in order
to create ideas on how to address environmental problems |