Course ID: | POLS 8450. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Special Topics in Law, Courts, and Judicial Process |
Course Description: | Special topics relating to law, courts, and the judicial process (such as "Women and the Law," "State Legal Systems," "Comparative Legal Systems," "Research Seminar on Trial Courts," etc.). |
Oasis Title: | SPECIAL TOPICS LAW |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This graduate seminar is a special topics course that focuses on some specific aspect
of Law, Courts, and Judicial Process. The precise material covered changes depending
upon the professor and the subject of the special topic. Rather than being a broad
overview of Law, Courts, and Judicial Process, this course is designed to direct
focused attention on a specialized topic (such as “Women and the Law,” “State Legal
Systems,” “Comparative Legal Systems,” “Research Seminal on Trial Courts,” etc.).
Thus, this is a capstone course to be taken after other introductory courses in the
sub-field. It assumes general knowledge and revolves around intensive reading and
research on the specific topic of the individual course, with a particular emphasis
on critical thinking and the development of analytical skills related to the issue
area. Students may be evaluated based on research papers, examinations, class
discussion, presentations, and/or homework. |
Topical Outline: | POSSIBLE TOPICS:
Women and the Law
State Legal Systems
Comparative Legal Systems
Trial Courts
The U.S. Courts of Appeals |
Honor Code Reference: | All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."
Students are responsible for informing themselves about these standards before
performing academic work. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe and
ignorance is not an acceptable defense. Also note that the course syllabus is a
general plan for the course and that deviations announced to the class by the
instructor may be necessary. (www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm). |