Government Course(s)
Undergraduate
Course Description: This course is a survey of national governmental/political processes, American democracy, the Constitution, political parties, the executive/congressional/judicial branches, and contemporary issues.
Course Description: This course examines the many ways that religion plays a role in American politics including church-state relations, public opinion and voting , political culture, and public policy.
Course Description: International Development has taken on a new emphasis in the post 9-11 world, after the events of that day it became obvious that the poverty and lack of freedom in the developing world can have a direct, and catastrophic, impact on those living in any part of the world. This course will examine the approaches taken by the international community towards promoting democracy and economic growth in the developing world as well as assess the reasons why some people have so much, and some so little. This course will take theory and apply it to real world application as we consider the historical progression of development in determining how we practice it in the future.
Course Description: Family law involves the formation and dissolution of domestic relations, including the law of marriage, annulment, separation and dissolution, maintenance, adoption, and custody and support of children. This course will study the differences between community and separate property, the classification of property, and the impact of such classifications. The role of the paralegal in family law practice and the significance of mediation of domestic issues will also be discussed.
Course Description: Available online or Text-based (please specify format in "comments" section of registration form). Link to syllabus.
Course Description: This course examines Supreme Court decisions and doctrine in areas such as search and seizure, the exclusionary rule, interrogations, right to counsel, cruel and unusual punishment and other issues in criminal justice and the courts.
Course Description: This course examines Supreme Court decisions and doctrine in areas such as speech, assembly, religion, privacy, press, civil rights, and election law.
Course Description: The interaction of religious ideas, practices, and aspirations in United States History, 1607 to Present.
Course Description: In this course we will study advanced and specialized research approaches to utilize the legal resources available in a law library, online, and elsewhere. The conceptual differences between computer-assisted legal research and hard copy research will be taught. You will also learn how to formulate WESTLAW search queries and how to effectively and efficiently use WESTLAW and other online services as timesaving devices in legal research and writing.
