Courses

Latin Language Exemption

Examination of how the social constructs of race and ethnicity shape the history of immigration in the U.S. The course is divided into two parts. The first part analyzes the histories and evolution of some of the largest Latino groups in the U.S. (Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, South and Central Americans). The second part focuses on the Latino electorate, or the role that pan- ethnic, racial and ethnic identities play in voting behavior.

A practical course in the writing of Latin prose; review of forms and syntax.

This course examines the representation of Latinx content in mainstream U.S. media. Students approach the field of Latinx Media through an interdisciplinary lens by reading inquiries from Media Studies, Linguistics, Feminist & Ethnic Studies, Communication, and Sociology. Students will focus on mediums such as newspapers, radio, television, streaming services, music, and social media. Not open to students who have taken MEDST 225.

An examination of the role of businesses and their employees in society, including the use of the law and ethics to influence their behavior. Special emphasis will be placed on promoting equality and diversity, and addressing issues of discrimination within organizations and society. Included will be analyses of current events andselect legal cases with an importance on their impact on fairness and equality of opportunity. (This course is limited to students enrolled in theBALA minor.)

The legal systems and judicial processes of the ancient Greeks and Romans with emphasis on actual trials. Ancient trials were dramatic and often scandalous affairs in which not only laws but fundamental social values were at stake. The course examines legal cases both famous and obscure through the speeches of defendants and prosecutors and other surviving documents. Besides serious criminal matters (e.g., homicide, assault, robbery), the course introduces legal issues absent from the U.S.

This course examines the role of law in relation to a variety of urban issues. It begins with an overview of legal processes within the American constitutional system. It then proceeds to address the relationship of law to issues of welfare, housing, racial discrimination, education, and urban crime.

An examination of problems currently arising at the juncture of law, ethics, and medicine, for example: abortion, euthanasia, experimentation on "human subjects," mental health services in schools, and problems regarding law and psychiatry (prison psychiatry and the insanity defense, among others).

Exploration of the relationship between law, ethics and American society, examining some of the key ways in which US law shapes US society and examining important moral questions that arise from it. We will critically engage with philosophical questions of law, legal principles, and cases related to topics such as human rights, justice, civil liberties, punishment, and social justice and the moral and philosophical issues they raise.

Major issues in contemporary American and international environmental law and policy. Through a series of case studies, students study the activities of state and non-state actors, and explore a variety of environmental laws,policies and the sources of environmental law (common law, legislation, and international agreements).