The request to establish POLS 3117

Memo Date: 
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
To: 
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: 
Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: February 7, 2012
Implementation Date: 2012

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POLS 3117. Gender and the Law. (3) The course examines the role gender plays in various aspects of the legal system in the United States. Topics include the statutory and constitutional provisions that govern discrimination based on gender (e.g., Title VII, the 14th Amendment Equal protection clause) and the role that gender plays in judicial decision making (e.g., the influence of judge, attorney, party, and juror gender on legal outcomes).