LGST 1300 - Legal Advocacy, Policy, and Practice

Goals: To introduce students to legal research and how to navigate the law to understand its impact on their own lives and contexts.

Content: A writing intensive course with emphasis on finding, analyzing, and explaining legislative and regulatory materials, with an introduction to how the courts interpret those policies. Students will explore how academics and advocates write about the law and practice advocating for policy changes in America.

Taught: Every semester

Credits: 4