Law+Data

Here are courses offered at Emory that would be relevant to this career path:

• Psychology (PSYC)

  • PSYC 240 – Psychology & Law: An examination of the legal definitions of insanity and psychological test validity, the courtroom applications of the psychology of perception and memory, and the applied psychologist's law-imposed responsibilities
• American Studies (AMST)

  • AMST 387RW – GA Civil Rights Cold Cases: Intermediate level workshop in writing and researching Southern Georgia's Civil Rights history.
• Economics (ECON)

  • ECON 442 – Law and Economics: Economic analysis of property rights, contracts, torts, and other aspects of the legal system. Legal rules will be viewed as mechanisms for allocating resources, and the efficiency of alternative legal rules is analyzed.
• Environmental Sciences (ENVS)

  • ENVS 420 – Law and Biodiversity: This course allows students to explore the ecological and legal dimensions of environmental issues of biodiversity conservation, ecosystem management, and sustainable development. The class will combine readings and case studies. BIOL_OX 142 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.
  • ENVS 221 – Principles of Int'l Env. Law: This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the development, principles, and rules underpinning environmental protection at the international level.
• History (HIST)

  • HIST 354 – US Legal & Constitutional Hist: Examines the place and significance of law and lawyers in American history and the evolution of the Constitution from Marshall to Burger.
  • HIST 214 – The American Death Penalty: An exploration of the complex and uneven relationship Americans have had with capital punishment from the colonial period to the present.
  • HIST 443W – Crime/Punishment in US Culture: Jr./Sr. Colloquium. A study of the cultural and historical causes of the punitive turn in the United States, the ratcheting up of incarceration and other forms of punishment in the late 20th century.
• Political Science (POLS)

  • POLS 312 – International Law: Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Procedures and practices regarded by states as constituting international law, with major emphasis on contemporary problems and probable trends.
  • POLS 350 – American Legal System: Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 100. Basic concepts of American law, judicial selection, the legal profession, court systems, and judicial behavior.
  • POLS 351 – United States Supreme Court: Course focuses on the Supreme Court as an institution. Legal, attitudinal, and strategic models are employed to examine the court's history and processes, and its role in the political system.
  • POLS 352 – Constitutional Law: Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 100. Basic principles of the Constitution and powers of the national and state governments, examined through Supreme Court decisions and secondary works.
  • POLS 353 – Civil Liberties: Personal liberties guaranteed by the United States Constitution, including freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition; the right of privacy; the right against age, sex, race, or economic discrimination.
  • POLS 354 – Criminal Justice: Examination of the various stages of the criminal justice process in the United States and the constitutional rights accorded to the criminally accused.
  • POLS 343 – Federalism & Intergovrnl Relatns: Examination of how and why national, state, and local governments in the American federal system interact (or fail to interact) to resolve important public policy problems.
  • POLS 358 – Women and the Law: Comprehensive analysis of legal issues relevant to women's status in society. Constitutional and statutory law addressed.

• Boston College Law School
• Duke University School of Law
• Georgetown University Law Center
• Griddins Lawyers
• University of Chicago Crime Lab
• University of Chicago Law School
• University of Minnesota Law School
• University of Virginia School of Law

• Kevin Quinn
• Cliff Carrubba
• Allison Stashko
• Nathan Hoffman (SOC)