Document Type
Syllabi
School
CLA
Department
LGST
Course Subject
LGST
Course Number
3540
Course Section
01
Course Title
Family & Gender Issues in Law
Academic Term and Year
Fall 2015
Credits
4.00
Hamline Plan Letter
D
Area of Study
LGST, PLGL, WSTD
Course Description
Goals: To introduce and explore the legal theories, policies, and practices that affect men, women, and children in their relationships with each other and in gender roles. Content: The course will emphasize the analytical, practical and verbal skills necessary for working in the area of family law. This course has also been approved for the Women's Studies major and minor. A Women's Studies course recognizes, analyzes, and evaluates women's contributions to knowledge, society, and culture. As a result, students enrolled in this course can expect opportunities to critically/analytically evaluate the diverse situations of women, nationally or globally; opportunities to critically examine social forces that change or shape the situation of women; and discussion of strategies for personal and/or social changes for the improvement of women's situations and status. Taught: Alternate years Prerequisite: LGST 1250. Note: Legal specialty course. Credits: 4
Recommended Citation
Houghtaling, Melissa, "LGST3540-01.Family & Gender Issues in Law.F15.Houghtaling,Melissa" (2015). Historic Syllabi -- full text access limited to internal Hamline administrative staff only. 5975.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/syllabi/5975