Spring 2012 Credit Courses: Legal Studies

B.A. Degree in Liberal Studies: Legal Studies

Arts and Entertainment Law
An introduction to fundamental legal and business concepts that affect artists and arts managers, with emphasis on copyright protection and infringement. Students study and analyze artist agreements, amendment protections for symbolic and literal speech and the limits to those protections, the basics of contract law and statutory protection for artists, and the terms and nature of business relationships, plus other important areas of the law that affect the arts community.
Note: This course is 100% online; please visit www.purchase.edu/online for details.
CAM3170.45 / 4 credits
CAM9170.45 / noncredit option / $595
Lawrence Berglas
Jan. 25–May 15

Introduction to Criminal Law
Topics include the structure of the criminal justice system; the impact of the Supreme Court on criminal justice; and the process of arrest, prosecution, and sentencing.
CSO1510.20 / 4 credits
John Howard
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 30–May 14
Humanities Bldg., Room 1072

Legal Research
Students learn how to research the law and assess both its impact and effectiveness through research projects on the impact of law in a range of areas (e.g., consumer rights; the rights of women, students, minorities, and aliens; the rights of both the accused and the victims of crime).
CSO3065.20 / 4 credits
Laura Ricciardi
Tues., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 31–May 25
Fort Awesome, Room 0137

Anatomy of a Trial and the Jury Process
Topics include the mechanism of the U.S. jury system; the truth-seeking process of juries; the concepts of mistrials, jury nullification, and hung juries; and a consideration of whether trial by jury is the best method for attaining justice. Students participate in a week-by-week mock trial, permitting hands-on experience in jury selection, opening statements, cross-examination, and summation.
CSO3210.45 / 4 credits
CSO9210.45 / noncredit option / $595
Linda Girona
Mon., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 30–May 14
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006

Law and the Family
The law touches everyone from conception to the grave and beyond. Family interactions between spouses, parents, children, and elders are dictated by rights and duties defined in the law. This course explores how the law weaves in and out of family structures in an attempt to protect and preserve certain rights and values.
CSO3475.45 / 4 credits
CSO9475.45 / noncredit option / $595
Arnold Streisfeld
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 25–May 9
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006

Censorship: Sociological and Legal Perspectives
Sociologists have long understood that the study of censorship can yield an understanding of the structure and values of a society. Modern societies define and enforce limits on expression by defining certain forms of expression as “obscene,” “pornographic,” “subversive,” etc. Censorship in film, literature, and theatre is the major focus.
CSO3481.45 / 4 credits
CSO9481.45 / noncredit option / $595
Arnold Streisfeld
Thurs., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 26–May 10
Social Sciences Bldg., Room 1006

Capital Punishment in America
An examination of the historical, moral, and legal issues surrounding the death penalty. Students confront the major controversial issues in the current death penalty debate and learn to form arguments from both the pro-life and pro-death penalty perspectives. Topics include retribution, deterrence, proportionality, discrimination, error, and public opinion. Students analyze Supreme Court decisions and scholarly treatments of capital punishment.
CSS3729.45 / 4 credits
CSS9729.45 / noncredit option / $595
Charles Murphy
Wed., 6:30–9:50 p.m.
Jan. 25–May 9
Humanities Bldg., Room 1070

Posted Oct. 25, 2011

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