Students will begin their exploration of law in society with the introduction to legal studies and conclude it with a senior seminar in legal studies, which will encompass a directed research project within a selected theme or topic.

"Introduction to Legal Studies" is a survey course which attempts to expose students to a variety of disciplinary approaches to the study of law and legal phenomena. It is intended for students who have attained at least sophomore standing and have had some exposure to the social sciences, usually through an introductory course. The senior seminar in legal studies is open to juniors and seniors who have taken Introduction to legal studies and at least two other courses counting toward fulfillment of the concentration requirements (or to students with permission of the director).

View a full listing of all courses that count toward the Law and Society Concentration.

Approved Courses for Fall 2024

  • AMST 191 ST: Prisons, Policing & American Culture
  • CLAS 255: Rhetoric in Antiquity
  • LGLS 110: Introduction to Legal Studies
  • PSCI 291: Politics of Marriage
  • PSCI 355: Immigration, Citizenship and National Identity
  • PSCI 470: Power, States, and Markets
  • PSCI 491 ST: Politics of International Criminal Law
  • PSCI 499: Democracy in Crisis
  • PSYC 221: Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 228: Latino Psychology
  • SOCY 391.01: Critical Criminology

Approved Courses for Spring 2025

  • GSS 491: Critical Disability Studies
  • HIST 209: History of North American Indians
  • HIST 291: Crime, Punishment, and Policing in Modern Europe
  • HIST 322: Human Rights in Latin America
  • LGLS 310: Crimmigration Law
  • LGLS 410: Senior Seminar in Legal Studies
  • PSCI 200: Liberal Democracy in America
  • PSCI 300: Congress and Public Policymaking
  • PSCI 391: Immigration: Ethics, Process, Policy & Politics
  • PSCI 447: Inequality and Democracy
  • PSCI 465: International Terrorism
  • PSYC 221: Abnormal Psychology
  • PSYC 343: Children, Psychology, and the Law
  • SOCY 226: Sociology of Law

For more information about the content and/or approach of any particular course listed in the non-LGLS selection of courses, you are encouraged to consult the Course of Study and/or the instructor teaching the course.

For more information about the Law and Society Program or the concentration in legal studies, contact Director Margaret Stevenson at stevensonm@kenyon.edu.

Jan. 13, 2025