Law and Social Policy Concentration
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Program Director: Len Rubinowitz
Concentration Requirements
The Law and Social Policy Concentration offers two distinct tracks, Policy Analysis or Public Interest. In addition to the required and elective coursework, students must complete a substantial research and writing experience within the concentration. This requirement may be satisfied by completing an approved Senior Research Project (LAWSTUDY 690) or a seminar or course (approved as part of the concentration) with the Research Writing attribute.
Policy Analysis Track
Requirements
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| CONPUB 600 | Administrative Law |
| CONPUB 644 | Legislation |
| Elective Courses | |
| Select at least 6 courses (18 credits), including at least 1 course from each category: | |
Individual Rights | |
| American Indian Law | |
| Civil Rights Litigation | |
| Constitutional Criminal Procedure | |
| Disability Law | |
| Employment Discrimination | |
| Fair Housing Basics | |
| Fair Housing – Policies, Litigation, and Mediation | |
| First Amendment | |
| Fourteenth Amendment | |
| Free Speech on Campus | |
| Global Freedom of Expression and the Press | |
| Health and Human Rights | |
| Human Trafficking | |
| Ideas of the First Amendment | |
| Law and Religion | |
| The Law of Racial & Social Justice Movements | |
| Law and Social Change | |
| Poverty Law | |
| Prisons and Prisoners' Rights | |
| Race, Social Science, and the Law | |
| Refugees and Asylum | |
| Reproductive Justice Seminar | |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law | |
| Abolition and the Law of Violence | |
| Women, Gender and Human Rights | |
Government and Political Processes | |
| Basic Federal Income Taxation | |
| Chicago’s Gun Violence Epidemic | |
| Clean Energy | |
| Election Law | |
| Environmental Law | |
| Food Law and Policy Seminar | |
| Health Law | |
| Immigration Law | |
| International HR Law: Differing Perspectives, Europe, the Americas, US | |
| Land Use and Local Government | |
| Law and Education | |
| Policing Chicago’s Communities:Examining historical & current practices & analyzing for reform | |
| Refugees and Asylum | |
| State and Local Government | |
| State and Local Taxation | |
| Telecommunications and Internet Policy | |
International and Comparative Law | |
| CONPUB 703 | Colloquium: International Human Rights |
| International Environmental Law | |
| International Human Rights Law | |
| International Law | |
| Nation Building: International Human Rights in Transitional Societies | |
Law and Social Science | |
| American Legal History | |
| Classical Athenian Law | |
| Crime and Criminology | |
| Economic Analysis of Law | |
| Feminist Jurisprudence | |
| Law and Social Change | |
| Minimum Credits Required: 24 | |
Public Interest Track
Requirements
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Required Courses | |
| CONPUB 600 | Administrative Law |
| CONPUB 650 | Federal Jurisdiction |
| Clinic Requirement | |
| Complete at least 6 credits: | |
| Practicum: Public Interest Law | |
| Practicum: Judicial | |
| Practicum: Civil Government | |
| Practicum: Criminal Law | |
| Clinic: DPELC Entrepreneurship Law | |
| Clinic Practice: Tenant Advocacy | |
| Clinic Practice: Center on Wrongful Convictions | |
| Clinic: International Human Rights Advocacy | |
| Clinic: Federal Appellate Practice | |
| Clinic: Civil Rights Litigation | |
| Clinic Practice: The United States Supreme Court | |
| Clinic Practice: Immigration Law | |
| Clinic Practice: Environmental Advocacy | |
| Clinic Practice: Complex Civil Litigation & Investor Protection | |
| Clinic Juvenile Justice Pre-Trial, Trial, Appeal and Post-Dispositional / Post-Conviction Advocacy | |
| Clinic: Second Chances for Youth: Decarceration, Diversion and Post-Sentencing Advocacy | |
| Clinic Practice: Women and Children's Human Rights Advocacy | |
| Clinic: Movement Lawyering | |
| Elective Courses | |
| Select at least 4 courses (12 credits), including at least 1 course from 2 categories: | |
Individual Rights | |
| Abolition and the Law of Violence | |
| American Indian Law | |
| Civil Rights Litigation | |
| Constitutional Criminal Procedure | |
| Disability Law | |
| Employment Discrimination | |
| Fair Housing Basics | |
| Fair Housing – Policies, Litigation, and Mediation | |
| First Amendment | |
| Fourteenth Amendment | |
| Free Speech on Campus | |
| Global Freedom of Expression and the Press | |
| Health and Human Rights | |
| Ideas of the First Amendment | |
| Law and Religion | |
| Law and Social Change | |
| The Law of Racial & Social Justice Movements | |
| Poverty Law | |
| Prisons and Prisoners' Rights | |
| Race, Social Science, and the Law | |
| Refugees and Asylum | |
| Reproductive Justice Seminar | |
| Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law | |
| Women, Gender and Human Rights | |
Public and Non-profit Management | |
| The Not for Profit Institution: Issues of Law and Governance | |
Specialized Practice Areas | |
| Animal and Food Law and Policy Seminar | |
| Chicago’s Gun Violence Epidemic | |
| Civil Rights Lawyering Seminar | |
| Civil Rights Litigation | |
| Constitutional Criminal Procedure | |
| Criminal Process | |
| Criminal Trial Practice | |
| Environmental Law | |
| Family Law | |
| Immigration Law | |
| Natural Resources | |
| Refugees and Asylum | |
| Restorative Justice Seminar | |
| Restorative Justice, Community Building, and Practice | |
| Torts II | |
| Minimum Credits Required: 24 | |