पाठ्यक्रम परिवर्तनशीलता

पाठ्यक्रमबारे सारश

The coursework in legal studies is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of the legal environment in which individuals, businesses, and the judiciary operate. Because most of the professors are judges, practicing attorneys, prosecutors, public defenders, and paralegals, this gives the student the distinct advantage of the latest legal theory and real world practice. Upon completion of the program, students should understand the fundamentals of legal reasoning and analysis, have gained insight into some of the ethical dilemmas faced by lawyers and legal assistants, master the skills and knowledge necessary for understanding legal issues working from both theoretical and practical applications, have learned the essential goals of legal researching, legal and logical reasoning, and begun to develop legal writing skills, be able to apply the theory of legal research and writing to practical problems encountered in a legal environment, have gained insight into the significant role that legal assistants/paralegals have in the legal world and the practical skills necessary to function in it.

कार्यक्रमका खाकाहरू

The following are the modules: LEGL 2080 Topics in Law 3 hours, LEGL 2400 or POLT 2400 Introduction to Law 3 hours, LEGL 3000 Legal Ethics 3 hours, LEGL 3490 Civil Litigation 3 hours, LEGL 3500 Criminal Litigation 3 hours, LEGL 4460 Methods of Legal Research and Writing I 3 hours, LEGL 4470 Methods of Legal Research and Writing II 3 hours, LEGL 4480 Computerized Legal Research 3 hours, LEGL 4490 Advanced Paralegal Procedures 3 hours, LEGL 4810 Tort Law Practice 3 hours, LEGL 4820 Contract Law Practice 3 hours, LEGL 4830 Real Estate Law Practice 3 hours, LEGL 4840 Corporations and Business Organizations 3 hours, LEGL 4850 Computers and the Law 3 hours, LEGL 4910 Senior Overview 3 hours, Students must choose 6 hours from the following: INTL 2030 International Law 3 hours, POLT 3010 American Constitution Law 3 hours, POLT 3020 Civil Liberties and the Law 3 hours, LEGL 4600 Legal Seminar (may be repeated for credit if content differs) 3-6 hours, LEGL 4800 Advanced Topics in Law 3-6 hours, LEGL 4900 Paralegal Clinical Studies (may be repeated for credit if content differs).

अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विद्यार्थीहरू प्रवेशको लागि आवश्यकता

Applicants most likely to be accepted will have a cumulative grade-point average of a "B," rank in the top half of their graduating class, and score a 21 or higher on the ACT, or a 1500 or higher total on the SAT. Freshman applicants are expected to complete a college preparatory secondary school program with at least 19 units of academic credit. The University strongly recommends the following distribution for admission: English - 4 units, history/social studies - 3 units, mathematics (college preparatory) - 3 units, foreign language - 2 units, science (two laboratory) - 3 units, fine arts - 1 unit, academic electives - 3 units. International students must have TOEFL score of 550 (paper score), 210 (computer score), 80 (internet based score), IELTS score of 6 and PEARSON score of 53.

योग्यता

ब्याचलर्स डिग्रीज्

प्रदान गर्ने निकाय

Webster University

विभागको नाम

College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Legal Studies