The Justice & Legal Thought curriculum consists of 18 credits of coursework, all counting toward General Education: 

First Semester

MLAW 100: Justice and the Law | GenEd: DSHS
Professor Karol Soltan

An exploration into the relationship between justice and law, including psychological, philosophical, political and legal approaches to justice, as well as an analytical framework for understanding human rights.

CPJT 100: College Park Scholars: Justice and Legal Thought: First Year Colloqium | GenEd: DSSP pending when bundled with CPJT 200
Robert Koulish & Erica Smith

Students will gain an experiential understanding of law and justice by investigating concepts and frameworks of justice and apply them to real-world experience.

Second Semester

MLAW 150: Law in a Just Society | GenEd: SCIS pending 
Professor of Law David Gray

An exploration of the theoretical questions relating to such fundamental questions of jurisprudence as "what is law?" and "how can law be deployed as both an enemy and ally of justice?

ENGL 101S: Academic Writing | GenEd: FSAW

An introductory course in expository writing. 

Third Semester

HIST 134: Spies, Assassins, Martyrs, and Witches: Famous Trials in American History | GenEd: SCIS & DSHS
Professor Michael Ross

Examination of some of the most famous trials in American history and their enduring hold on the imagination.

Fourth Semester

CPJT 200: Practicum | GenEd: DSSP pending when bundled with CPJT 100
Robert Koulish & Erica Smith

Students will develop and perform practicum internships, service learning or research in professional justice and legal thought related settings.  At the end of the semester, students will showcase highlights of their work in the College Park Scholars Annual Academic Showcase.

One of the following Philisophy Courses:

Phil 140: Contemporary Moral Issues | GenEd: DSHU | Core: HO

The uses of philosophical analysis in thinking clearly about such widely debated moral issues as abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality, pornography, reverse discrimination, the death penalty, business ethics, sexual equality, and economic justice.

Phil 170: Introduction to Logic | GenEd: FSAR | Core: MS

Development of analytical reasoning skills through study of formal logics, reasoning systems, and fallacious inference patterns.

Phil 245: Political and Social Philosophy | GenEd: DSHU | Core: HO

A critical examination of such classical political theories as those of Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and such contemporary theories as those of Hayek, Rawls, and recent Marxist thinkers.
 

Citation Requirements

Justice & Legal Thought Citation Requirements for Students Matriculating in Fall 2014.

Upon completing the CPJT citation, students will have demonstrated an appreciation for the law in its many guises, and they will be able to appreciate the significance of legal knowledge as part of the responsibility of robust citizenship, not just the province of legal professionals. 

Syallbi

Sample Course Syllabi available here.