NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

397 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS LGST 4000 Legal Research and Trial Advocacy (3 credits) Students will learn legal research and writing skills, as well as the basics of case preparations, courtroom strategy and presentation, and legal argumentation. Library and Internet primary and secondary legal resources will be utilized, and legal memoranda and research skill exercises will be required. The students will create a trial notebook of their research and writing work, which they will then present in a mock trial/appellate setting. Prerequisites: LGST 2500 and COMP 2000, COMP 2010, or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4100 The First Amendment (3 credits) This course focuses on study of the First Amendment, emphasizing freedom of speech and religion and how those rights have been exercised and interpreted both historically and in the modern era. Prerequisites: LGST 2500 and COMP 2000 or 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4200 Crime and the Constitution (3 credits) This course focuses on the study of the 4th, 5th, and 6th amendments and their relationship to criminal procedure. Additional emphasis will be on the 8th amendment and the death penalty. Prerequisites: LGST 2500 and COMP 2000 or 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4270 Judicial Politics and Process (3 credits) This class will examine both the formal and informal practices and rules that shape the American judicial system. Using a political science/legal anthropology approach, it will ask who uses the courts, why they use the courts, and what they hope to achieve. In doing so, it will seek to assess the effectiveness of American justice by analyzing such topics as the formal structures of the American judicial system and the judicial appointment, socialization, and the decision-making process. Prerequisite: LGST 2500 and COMP 2000, COMP 2010 or COMP 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4310 Individual Rights and the Law (3 credits) A study of the crucial role the Supreme Court has played in the expansion and diminution of the rights of individuals. This course focuses on civil rights issues (discrimination on the basis race, sex, etc.) and the rights of the individual to privacy. Prerequisites: LGST 2500 and COMP 2000 or 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4410 International Law (3 credits) An introduction to basic legal principles governing relations between nations. Topics include recognition of states, jurisdiction, human rights, treaties and agreements, law of the sea and claims against nations. Prerequisites: one LGST course; and COMP 2000, COMP 2010, or COMP 2020. LGST 4420 War Crimes (3 credits) This course focuses on the issue of war crimes as well as trials of war criminals during the last hundred years. Students will consider the development and evolution of the law particularly as it relates to the definition of war crimes, genocide, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. Students will examine key historical trials as well as consider how war crimes doctrines are being applied currently in national and international venues. Prerequisite: one LGST course and COMP 2000 or 2020 or COMP 2000H. LGST 4950 Internship in Legal Studies (1–12 credits) A 10-20 hour per week field or work experience for 16 weeks (or more) in the student’s major area of study. Consult academic division for specific details and requirements. Prerequisites: cumulative GPA of 2.5 higher, completion of 60 or more credit hours, and permission of division director. LGST 4990 Independent Study in Legal Studies (1–3 credits) The student selects, and carries out independently, library and/or empirical research. Faculty supervision is provided on an individual basis. Prerequisites: one LGST course and written consent of instructor and division director. LITR—Literature LITR 2010 British Literature I (3 credits) A survey of major literary movements and writers, from Old English through the 18th century. The course examines themes common to various historical periods. Prerequisite: COMP 1500 or COMP 1500H. LITR 2010H British Literature I Honors (3 credits) A survey of major literary movements and writers, from Old English through the 18th century. The course examines themes common to various historical periods. Prerequisites: COMP 1500 or COMPH; Honors students only. LITR 2011 British Literature II (3 credits) A survey of major literary movements and writers, from the Romantic period through the present. The course examines themes common to various historical periods. Prerequisite: COMP 1500 or COMP 1500H. LITR 2011H British Literature II Honors (3 credits) A survey of major literary movements and writers, from the Romantic period through the present. The course examines themes common to various historical periods. Prerequisites: COMP 1500 or COMP 1500H; Honors students only.