Legal Reasoning
Overview
Subject area
PHI
Catalog Number
370
Course Title
Legal Reasoning
Department(s)
Description
The nature and practice of legal reasoning. How lawyers, judges, and policymakers make and interpret court decisions, apply existing laws and decisions to new cases, resolve conflicts between laws, assess evidence during a trial, and use analogical reasoning to arrive at legal decisions.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Course Attributes
WRIC - WRIC (Writing Intensive)
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3