Legal Reasoning

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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

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule